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CTyankee

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

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 09:00 AM

Mar 2014

You can get sick and unable to continue at your job, you can be the victim of age discrimination and "eased" out, or you can have family responsibilities that force you to quit.

For years, we were told to save our money in 401(k) accounts and we could retire comfortably and this was a crock. For one thing, people like me just weren't making enough money to make substantial contributions to the fund and pay our bills. You end up limping along with 50 bucks deducted every week from your pay and then the recession hits and you are laid off and too old to get hired because you have old skills and they want younger, cheaper workers. It's a vicious circle...

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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

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #65

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