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"my own family’s experience with decline after retirement, " For three generations, everyone who has retired early in my family has thrived. One even retired e
by readthenotes1 3y ago
"my own family’s experience with decline after retirement, "
For three generations, everyone who has retired early in my family has thrived. One even retired extraordinarily late at 80 and is still doing well.
- rjsw 3y agoMy father has just retired at 90.
- readthenotes1 3y agoThat generation has some serious scars from the Great Depression...
- rjsw 3y agoHe is a scientist, he just liked working. He is also more of a child of WWII than the depression.
- kbelder 3y agoMy father died a few years ago at age 89. Timber logger, driving a cat at a work site, took a tumble down a hill. Sad to lose him, of course, but it was inevitable that he would have worked until he died. Probably worked as a logger for nearly 75 years. I remember when I was a kid, he came home with a broken leg, splinted by some coworkers. He insisted on having dinner with us before going to the emergency room and getting a cast. I have a strong work ethic, but I still feel like an irresponsible juvenile when I compare myself to my dad.