Retirement is great. In spite of it all.

@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

A part time job would be a wonder, but it is not easy to find, at least here.

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79699)

• United States

4 May 16

I'd love to find myself a little part time job just to bring in some extra money.

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amnabas

@amnabas (13742)

• Karachi, Pakistan

4 May 16

Yes you are right Co workers are just coligues.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I have no real friends from my jobs. But I do have a couple of friends from my student days.

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

4 May 16

I love being retired. After 50 years of being locked into a rigid schedule I can now do whatever I want whenever I want to.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

4 May 16

I think retirement is different if you have a spouse or someone at home to take care of.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

4 May 16

@GardenGerty I cannot really comment on that.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

well said, work life takes a big chunk of our life

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 May 16

Like you there are pros and cons. I can do more now and go more places than I was able to before and not on a schedule. I can eat when I want to.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 May 16

@marguicha Now you can eat whenever you want to.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

You are so right! I remember that when I was teaching, I had to eat something between classes as I did not have time to have a proper breakfast.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

It^s funny that working can even dictate when you eat

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (79699)

• United States

4 May 16

I feel the same way as you do. I'm happy to be retired and have the time to get the things done that need doing. I have adapted to living on a budget and enjoy having my family for gatherings. Looks like a great party in your picture!

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

It was a great party. I have one such party a year. The rest of the time I prefer to have one or two couples. I don´t have to work too much that way.

fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

4 May 16

I haven't worked in 14 years, but raised my sons and took care of the house while my husband continued to work. Now my husband has been retired for 2 1/2 years and we are loving it. Yes on a fixed income but we are doing fine and loving life.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

We can learn to live on a budget. But the freedom of retirement is awesome.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

5 May 16

@marguicha I so agree, no one every again telling me what to do, I do what I want when I want. Enjoy your retirement.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

5 May 16

@marguicha That's wonderful. My husband and I love to fish, so that's what we do mostly, We go camping and fishing at lakes in our state of Illinois. Sometimes we venture to other states as well.

Curlann

@annierose (18926)

• Philippines

4 May 16

I am still young to retire but I see myself enjoying my retirement age. I would like to continue travelling and reading books. I also see myself being a good writer and I will still enjoy it during my retirement age as I will be publishing books a lot.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

Just see that you buy books with bigger letters when you are older.

I read a lot more years ago, but now my eyes are old.

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Curlann

@annierose (18926)

• Philippines

4 May 16

@marguicha I understand. Mom also prefers to read with big fonts.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

5 May 16

@annierose Nowadays, when I publish a book, I want bigger fonts

Toni

@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

4 May 16

I'm not quite sure if I'll ever retire from my own business. I'm hoping i would die knowing my business still exists. So I never thought of retirement at all.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

My husband never retired. But still I managed to make him work less during his last couple of years.

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Toni

@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

4 May 16

@marguicha True. I do imagine working less too.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

4 May 16

@marguicha I am also retired.The financial aspect will always be there.But the time we have is ours.Nice photo.Was it your birthday party?What are those dishes?Did you cook them?

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I always do about the same for my birthday. Two or three kinds of cold meat and many different salads, cooked and raw, plus rice. All were cooked by myself.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

8 May 16

@marguicha Good to know you cooked those dishes.May you spend many more birth days.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

4 May 16

for me I loved it.Get away from the maddening crowds

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

@amadeo I must reread that book

@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

@miniam I worked as a professor and sometimes that can be very trying when the studens are not interested.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

Sometimes not maddening crowds but maddening people.I work with 2 people who are just awful to each other.They are both very nice to me but fight each other almost weekly and i find myself caught between. The worst is when one of them asks for my support and i know i don't want to be pulled in fights that are not mine.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

4 May 16

i hope I can work till I die :D

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I have a lot of things to do at home. Work was not what I liked best to do.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

5 May 16

@marguicha that is fair enough

S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

4 May 16

Why there is a gap with colleagues and friends. If colleagues are not friends how will you manage to work in office?

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

You can work together and be nice, but you are not intimate.

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

5 May 16

@marguicha How will you make intimate friends?

Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

4 May 16

My favorite part @marguicha is that I no longer have to set the alarm clock.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

Alarm clocks are a pest

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

Why im looking forward to retirement,alarm clock kind of rules your sleep when working.

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Anne Johnston

@AnneEJ (4917)

• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec

4 May 16

I have been retired for over 15 years and love it. There were a lot of adjustments, and since I have moved three times, I have had to find new friends. Belonging to a church, helps to meet people. I am very happy being retired.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I have never moved from my home town. That is where my family and friends live with the exception of 2 of them.

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27169)

• Australia

4 May 16

I don't really want to think about it yet although some may think I'm not too far from it now...

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I did not think of it while my husband was still alive. Later many things changed in my life and there was a moment I could not cope with it all.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

4 May 16

I love retirement, I love being my own boss.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

Me too. I can plan or not plan at all my day, depending on my wishes

Chris

@Christianna (111)

• Bedford, Texas

4 May 16

I retired 13 years ago. The job was so hectic and stressful. I miss the paycheck but not the daily grind. I have not been in contact with my work colleagues and it does get kind of lonely at times. It has been hard trying to make friends now.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I feel that way too. I am sure that I´m too old to work as a university professor now. I prefer to write at my rythm now.

Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

4 May 16

I personally cant wait until I retire and can just go travel the world and not worry about waking up early for work ect, I beleive that Budgetting is the key to a succesful retirement!

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I live on a budget most of the year to save money to have vacations.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 May 16

I absolutely love it. As you said, I can do what I want and have all the time to do it.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

I am now retired and living alone. And while I still miss my husband after many years, I think I could not live now with another person.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

5 May 16

@just4him I had a friend after my husband and it was nice. But I would not have married him for the world. And if someone crossed my path, I wouldn´t mind. But not as a husband.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306079)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 May 16

@marguicha I'm beginning to feel the same way, though I would love to be married again.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

Although i officially have over 20 years to go, im looking forward to retirement.I hate working for someone, making them rich and i remain poor. What about dragging myself out bed early winter mornings. Im sure retirement will be great for me.

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@marguicha (215378)

• Chile

4 May 16

It is for me. I only get up at wee hours when I have to take a plane to go on a vacation.

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