WyoTraveler wrote:
Seems like everyone wishes their life away. I retired at 55 and regretted it. I changed my profession the 3rd time and went back to work and retired 2 years ago at 75. I was bored after I retired at 55.
Hmm..
Not sure where you went wrong that you could be bored when retired.
I have a garage full of projects, a back yard waiting for a bunch of projects to be completed, a basement full of projects for fixing and even a upstairs bedroom with a bunch of "round to its"..
Not to mention about 6 rooms that need wood work trim to be made (500 board foot of VT pine to plane, sand and fit)..
I am trying to finish up some of these projects before I retire so I won't spend 24/7 working on them when I do retire..
As far as I am concerned, once I retire I have no care to ever go back into the work force.. I have put in too many hard years of work for not much wage and only in the last 10 yrs have been able to start really gaining a decent wage..
My Dad retired at 58, after 38 yrs of service in a refinery., worked many hard long hrs and his last 10 yrs on rotating shifts.. Those took a toll on him..
He is now 88 and still going (albeit a lot slower now days), he and my Mom snow birded to FL for nearly 15 yrs after he retired while he was able to drive with that huge 5th wheel behind him. He enjoyed those years and he earned them..
No one ever said, if only I worked a few more years..
If only I could spend more time at the office..
If only I could enjoy working for more bosses..
Life is short, no way of knowing exactly when your time is up..
Make the most of it.
If you have the means to retire early, do it, you won't regret not having to punch a time clock.. Just don't sleep your life away when you do retire.. There are many great things to do once you are no longer punching the time clock of work..
I tell folks at work, only 11 more years.. and I am out of here.
