OT: How many of you are still working?

I am turning 66 in a few weeks and still working full time. My work is done at home with not so much pressure these days. No plans for retirement any time soon, I enjoy the freedom of having money to travel and enjoy friends and family without a budget.

Road Ranger ... That is a valid concern of course the first 6 weeks they won’t want you lifting much more than 5lbs so gives you a little time to heal this is one of the areas where a good surgeon with lots of experience really comes into play.

Larry

Still working full time. Current plan is to work full time until at least 66, but probably just short of 68 so my wife can get to her full retirement age. We bought land last year and are building a larger (something went wrong with the thinking) retirement place on many more acres (again, why I know not -- except my wife has always wanted more land for the dogs and other animals we own (chickens, sheep [so the dogs can herd], and horses [when the barn is built) -- so I need more money to pay for this Me, I would have taken the CA house money and moved elsewhere -- but not happening when son and daughter in law live near by.

Part of the PCa says quit earlier, enjoy retirement, leave a bit less in any will. But, I do enjoy my work, and it's nice to be able to give my wife the land and house -- and get a new house being built with less maintenance (other than land and animals). Thankfully, the PCa other than the inconvenience of treatments, has had little impact in terms of fatigue or what activities I can undertake. And it definitely oddly enough has made me feel even more blessed with the first 64 years of my life.

Planning upcoming retirement at age 59.5 in about 6-months...has nothing to do with PC. But for now "Under 60 and employed"

A guy at my church has this bumper sticker: Retirement, half as much money, twice as much husband.

Naples said...
This is a tough decision depending on all the variables. I chose to retire immediately upon diagnosis at 61. Not because I could not work, but because I did not know how long I could live. In retrospect... nobody knows how long they might live however, G-9 guys know that we are very high risk. As the old saying goes, "You never know when you could get hit by a bus!" I just thought there were more buses in the area with this diagnosis. Now 63 I'm through the treatments and enjoying my life too much to go back to work.

PCA certainly made my decision.

Congratulations on your decision and also on your excellent treatment results.

53 in a state/education retirement system and will first be eligible to retire at 55 but with reduced benefits from my retirement plan. Every year I work after that adds financial benefits until 60 when I can retire with full benefits. Hoping to make it to 60. Then again, they keep upping the age for full benefits in my state. Like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football, every time you get close, they move the bar. I am blessed with good sick time accumulation though so I've been able to keep working through it all, including chemo.

The funny thing is, just before I was diagnosed, I was starting to really feel burned out with work, when I got diagnosed, I realized how good I had it at work (and life) and actually found myself hoping to be able to get back to the "normal" life I had before. Thank God, I'm at that point now. If things take a turn for the worst though, I won't hesitate to take the earlier retirement.