Retirement? What's that mean?

Heritage

Heritage

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So I'm one of those guys that doesn't really see retirement in his future. I'm not sure I can really imagine a time where I won't be working. Besides, I love my career (I'm a clinical counsellor).
Anyone else ever faced this? How did you adjust?
 

Retirement is a relatively new idea that didn’t gain much traction until The Great Depression.

If you enjoy what you are doing keep doing it or maybe wind down gradually as you develop interests in other areas of your life.

In my case, I never enjoyed working and was relieved when I was given the boot as part of a corporate merger.

I’m perfectly content to just bumble along with the minimal demands and responsibilities of every day life.

Good luck and welcome to SF.
 
I retired at 62 due to health issues and missed work like a toothache at a Turkey dinner. I had and still have plenty to do with my horses and managing this small farm.

Husband was a workaholic and worked until he was 75; he passed at 76. He had a job he loved and his knowledge made him valuable to the company. They probably let him stay longer than they should have due to his illness, but it was his job that gave him purpose.
 

Heritage said:
So I'm one of those guys that doesn't really see retirement in his future. I'm not sure I can really imagine a time where I won't be working. Besides, I love my career (I'm a clinical counsellor).
Anyone else ever faced this? How did you adjust?
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I retired at age 58 and my husband and I bought a house that needed major work and fixed it up for four months and then sold the other house and moved into it. Then I was quickly bored. I’ve tried the typical thing such as taking exercise classes and volunteering. I didn’t find any of it very satisfying.

Then the local university asked me to teach a class and I did that every semester for eight years and loved it. It was a totally new endeavor for me as I had never taught. Also, during that time I was asked to consult in my old field, which I still do to this day, 13 years later. Financially, I no longer need to work, but since I only work about 300 hours a year I intend to keep doing it until I no longer like it.
 
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