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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]62 years old max.  60 possibly.[/b]

I will have 37 years as a Fed employee when I turn 62.  I started with Feds at 25.

I worked full-time in a lab while attending grad school age 22-24.

In HS/college- I had random jobs—summer camps, waitressing, retail.

I babysat a ton in late elementary-MS.[/quote]

This. My parents absolutely thrived in retirement.  They traveled a ton, hit all the new restaurants, spent time with their grandchildren.  They kept in touch with former work colleagues. They stayed close with old neighbors, childhood and college friends. My mom volunteered one day a week, was in book clubs.  They worked out at Gold's, took long walks.

My mom has said that it was some of the happiest times in her life.  My dad passed away unexpectedly from cancer at 76.  I do remember him saying when he retired at 62 that he saw too many co-workers over the years get sick/die before ever getting to experience retirement. He planned to get out and I'm so happy he had a good 12-13 year run before cancer.

I can't wait to retire.  I am not somebody that has no capacity to figure out what to do with my free time.  I think one of the keys for my parents was staying in this area.  They had a network of friends and family was close.  I have read that aging in a multi-generational area is good for the brain and the psyche and many people do better than going to old-folk communities.[/quote]

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