Ok, out of respect for you I will allow this one exception...if you spend less than four hours per month maintaining a rental unit and you do no other paid work you can qualify as retired.
At what age did you fully retire, or at what age do you plan to fully retire? I define "retire" as not working for money...
I'm surprised that the poll doesn't include the option "Never". The OP apparently believes that full retirement is so attractive that any sane and rational person would hunger for it. I disagree. My Dad is still working (according to the OP's definition) at 80+ years old, and if I make it to that age with my mental abilities reasonably intact, so will I. Why, if I won't need the money? Well, I won't bother to go into the details here. Let's just say that sometimes there are substantial non-financial reasons to stay in the game until they drag you out by your boots.
Why are you posting here and not on the Never-Retire.org forum?
Why are you posting here and not on the Never-Retire.org forum?
I do not believe that.The OP apparently believes that full retirement is so attractive that any sane and rational person would hunger for it.
rule of 55?Planned to retire at age 55. Took a summer off after turning 55 and despite the heat and humidity wandered through the Caribbean and Central America with my wife that Summer and Fall.
I got dragged back into work by a raise and promotion for one more year. The additional money spiked my pension by $20k a year so I couldn’t walk away from that windfall
Retired at age 56 and drawing my pension No plans and no need to work any more.