Is it wrong?
I'll be 60 this summer. The small software dev company I work for is shuttering up for good sometime between now and the end of July. Is it wrong that instead of updating my resume and looking for...
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You slacker! How can you even contemplate taking time for yourself when you should be buckling down to make someone richer.
Seriously, I have, over my lifetime, taken my retirement in installments. When I had saved up enough to coast a bit, I did so. When it seemed like funds were running low, I went back to work. Now, at 69, I'm in another period of semi-retirement with the added advantage that I now get paid by the government for just drawing breath! What work I do is just a bonus or I can sell off a bunch of the stuff I've accumulated over the years.
Do what you like. If you can afford to take some time off, do that. The alternative is to put it off until you are older and your health is failing. The golden years may not be all that shiny. GD
Seriously, I have, over my lifetime, taken my retirement in installments. When I had saved up enough to coast a bit, I did so. When it seemed like funds were running low, I went back to work. Now, at 69, I'm in another period of semi-retirement with the added advantage that I now get paid by the government for just drawing breath! What work I do is just a bonus or I can sell off a bunch of the stuff I've accumulated over the years.
Do what you like. If you can afford to take some time off, do that. The alternative is to put it off until you are older and your health is failing. The golden years may not be all that shiny. GD
