Originally Posted by
The Weak Link
Retirement? Bah!
My youngest is in 7th grade, and retirement is out of the question until she graduates from high school. I would like to work as long as I am able to, to some extent out of necessity. My idea of indolence is getting four weeks off a year.
Originally Posted by
ro-monster
Society may be wealthy but I'm not. I doubt I will ever be able to afford retirement. My plan is to eventually switch over to being self-employed and move somewhere less expensive. As long as I don't go blind and I have a computer and a fast internet connection I can continue to work regardless of my physical location (I'm a graphic designer). My boyfriend and I are starting to do some independent game development now; who knows, we may get lucky and make enough to live on from it.
Retirement is not on the docket for me; don't see it happening. Not pleased, but not devastated, either. And since I plan on living another 40+ years (I'm 51 now) and PEDALING all that time, I guess I need to have someplace to pedal TO. Local circuits for recreational riding are already getting stale. That factor, among a few others, has caused me to lean away from more distance rides and look at ones with more playful and technical challenges.
Originally Posted by
NOS88
Ride more.
THIS.
And I will start that the day my kids no longer need to have my daily attention. My present job gives me one day a week off DURING the week, so I have a day that would be like that, kid-free; I seldom let those days go without at least 2 hours in the saddle.