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I would think that if you work less than 20 hours a week you are functionally retired regardless of what that pays, but it is your poll so you do get to make the rules! I retired, to my way of thinking, three years ago right after my 60th birthday. I do consider that slightly early retirement for people who do not draw any kind of pension. But I work about 8 hours a week so maybe that isn’t quite retired? And the eight hours a week make around six figures a year so based on pay I look like I have a job I suppose. But compared to my old high stress 45-50 hour a week job this feels like no job at all.
I retired at 55 from the federal government with a pension that is 65% of my pay in 2006 but got a job with the County from 2006 to 2016 so I can collect 2 paychecks with only 1 job for 10 years.
Divorced in 2009 so my wife got 40% of my federal pension but only 15% of my County pension. Re-married to a beautiful woman 20 years younger than me and she is still working so I became a house husband at 65.
Divorce is both emotionally and financially devastating but i recovered by marrying a younger woman. It looks like I am going to have a happy ending. In reply to your question: I am now better off but in my case.....I married "up".
Never got to retire. Canned by MegaCorp at 58, 13 years ago, I’m a card-carrying member of the Long Term Unemployed. It’s been sweet!