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Goat said:
My Father in Law is 72 this year, still travels all over the world for work, down to London every week.

He has a very bad back, can only see out of 1 eye properly, hes an utter menace on the roads.

He was a Docker back in the day, my Wife tells me stories about how much they struggled when she was younger, I think that factors into why hes still working himself to death. But as you say, if he stopped......
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A lot of fellas I know who didn`t want to retire, was also not wanting to be stuck at home with their missus too, as she`d find all kinds of stuff for them to do, that they didn`t want to do lol
 
COYBL25 said:
A lot of fellas I know who didn`t want to retire, was also not wanting to be stuck at home with their missus too, as she`d find all kinds of stuff for them to do, that they didn`t want to do lol
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His wife still works, she is also in her 70s, she only does part-time taking troubled kids to and from school, I think it helps that they both just really love their job, he works for Unite, hes often on the tele, maybe hes just fame hungry!!!
 
Goat said:
My Father in Law is 72 this year, still travels all over the world for work, down to London every week.

He has a very bad back, can only see out of 1 eye properly, hes an utter menace on the roads.

He was a Docker back in the day, my Wife tells me stories about how much they struggled when she was younger, I think that factors into why hes still working himself to death. But as you say, if he stopped......
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It’s difficult. Myself I decided to wind down over a period of years, running the odd business, interim roles, etc until getting to a point of I’m content with life. The pub I own is more of a hobby, which I’ve said before, it’s more fun than golf and gives me the opportunity to meet, greet and welcome people, which I enjoy… I think the trick for all of you kids is to work out an exit plan if you can and find something you really enjoy. Retirement can be a lot of fun if you do it in stages. Those that come to a sudden stop are the ones that suffer I think……
 
peteblue said:
It’s difficult. Myself I decided to wind down over a period of years, running the odd business, interim roles, etc until getting to a point of I’m content with life. The pub I own is more of a hobby, which I’ve said before, it’s more fun than golf and gives me the opportunity to meet, greet and welcome people, which I enjoy… I think the trick for all of you kids is to work out an exit plan if you can and find something you really enjoy. Retirement can be a lot of fun if you do it in stages. Those that come to a sudden stop are the ones that suffer I think……
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Did something similar but only by going to 4 days for a year then to 3 for the final year. In both of those years I did put in a 35 day in 42 at 10-12 hours/day on a shutdown. It topped up the savings. Many reasons for going as early as possible and mine was simply working away and living in a hotel. Oh and the knee had gone and those PAU’s were not getting any smaller.
 
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