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Originally Posted by fintstone
I guess it depends if you live for work or work to live.
I think that retiring in the winter sucks. Spring would be a better time.
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It's a strange debate when employed people defend working when they have never experienced retirement.
If your concept is your work, your life satisfaction and identity is your work then you may not adapt easily to retirement.
Some like structure and in retirement there is less structure.
I'm retired and plan stuff every week but also everyday I resolve unexpected minor issues that can be given immediate attention.
I had 30 consecutive years of Navy and Federal service.
My issue is that my career as an ATC required work habits that are rare to see in the contractors I deal with now, be it in car hobby or house improvements.
I guess that's what I miss most about work was the teamwork.
Retiring in Spring or beginning of the year is better for tax purposes.