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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Find it sad that anyone looks forward to retirement. I love working. I hate being home. I have zero hobbies. My friends I had are all in different states I have not seen in person years.

So a number is meaningless. I hope to work till at least 70. I am 62 now. Then maybe join boards, teach a college class, consult from 70-90.

My uncle retired at 82. He has been enjoying life golfing and traveling and is now 92. He lives in Malibu. He is crazy rich from face he worked full time 21-82 at major companies as an executive. He would have gone crazy retiring young. He had 400 people working for him at 70. [/quote]

The people you feel sad for probably have hobbies and friends, so that is their incentive to stop working. Different strokes. [/quote]

Hitting a little white ball all day with a bunch of old men sounds horrible. And friends are fake. I say that as I recall my sister was in country club, husband did all those travel teams and people over their house a lot. It was 2008. She got cancer, he lost job they a Madoff thing happened and lost their money. I recall the country club friends with smile on face said when your wife gets better, you land a new job and good luck in market see you back here in soon otherwise nice to know you.

Or me my MIL most social person I know in world. Be like 40-80 people her house every holiday and entire  neighborhood Bevin house all the time. Every neighbor dropping in all the time. Well she is turning 83 friends all dead 💀. She is back to family.

And hobby’s a grown man what? Gold is just the wife getting you out of house. And friends they are only friends doing what they want to do.

BTW I have no friends at work. I just like being with young people. Like adding value. Like my  salary. like mentoring people, speaking at conferences, going to board dinners, strategic planning sessions. Like learning things. I did Covid and was horrible being home that long.

We spend 40 years at work hard for people to imagine I love work. And even when young I never liked a two week vacation.

Why retire from something you love [/quote]

So don’t retire. But no need to judge others. You sound very bitter. And the OP was not asking about whether to retire or not. [/quote]

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