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In reply to the discussion: U.S. business executives call for raising retirement age to 70 [View all]condoleeza
(814 posts)The last 25 years I've been self-employed in a job where most of the others who do what I do are younger than my daughters and is extremely physically challenging. I rarely work less than a 16 hour day. At 63 y/o now, I know I can't do this forever. I'm trying to re-invent myself now to find another "career" when I'm not "up to snuff" @ what I do, which appears to be approaching soon. Got lots of talents I can use, but, you know, always thought I'd be able to enjoy life at some point, travel, etc., well, that's a joke.
Just spent a week taking care of my youngest grandson while his parents took a much needed vacation. Would be nice to be able to just be a Grandmother and do that all the time, but I can't afford it.
Nor can I afford to retire and live on SS, so I guess I'll work until I drop dead on the job, us baby boomers are such a problem, damn us.