Will you still work when the world says it's time to retire?

That's a great question!

Actually, I think work will be more enjoyable!

But, your work might take on new interests and
activities.

I personally think people go downhill faster if they have
no "work."

Paul

I'd agree.

I know of a few people that simply invest in stocks, or Ira's then play golf all week.

I'd go crazy if I couldn't do more as far as creating something useful for people.

Grant

Well for me retirement would mean to do things i always wanted to ,write a book,learn martial arts,become a singer but yes my top most priority would be to remain in best of shape and fitness.

I hope to learn the methods here that will earn me an income to replace lost pensions which mean I cannot retire. I want to be able to earn money but not by exchanging time for money as in the past.

I was hoping to learn from the Warrior Members and take up some of the WSOs. However, as long as there are members like Traffic Addict (be warned) who will not refund my $497, I don't think that will ever happen. It has made me wary of buying any such offer again. The moment Traffic Addict refunds my money I will amend this post, but until then this post remains as a warning to others.

I plan to eventually earn a living online so I can work at something I love and feel like I'm retired at the same time =)

I'm 24 this year. Am planning and implementing my "mini-retirement".

This is an interesting question. and I would like to recommend this book - The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss.

This is a book that teaches you how to escape 9-5 job and join the New Rich.

What is New Rich (NR)? Well, Tim has made a comparison between NR and Deferrers (those who save it all for the end only to find the life has passed them by) in his book.

Here I interpret NR as those who live what they want, making more money by doing less. They implement "mini-retirement", i.e. "take the usual 20-30-year retirement and redistribute it throughout life instead of saving it all for the end". They have the ability to choose, and live with real freedom.

He teaches how to become a NR in 4 steps:

Definition - design your own lifestyle, throw away the old-rules and here comes the new concept of New Rich
Elimination - how to replace yourself, own the business but not in the business, how to be more effective and efficient by doing less, much more lesser!
Automation - how to create your autopilot income machine, again, with lesser jobs
Liberation - how to live your "mini-retirement" and enjoy your real freedom

I highly recommend this book. If you are looking for the so-called "internet lifestyle" then this is the one, regardless you are employer or employee now. Working for others or working for yourself.

I particularly like this: (quoted from his book) - "This is how most people work until death: "I'll just work until I have X dollars and then do what I want." If you don't define the "what I want" alternative activities, the X figure will increase indefinitely to avoid the fear-inducing uncertaintu of this void."

Like the old him, he has to continue working even that there was no financial need. "I needed to feel productive..."

A great book that inspired me a lot.

Have you read this book too? What do you think?

for me...
it's not called retirement..
it is supposed to be financial freedom, where I work...Just when I want it ^_^

I was unemployed for a year once, with no cashflow worries; which is kind of like retirement. I would NEVER want to do it again. I will probably work harder in retirement.

Hi Grant,

I never do what the world does because if I did I'd wind up like most of the world. Have you looked around recently?

I do what works for me. The primary counsel I seek is the Silent Type - aka God.

As for retirement it depends on what people enjoy doing.

My old man retired recently and has never been happier. The man goes to basketball games, baseball games, goes out, having fun non-stop. He's even taken to twitter and Facebook and is growing a nice little following on each. He always had a life first and worked second so he's enjoying retirement immensely.

If you have a passion for what you do of course, there's no need to retire because you never worked in the first place.

Ryan Biddulph

I say I would like to retire...but the reality is I am a restless person and will get bored. However, I would love to be travelling. Now that I could retire and do very happily.

I hope to have earned enough money to retire into philanthropy.

i think ill own and sell sites for ever tbh!

Ryan,

I hear ya. A good friend of mine talked of his girlfriends grandfather.Spent most of his time on his ranch tying flies. The fishing kind. Didn't have a care in the world. I don't know what he did for a living before that, but it seems that whatever it is the world calls "work" it was "play" to him.
　
webwriter,

My mom was the same way after a few months. She wound up finding a part time job doing something she liked. Didn't stay with it to long though.. made her get up to early in the morning.

Lots of great comments so far. I was just chatting with my girlfriends mom whos retired from Real Estate. She would have stayed in the field longer if the internet didn't come along- something she knew nothing about. She's happy though and she's set for life.

Does anyone else wonder why every once and a while, you see a senior working in walmart or the grocery store, and ask yourself if they are there because they WANT to be, or they HAVE to be?

Grant

Starting a software company/ internet marketing empire is my retirement. So few find something they love to do that can also provide a great lifestyle! Personally I consider myself lucky even if in the end everything goes up in flames. I will look back with no regrets.

If I had a lot of money, I'm not sure if I would be working for money any more. But I would have to do something with all my time so I would probably try and just create value for other people and do a good service to the world in some way.

That sounded very corny.

I'm never retiring. Old people who have no purpose usually die earlier

Life's work never ends. We all must find a way to make both the exciting and tedious tasks enjoyable. Yes, financial freedom is key; however, true happiness is greater. The ideology of the New Rich is one that we should all hold near and dear to our hearts.

I don't really need loads of money to retire. Just enough to live on. Then I go travelling. Happy days.

I retired two years ago at age 18 when I found this industry.

It's not work if you love what you're doing.

My end goal is to own several businesses that run themselves - and continue to invest and build businesses on my own time.

I love entrepreneurship - nothing feels better then creating a company out of nothing.

Business life is never about retiring.As you grow older yo get better and wise.

"When the world says"...don't make me laugh. :p

I don't listen to ANYTHING the government, society says... because it's all brainwashing and BS! I usually move the opposite way and run away as fast as I can.

I will probably start a start tuition center and educate potential entrepreneurs in becoming successful or ill just continue my business but this time as a joint venture with someone else.

Well, I'm retired - sort of - because I'm 65 and unemployed. I've worked since I was 16. I can't see me not working because I've done it for so long that it's who I am. Plus I do enjoy working, especially if it's on my own projects. I love creating, writing and producing. I like the feeling of accomplishment and personal satisfaction work brings.

As long as I can keep learning, I'm happy to continue working.

The ideal would be to have sufficient savings to last my lifetime so that money is no longer a concern. Then, I can take time off when I want for as long as I want without that nagging distraction. I can get back to writing my mystery novel that I started about 5 years ago. I still have time to become another Agatha Christie.

My life's dream since I was about 12 years old has been to become a successful mystery writer. Being financially secure and retired would give me that opportunity.

Sylvia

By the time I retire, I hope to have been made rich from IM.

Who is to decide our retirement time. I think it is our own decision. Particularly for people in IM business this would be more true. I don't think I will let the world decide that.