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What if you don't plan to retire? If you're making money doing something you love (in my case, web development), why would you ever need to retire? To rest? To

What if you don't plan to retire? If you're making money doing something you love (in my case, web development), why would you ever need to retire? To rest? To do all the things you've always meant to do but didn't make time for when you were younger? To see the world? I'd rather do that stuff while I'm young; learn a new language in my spare time now, start that band now, travel to foreign countries now - hell, I can do my work there if I need to. I think retiring makes sense for people slogging it out 40 hours a week at jobs they hate, but it doesn't make sense for those of us who actually find our work fulfilling.

swilliams 16y ago
That's fine. This article is aimed at the vast majority of office workers that live paycheck to paycheck, and have no idea what they're in for.
hop 16y ago
Web development may not be around in 20-40 years, certainly not in the way it's done today. That said, I'm sure that type of technical ability will be in demand, you may have to learn some new things.
- marknutter 16y ago
  Well, I think the internet will be around in 20-40 years, and if you're not constantly learning new skills then you're dead in the water anyways. I just don't see retirement as the goal.
jbhelms 16y ago
I'm with you on this except I want to own the company, not work for it.I see nothing wrong with working until you die, it's the working for someone else till you die that bothers me
- jarek 16y ago
  I don't really see that much of a difference. Working "for yourself" just means you deal with clients directly. You still have to work to make other people happy before you can be happy. They will only pay you as much as they need to, and collect the benefits your work brings them. True, working harder or better lets you have more enjoyable work or earn more. On the other hand, when working for others, working harder or better earns you promotions or allows you to change jobs or employers to more enjoyable or better paying. Where exactly is the difference?
brown9-2 16y ago
What if you reach a point in your life where you are no longer able to work, for health reasons or otherwise?

swilliams 16y ago

That's fine. This article is aimed at the vast majority of office workers that live paycheck to paycheck, and have no idea what they're in for.

hop 16y ago

Web development may not be around in 20-40 years, certainly not in the way it's done today. That said, I'm sure that type of technical ability will be in demand, you may have to learn some new things.

marknutter 16y ago
Well, I think the internet will be around in 20-40 years, and if you're not constantly learning new skills then you're dead in the water anyways. I just don't see retirement as the goal.

jbhelms 16y ago

I'm with you on this except I want to own the company, not work for it.I see nothing wrong with working until you die, it's the working for someone else till you die that bothers me

jarek 16y ago
I don't really see that much of a difference. Working "for yourself" just means you deal with clients directly. You still have to work to make other people happy before you can be happy. They will only pay you as much as they need to, and collect the benefits your work brings them. True, working harder or better lets you have more enjoyable work or earn more. On the other hand, when working for others, working harder or better earns you promotions or allows you to change jobs or employers to more enjoyable or better paying. Where exactly is the difference?

brown9-2 16y ago

What if you reach a point in your life where you are no longer able to work, for health reasons or otherwise?