Lets hear it from those who could retire comfortably but choose to work

[chev37s]

I retired at 54 in March of 22 after 35 years in the manufacturing business. Best thing I ever did. Working on concrete floors all those years, my legs and back always bothered me but not any more. We had a house and a camp and planned everything out to retire, sell the house and move to our camp. Now I get to do whatever I want, watch the wildlife, and shoot much more with a small backyard range and no close neighbors. We heat primarily with wood so there is always something to find to do. After hearing how poorly run the place I used to work at it was a very good decision. No more stress!

 

[pharmer]

May will be 3 years since I pulled the plug @ 68. I had some health issues then or else I would have gone to 70. I could have quit @ 62 but teaching Seniors at a local High School seemed worthwhile. Only downsides were getting up @ 4:15 am and "politics." Don't regret a moment of any work in the 53 years "hitting it." Joe

 

[Dave_n]

Since I was employed at the "Last Refuge of Scoundrels and Thieves" better known as an Uncle Sam employee, there was no restriction as to how long you could work there (other than FAA, FBI and a few other areas where there were mandatory age limits). I did not retire until I was 75 and was finally "persuaded by SWMBO" to formally hang up my lab coat. However, in the last nine years I still publish and lecture as I am still on the books at NIH as a Special Volunteer. If you like the job (and one of my old colleagues was still running a full lab unit at NIH even though being 80+. So my view is that if you enjoy what you do and can continue, then do so, though it does require a partner who understands. Dave_n