Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
My dad retired with a great pension from his finance company at 56-57 due to ill health and had a lovely 10-11 years before dying.

I’ve come to the belief that I’ll be working until I drop now, I can’t see a way out.

Anybody else in the same boat?
It’s a question I have been pondering lately. To be honest I could probably stop now at the age of 61. We have enough money to have a decent life - maybe cut down on a few luxuries but nothing drastic. We enjoy travelling abroad for holidays - but that’s been out for the past year and when it does return it will no doubt be different. I used to travel massively for work - think a 48 hour round trip from Bahrain to New York for a one day workshop. Crazy - can’t ever imagine doing this again. But I have Now got myself in a role which is really interesting - a bit like a start up venture in a very large company. I am working harder than ever but enjoying it - and this gives you energy. Expect to continue for a couple more years and then have a change if direction. Maybe I am fortunate in that I am working partly for the money but also because I enjoy it. And the latter is the danger ..... you are on this treadmill where all your working life you have been competing for promotions, bonuses, pay rises .....and you just can’t switch out of it. I also worry that if I do switch off then that could kill me. Each to their own I guess. Certainly don’t plan working until I drop ..... but that’s the question when will you drop. I filled in the Dead-o-Meter which Phil sent around a few weeks ago - said I would go at 86 ..... I think I would take that .....