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[quote=Anonymous]OP, please do not depend on volunteer work to fill your days. If you are an educated, accomplished person, you'll end up doing pretty routine things as a volunteer, and your skills and intelligence will not be appreciated. Volunteers are generally treated poorly. You are completely dispensable because you cost them nothing!  If you don't have a relationship with an organization, it's hard to get situated as a volunteer. I've done tons of volunteer work, and I can't say I found any of it fulfilling, not nearly as fulfilling as working. And check your personality. The people who were happy retiring at 50 are happy because it suited them. Does filling your days with unpaid work and activities fulfill you and make you happy? If so, then go for it. If not, keep working. Also, remember your teens will be in college in a very short time. An empty nest can be devastating, especially for a SAHM. Your kids need you a lot, and then suddenly, they don't need you almost at all. If you've got a job to go to, that can dull the ache of the empty nest. [/quote]

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