"Never retire." My in-laws are in their mid-70s, but don't act like it at all. They both work numerous "jobs" (they own a farm and do other volunteer and outrea

"Never retire." My in-laws are in their mid-70s, but don't act like it at all. They both work numerous "jobs" (they own a farm and do other volunteer and outreach work, and my father-in-law builds ponds and bridges and whatnot for other local farmers). My father-in-law did have cancer, but is in remission now, and sped right back up to normal pace. It's obvious to my wife and me, though, that if he ever "retires" he'll likely go down-hill pretty rapidly. The women in my wife's family all live well into their 90s (her grandmother is currently 101) and there's no doubt part of it is their stubborn inability to slow down. Never retire. Maybe you can afford at 65 to remove the golden handcuffs and take up a different vocation, but don't ever stop working and learning.