Comments on: Why Retire Early is a Misconception?

By: Noobpreneur

Noobpreneur — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:51:21 +0000

Lalitha,

I fully agree – Yours reminds me of Tim Ferriss, the 4-hour Work Week author, that suggest for us to have mini-retirements instead of fully retire after 30 years of doing what you don’t like :) Yes, entrepreneurship offers freedom, and do what you said is, IMO, a desirable lifestyle.

Thanks for your insights :)

By: Lalitha Brahma

Lalitha Brahma — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:36:13 +0000

I personally feel that retirement means-using your knowledge and skills do what you love and when you want to. We do not have to wait until a certain age to retire. Instead of treating like hard core business, it could be freelancing, consulting, writing books, conducting seminars, or even as an adviser. If money is not an issue, involving in charity projects will be the best.

By: Noobpreneur

Noobpreneur — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:33:59 +0000

Anelly,

Yes – that what I thought about retirement in the past. But the fact is, as retirement gives you free time, you can never enjoy years after your retirement the same way you would enjoyed it in the first 2 weeks. Maybe you travel around the world to celebrate your retirement – the question is, what’s next?

I knew some of my relatives that drown in sorrow and depression within weeks after their retirement. Some of them are thinking about starting a business, some other are thinking about working part time, and some other are thinking about… dying.

So I guess what we are all need is not retirement, but a freedom to live your life the way you wanted, while doing work-related activities, like pursuing your life-long dreams.

By: Noobpreneur

Noobpreneur — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:28:55 +0000

Anca,

True – and they end up with a new-found problem – depression and the feeling of being left out. That’s why people need to stay active, especially after the life-changing retirement.

By: Noobpreneur

Noobpreneur — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:20:23 +0000

Is it really that bad? Thanks for the TOEFL / GMAT thing :) Anyway, I don’t need those and yes, grammar is not my strong point :) So there’s there…

Note: “syntax error” is for programming – you may use “typo” to refer to my spelling mistakes.

By: Intzar Ahmad Khan

Intzar Ahmad Khan — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:57:48 +0000

Too many syntax errors! I just cannot digest this!How can anyone end up writing a story or a paragraph with so many errors- grammatical and spelling mistakes? The author I am sure can never clear TOEFL or GMAT!

By: Anca

Anca — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:57:07 +0000

Beside all these, they do have more time to spend with the family, but, the most of their family members(which are not retired yet) are at work, so, they spend more time alone. Sad, but true :(

By: Anelly

Anelly — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:55:20 +0000

I really don’t know what to say but retirement is a very important moment in our lives. And if we still have the power i guess it’s the moment to take advantages of our time. We work almost all our lives. Do we need to do this even when we are old?