Let me see if I can clear up the confusion: "retired and still working" is a lot like being a "meat-eating vegetarian".When I was growing up, retired by definition meant you were not working. Now I'm confused.
I don't disagree, I guess the definition has been changed by the same people that advocate 'toning down youth sports by not keeping score,' everybody wins...When I was growing up, retired by definition meant you were not working. Now I'm confused.
When I was growing up, retired by definition meant you were not working. Now I'm confused.
REWahoo said:Let me see if I can clear up the confusion: "retired and still working" is a lot like being a "meat-eating vegetarian".
Hope that helped.
I'm surprised it's only 7% hanging in there for the health benefits. It seems like everyone I talk to about RE says "what about health benefits?"
IMO if you are working then you are not retired.
Anyone remember the commercial from few yrs ago where one guy sells his vintage car repair/restoration business to another OLDER fellow with both claiming they were doing so (selling vs buying) to follow their dream. One man's w#rk can be another's recreation.
The Burger King and Home Depot thing you mentioned made me almost fall out of my chair. EXACTLY the same thing here. I choose not to join these boring people who talk about everyone not knowing about anything. Every time I go to Walmart I see several retiree's whom I know are bored to death. They make their rounds starting early at BK and end up at Wally World or Home Depot. What a life that must be. They never buy anything. I actually have seen some bring their own food into BK . They pick up everything knowing they are not going to buy it. I call them space takers. oldtrigIt's really all about how you want to spend some of your time.....I am 69 and love what I do (in a long career), and can roll it up anytime, but I get a charge out of being to the top of my game, so to say.
Maybe when I get older, or feel older, will I decide to visit some of my retired friends every morning at the local Burger King before they go hang out in Home Depot looking at tools they can't use anymore.
When I decide to pull the plug, I will probably be in the 11% group.
The Burger King and Home Depot thing you mentioned made me almost fall out of my chair. EXACTLY the same thing here. I choose not to join these boring people who talk about everyone not knowing about anything. Every time I go to Walmart I see several retiree's whom I know are bored to death. They make their rounds starting early at BK and end up at Wally World or Home Depot. What a life that must be. They never buy anything. I actually have seen some bring their own food into BK . They pick up everything knowing they are not going to buy it. I call them space takers. oldtrig