Comments on: What Does Retirement Mean to You and What Will Your Retirement Needs Be? http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/ Personal Finance Blog | Money Management | Money Saving Tips Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Carnival of Personal Finance #204 | Earn What You Spend http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Carnival of Personal Finance #204 | Earn What You Spend Mon, 11 May 2009 12:03:27 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-2038 [...] Think Your Way To Wealth asks What Does Retirement Mean to You and What Will Your Retirement Needs Be?. [...] [...] Think Your Way To Wealth asks What Does Retirement Mean to You and What Will Your Retirement Needs Be?. [...]

]]> By: RC http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 RC Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:06:34 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-1927 @Jim- Sounds like a good book-thanks for the heads up. I agree. At 62, you (hopefully) have a good deal of time left, and shouldn't necessarily think it is time to "hang it up"! @Jim- Sounds like a good book-thanks for the heads up. I agree. At 62, you (hopefully) have a good deal of time left, and shouldn’t necessarily think it is time to “hang it up”!

]]> By: Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:22:50 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-1919 Very good points, all - Mitch Anthony covers this in his book "The New Retirementality" - how folks are changing the face of retirement (yes, even us stodgy old 'boomers are doing it!). One of the points he makes is that, when many of us reach the traditional retirement age of 62, we have possibly a third of our lives yet ahead of us... and that's a lot of Jeopardy to watch and golf to play! Just the amount of life remaining and the continuing improvements in health of our aging society requires that avocations are undertaken in "retirement" just to keep us from getting bored... jb Very good points, all – Mitch Anthony covers this in his book “The New Retirementality” – how folks are changing the face of retirement (yes, even us stodgy old ‘boomers are doing it!).

One of the points he makes is that, when many of us reach the traditional retirement age of 62, we have possibly a third of our lives yet ahead of us… and that’s a lot of Jeopardy to watch and golf to play! Just the amount of life remaining and the continuing improvements in health of our aging society requires that avocations are undertaken in “retirement” just to keep us from getting bored…

jb

]]> By: RC http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1897 RC Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:52:57 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-1897 @Dana- I think you are right- I would not be surprised to see that happen a lot more often in the near future. @Slinky- Sounds like you have the right idea! I'd love to get to a place where I can do similar things myself. @Dana- I think you are right- I would not be surprised to see that happen a lot more often in the near future.

@Slinky- Sounds like you have the right idea! I’d love to get to a place where I can do similar things myself.

]]> By: Slinky http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1896 Slinky Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:12:51 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-1896 I definitely want more time to do the things I love. Other than that, I want the freedom to decide what kind of work I want to pursue at any given time. I've thought about simply working less, or opening a small shop, working on some projects to distribute for free, volunteering, switching careers, doing freelance work, the list goes on! I simply want the freedom to live whatever life is best to me at the time. I definitely want more time to do the things I love. Other than that, I want the freedom to decide what kind of work I want to pursue at any given time. I’ve thought about simply working less, or opening a small shop, working on some projects to distribute for free, volunteering, switching careers, doing freelance work, the list goes on! I simply want the freedom to live whatever life is best to me at the time.

]]> By: Dana http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2009/04/14/what-does-retirement-mean-to-you-and-what-will-your-retirement-needs-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Dana Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:03:58 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=1849#comment-1894 I think Gen X and Y will gradually change the definition of retirement in the coming decades. Working towards more fulfilling careers, taking occasional breaks in one's career and the pursuit of project-based career trajectories may become the norm yet. I think Gen X and Y will gradually change the definition of retirement in the coming decades. Working towards more fulfilling careers, taking occasional breaks in one’s career and the pursuit of project-based career trajectories may become the norm yet.

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