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<blockquote data-quote="Ponyroper" data-source="post: 277899" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>I retired at 62 from a job that I hated and was killing me healthwise and have never been so happy in my whole life.&nbsp; Some people have jobs they love and I suppose it doesn't seem like work to get up every morning and go do something you enjoy but that wasn't my situation.&nbsp; I am debt free, have all the toys, vehicles and house paid for so can live on next to nothing compared to most people.&nbsp; I've got great, cheap health insurance and as long as my knee replacements hold out and my cancer stays in remission my health costs are less than $1000 (including vision and dental) per year.&nbsp; I can easily live on my little pension and social security checks and I have a great part time job that gives me enough extra money to buy a new toy or two every year or do a little traveling.&nbsp; I know I'm in a unique situation compared to most because I have no family to support or bail out of trouble so when I tell people not to work a day longer than they absolutely have to I know many people will never have that option.&nbsp; All I can say is that retirement saved my life and I'm going to enjoy it as long as I can and when my health gives out I hope I have the courage to not try to hang on and be a burden to anyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Ponyroper, post: 277899, member: 423"] I retired at 62 from a job that I hated and was killing me healthwise and have never been so happy in my whole life. Some people have jobs they love and I suppose it doesn't seem like work to get up every morning and go do something you enjoy but that wasn't my situation. I am debt free, have all the toys, vehicles and house paid for so can live on next to nothing compared to most people. I've got great, cheap health insurance and as long as my knee replacements hold out and my cancer stays in remission my health costs are less than $1000 (including vision and dental) per year. I can easily live on my little pension and social security checks and I have a great part time job that gives me enough extra money to buy a new toy or two every year or do a little traveling. I know I'm in a unique situation compared to most because I have no family to support or bail out of trouble so when I tell people not to work a day longer than they absolutely have to I know many people will never have that option. All I can say is that retirement saved my life and I'm going to enjoy it as long as I can and when my health gives out I hope I have the courage to not try to hang on and be a burden to anyone else. [/QUOTE]

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