Working during retirement. Hmm. Isn’t that an anachronism?
Retire, by definition, means to “retreat” or “seek a place of security and seclusion” or, as my Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it, “withdraw from use or service.”
Who wants to be useless?
Fewer and fewer are buying it.
It turns out working during retirement has been trending up steadily for some time.
Why does it make sense to continue to work, at some level, during retirement? Because we now know the importance of work and purpose in maintaining good mental and physical health as we age.
Few centenarians didn’t work until they couldn’t.
For decades now, we’ve been drinking the financial services industry Kool-Aid that sold us the idea that we’ve earned the opportunity to finish out in rest and relaxation. But the lights have come on and exposed this vocation-to-vacation, labor-to-leisure plan as a bit of a Trojan horse that leads people into a lifestyle that is not conducive to living a full, meaningful, healthy life. Read Full Article.
Great article Gary! Working in your retirement years keeps us feeling good about ourselves and I would like to think we give some balance to the generations younger than us.
Thanks for the article! Over a year ago I learned a new programming language (in about two weeks) and started a business, automating AV, Sound, Lighting systems. I now have an amazing app that makes it easy for volunteers to run professional Audio-Visual, Sound, Lighting and Streaming systems in churches. It really could be used anywhere for Digital Signage, Video Walls, Conference Room, Tele-medicine, Call and video systems for hospitals and court rooms during a pandemic, Entertainment for Bars & Restaurants, Large venue sports centers, Intelligent classrooms so teachers can teach both in-person and online simultaneously. There is so many ways this can be used it truly is unbelievable. It is magic!
This idea to make technology easy has lead to finding and building a business relationship with leading manufactures and distributors. So now I engineer, program and sell everything. I have even got my son to get involved. As you can tell, I am very excited to see where this thing goes and grows.
I have met some incredible people that were retired and are are now helping with this business. I hope that in the future I can hire retirees and have them work form home or wherever they are located. Thanks for the encouragement through your articles. I never thought I would start a new business at my age.
Craig Brauer
Comptec Systems and Design
Automation, Audio-Visual, Sound, Lighting, and Streaming
On the Web at y10000.com
All my life I have made a ”Things to do when I am older’ list, when I would have the experience and expertise to a achieve them. I was an actor all my life and now in ‘ rewirement’ I have just completed my fifth novel. I am writing my second musical and. And enjoying sculpture. Perhaps talent shines through many Windows but even if ‘They’ say they’re ‘no good’,
I no longer need to ask because the ride is too fast and I’m having a ball.
Keep opening doors. You own a hotel!
Good health
Jeff SHANKLEY
Artistic chameleon.
I’ve been retired for some time and I have loads to do – even during lockdown. I wrote an article on What to in Retirement:107 Life-Changing Ideas. I stopped at 107 because I thought otherwise I’d go on for ever! I’ve done quite a few of them but there are always more things to do. It’s great to read about what other people are doing in retirement. Whatever you do, there is an element of work in it, so why not get paid if you can? Goodness knows these days there are so many people who will need the money to keep themselves out of abject poverty as they age. Long live the the over 55s! Rosemary Bointon