Retired and still,working - why?

Ganga

I retired in March this year and do miss work, not the the physical part of it but the contact with other people ( i used to repair /sevice pumps on building sites,sewage works etc. ).My wife keeps me busy with housework,the garden etc. but somedays the days are long.However can you imagine working hard all your life and then popping your clogs before you can reap the rewards you worked hard to obtain!

Linton

Deciding what you want to do when you retire seem to me almost as important as sorting out the financial side. To retire and then find you are bored shows really bad planning. In our case we bought a narrowboat, the cost of which was included in the retirement financial plan, which we use for about 5 months of the year. During the rest of the time there is my OU degree course, volunteering, membership of various organisations, travel and hobbies.

It is difficult to see how we ever found time to work.

BLB53

To retire and then find you are bored shows really bad planning.

True, but then I imagine quite a lot of people are not so organised or capable of making plans for the longer term.

I probably fall into this category - good at certain practical things, particularly around finance but not so good when it comes to planning activities for the future and so tend to drift from day to day and at times get bored.

SailorSam

Robin61, you shouldn't be using Mse to promote your own blog.

A story in the news today about a Nurse still working at the age of 83.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37297631

Triumph13

BLB53 wrote: »

I must however concede that without the previous structure of the working week, I do struggle with periods of boredom and find myself scanning these sorts of forums to engage with some like minded people who also seem to have quite a bit of spare time.

I spend time reading this forum to deal with the periods of boredom when I'm supposed to be working and therefore need to be in front of a screen in case someone messages me. If I was retired I'd be reading a book instead!

robin61

SailorSam wrote: »

Robin61, you shouldn't be using Mse to promote your own blog.

A story in the news today about a Nurse still working at the age of 83.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37297631

Hadn't realised that. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll take it off my signature.

SailorSam

robin61 wrote: »

Hadn't realised that. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll take it off my signature.

Someone will come along who knows more than me, but i think you can put things like that on your profile,

Ganga

BLB53 wrote: »

True, but then I imagine quite a lot of people are not so organised or capable of making plans for the longer term.

Not a case of capable but when you get up at 5.00am six days a week and do not get home till after 6pm,bathed and then have something to eat,the days just seem to go.The prospect of being able to lie in bed till 7.30/8.00am,take each day as it comes is the sort of thing i used to dream about when i was plodging around in sewage or some of the most unpleasant/dangerous chemical plants on teeside,when it happens i found that it takes time to re-adjust to a different lifestyle.:eek:

robin61

SailorSam wrote: »

Someone will come along who knows more than me, but i think you can put things like that on your profile,

Yeah thanks it's not that important really. It's not as if I am getting paid for it or anything. It was mainly for some of my pals at work.

missbiggles1

Linton wrote: »

Deciding what you want to do when you retire seem to me almost as important as sorting out the financial side. To retire and then find you are bored shows really bad planning. In our case we bought a narrowboat, the cost of which was included in the retirement financial plan, which we use for about 5 months of the year. During the rest of the time there is my OU degree course, volunteering, membership of various organisations, travel and hobbies.

It is difficult to see how we ever found time to work.

Not everybody wants to be busy when they're retired - lots of people just want to relax and enjoy being alive.