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35. it gets harder as you age, that's for sure...

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Are you planning on working in retirement? [View all] CTyankee Mar 2014 OP

I plan on going to Florida yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #1

I am traveling too but my husband has had a couple of back surgeries so I've had to be CTyankee Mar 2014 #19

I plan of leaving my current job, which is only part time SheilaT Mar 2014 #2

What retirement? eom PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #3

I used to think that, too. And so many co-workers said the same thing: "I'll never be able CTyankee Mar 2014 #10

Exactly, every time I see a question like this.... prairierose Mar 2014 #11

Or work for non-profits all their lives, as I did, where pensions were scarce as hens teeth... CTyankee Mar 2014 #18

I worked full-time until at 71 I was laid off. RebelOne Mar 2014 #4

Why not?... TeeYiYi Mar 2014 #38

I had planned to.....but, I was downsized. Then, as a contractor, my contract wasn't renewed. LongTomH Mar 2014 #5

Hi, fellow mainframer. I'm going to be 66 in July and am still employed full sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 #7

More power to you, Friend, and good luck! LongTomH Mar 2014 #8

LOL. You must work for Verizon. crazylikafox Mar 2014 #17

I found out that my boss was planning on getting rid of all the women on the staff who were CTyankee Mar 2014 #13

Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #6

Retirement. Oh, how you kid. Orrex Mar 2014 #9

that's what you think. Don't be too sure... CTyankee Mar 2014 #14

Family responsibilities are always foremost in my mind Orrex Mar 2014 #21

as the labor lawyer told me: "One day you're doing great and the next day you can't tie CTyankee Mar 2014 #22

My PLAN RobinA Mar 2014 #12

That sounds sensible. Your having a pension is great. I had no such thing. If it weren't for CTyankee Mar 2014 #15

I already am doing so. I retired after 30+ years as a public school teacher ... 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #16

my s.i.l. had similar good fortune as a retired teacher up in New York. Her pension was CTyankee Mar 2014 #20

Same for my husband, but he retired three years early...ouch on the finances... DebJ Mar 2014 #58

I plan on working until I die. Rex Mar 2014 #23

have you thought about what you might want to do? CTyankee Mar 2014 #25

I am in the IT field...which is now just a throw away job. Rex Mar 2014 #29

Work,yes�shortly after retirement our adult son delivered his baby son to our... Tikki Mar 2014 #24

Sounds like you made good plans... CTyankee Mar 2014 #26

I totally respect you�it must have been doubly hard to work all day and then... Tikki Mar 2014 #31

well, we had to hire a contractor but luckily we had the money from saving all our CTyankee Mar 2014 #32

Will work as long as I have a choice to pick up some extra money, even if minimum wage. Hoyt Mar 2014 #27

I hope you do... CTyankee Mar 2014 #28

I'll be dead before I can retire. bigwillq Mar 2014 #30

Oh, I hope that won't be the case... CTyankee Mar 2014 #34

I'm fine. Just went for a checkup last week. bigwillq Mar 2014 #37

well, that was the other point made in the article. You still face obstacles as I have recounted CTyankee Mar 2014 #39

I'm having a hard time even working before retirement. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #33

it gets harder as you age, that's for sure... CTyankee Mar 2014 #35

A truer statement cannot be made. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #53

I'm actually finding impossible to find work. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #55

That situation really sucks. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #57

My wife and I are retiring early at the end of the school year (june 2014). Have not decided kelly1mm Mar 2014 #36

I am working well under my capabilities just to keep an income in. Nika Mar 2014 #40

Thanks for posting this Nika. (nt) enough Mar 2014 #47

Glad you liked it. The woman who made this works there too. Nika Mar 2014 #70

Kudos to you. Restaurant work can be very hard on the joints. DebJ Mar 2014 #60

I am taking the Culinary Arts program at Lane Community College Nika Mar 2014 #69

Awesome! I'm always a fan of creative people. DebJ Mar 2014 #71

I still do a little consulting in retirement .... oldhippie Mar 2014 #41

I would if I was bored madville Mar 2014 #42

Yes. I like working. nt bluestate10 Mar 2014 #43

After 40 years tomorrow is my last day at work. Jazzgirl Mar 2014 #44

Great news... congratulations! Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #81

Self employed and I enjoy what I'm doing Ex Lurker Mar 2014 #45

Same here. I hope it's because I want to and not that I have to. Throd Mar 2014 #49

when that time comes... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #46

I might. I'm thinking of retiring this summer and I already have an offer to consult if I do. badtoworse Mar 2014 #48

Yes. Self employed so will be working for as long and as much as I choose nt riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #50

I plan to retire in my late 50s and do freelance work FreeJoe Mar 2014 #51

I retired on my 55th birthday....and started living. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #52

Retire? 2naSalit Mar 2014 #54

Only volunteer work to help others. El Supremo Mar 2014 #56

I'm probably working until at least 70. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #63

What state are they in? El Supremo Mar 2014 #64

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #66

I will probably be working until they plant me in the ground. yourout Mar 2014 #59

I retired about a month after I turned 55 three years ago shanti Mar 2014 #61

I was lucky enough to start a new full time career at 60. idendoit Mar 2014 #62

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I am 74 and I like to work dem in texas Mar 2014 #67

What is this retirement you speak of? Marrah_G Mar 2014 #68

As the article points out and I point to my own experience, this just doesn't happen for most of us. CTyankee Mar 2014 #72

What's retirement? Replacing tires? mmonk Mar 2014 #73

not just no but hell no whatthehey Mar 2014 #74

What retirement? LWolf Mar 2014 #75

What is this word retirement? It sounds subversive. nt pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #76

Not an option. mn9driver Mar 2014 #77

I'm 44 now, so it all depends on how well I do in the next 20 years. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #78

I'm retired after a long 36 plus years of working warrior1 Mar 2014 #79

If by "planning on" you mean "resigned to", the answer is yes Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #80