Hi,
I find this article very strange as I & DW have experienced nothing of such .
My friends, acquaintances & neighbors have been curious as to how we managed that. Our story & reply usually is that our kids are on their own, there are no more major commitments & we lived below our means during our working life(Only if we choose to explain)
I retired(On disability) last year at few months short of age 59, & when DW was 55.
The answer to the usual question as to what do we do the whole day, I ask what they do on their Saturdays, & then reply, we do the same every day.
Usual response is Lucky Bast*&d, maybe a little tinge of envy or praise as to how well we managed our lives. Usually they say something like they can not think of retiring for another 10 yrs or some such.
In general I have not faced any unappreciative thoughts/words /questions. I do not know if they may come in future, but I do not/will not usually care & maybe respond in something unmentionable .
So I just say, I do not know, but it may be in the people's heads(That they do not deserve the good times & choose to feel such & act that way)
Heck, friends we did what we did(ER) to enjoy our lives while things are still going great . We would care less if some unlucky working ones feel that way.
Remember we paid our dues first for enjoying our retired lives.
I find this article very strange as I & DW have experienced nothing of such .
My friends, acquaintances & neighbors have been curious as to how we managed that. Our story & reply usually is that our kids are on their own, there are no more major commitments & we lived below our means during our working life(Only if we choose to explain)
I retired(On disability) last year at few months short of age 59, & when DW was 55.
The answer to the usual question as to what do we do the whole day, I ask what they do on their Saturdays, & then reply, we do the same every day.
Usual response is Lucky Bast*&d, maybe a little tinge of envy or praise as to how well we managed our lives. Usually they say something like they can not think of retiring for another 10 yrs or some such.
In general I have not faced any unappreciative thoughts/words /questions. I do not know if they may come in future, but I do not/will not usually care & maybe respond in something unmentionable .
So I just say, I do not know, but it may be in the people's heads(That they do not deserve the good times & choose to feel such & act that way)
Heck, friends we did what we did(ER) to enjoy our lives while things are still going great . We would care less if some unlucky working ones feel that way.
Remember we paid our dues first for enjoying our retired lives.