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In reply to the discussion: For people talking about having a 50 year old retirement age [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)were in their fifties having taken early retirement because their companies sort of pushed them out. Actually, they took second jobs, like we did, in campgrounds and the retirement money they received kept them solvent because the money we got from the Forest Service was only a few hundred a month. My DH was in his sixties so we relied on his Social Security and retirement savings. We hardly felt worthless and at that age we were able to provide a service we would have been too weak and ill to do fifteen years later. Many other retirees were able to follow their life's dream they couldn't while tied down to a career and raising a family.
I think retirement from one career at fifty would be about right and yet the retiree is still young and healthy enough to pursue another job or career opportunity, he or she couldn't do before.