People Aged 65 To 79 Are Happiest ...

[KeithD]

I'm 50 next month. Luckily I do not have to worry about retirement.... I did that when I was 21

[Arthur Little]

I'm 50 next month. Luckily I do not have to worry about retirement.... I did that when I was 21

Can't quite beat your record ... but I retired when I was just over a year younger than the age you'll be next month, after losing first, my father [suddenly from a heart attack] then - shortly afterwards - my first wife following a long spell of ill-health. So I was barely 50 ... but never for one second have I ever regretted my decision to go early, since our two children were, by then, grown-up and more than self~sufficient. Plus, my superannuable length of service qualified me for an index-linked occupational pension that, all things considered, guaranteed at least a reasonable [if modest] lifestyle.

Now please don't get me wrong ... it wasn't that I was a lazy sod; on the contrary ... ... if anything, I'd been a workaholic. However, back in the 1990s it was a 'young person's world' ... I'd reached the stage when I had literally worn myself out ... and the two bereavements I'd suffered proved to be the final straw.

[Arthur Little]

Now please don't get me wrong ... it wasn't that I was a lazy sod; on the contrary ... ... if anything, I'd been a workaholic. However, back in the 1990s it was a 'young person's world' ... I'd reached the stage when I had literally worn myself out ... and the two bereavements I'd suffered proved to be the final straw.

Oh yes, I did have a few wee casual jobs between that time and the "proper" retiral age, in case you're wondering ... though was usually careful to ensure none of them were likely to last long term.