quotations about retirement
O, blest retirement! friend to life's decline --
How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these,
A youth of labor with an age of ease!
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Deserted Village
It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.
GREGORY MAGUIRE
Out of Oz
Is retirement dead? It's a scary question, especially if you're currently working hard with hopes of kicking back, relaxing and enjoying spending your time anywhere but an office one day. But we think the answer is yes, traditional retirement is going away even if it hasn't died out completely quite yet.
ERIC JANSEN
"Traditional retirement is dead", CNBC, November 1, 2017
I remind clients that retirement is not a finite point in time, it's the beginning of a 25-plus year time horizon.
JANET KIDD STEWART
"If you are getting ready to retire, don't let stock market volatility panic you", VC Star, November 23, 2017
Happy, Content, Relaxed, Rested, Smiling, Carefree. RETIRED.
ANONYMOUS
We think retirement could start to evolve. We expect to continue to see a shift away from the old-school, traditional idea of retirement in which people's days are filled with a lot of golf but not much else. Today's retirees and people who will retire in the next 10 and 20 years (and even farther into the future) are active and want to continue being productive in some way. That doesn't mean they keep working their same, full-time job until the end of time. But because they worked hard to build retirement savings and wealth over their working years, they're now free to explore other activities, jobs and positions without worrying about the number on the paycheck from their work.
ERIC JANSEN
"Traditional retirement is dead", CNBC, November 1, 2017
The sign says, "families welcome"
At the Oaks Retirement Home
But mostly, no one comes 'cept on the weekends
Ruby Wilson lives in 303
Where she spends most her time
But it's almost noon on Sunday
And she's been sitting in the lobby since nine
She's all dressed up in her best hat and gloves
She's all dressed up
Watching and waiting, but nobody comes
Some days sure are lonely days
And time can move so slow
When you're all dressed up
With nowhere to go
REBA MCENTIRE
"All Dressed Up"
Retirement is the number one reason clients come to me for financial planning. It's always a variation of, "Do I have enough?" And it's no wonder why! Everything we read programs us to fear the dreaded retirement. It's as if we have no control over what happens to us when we turn 67. The day hits and there are two paths: those who made their retirement goals, and those who didn't. The 'haves' go on to live a golden hued life filled with travel, golf and rummy cube (I'm not knocking it - I would give anything to play rummy cube all day). Then there are the poor "have nots." These are the ones who just didn't do enough, had bad luck or both. They, needless to say, live a life without rummy.
LIZ FRAZIER PECK
"5 Strategies To Help You Meet Your Retirement Goals (That Don't Involve Saving More Money)", Forbes, October 31, 2017
One final rule about retirement is that you need an actual plan, regardless of age, for how you'll spend your days. If your goal is to start a business, make sure it's a feasible idea, and start laying the groundwork before retirement so you're able to dive right in and stay occupied once you leave your primary job. If you're expecting to work part-time to not just cover your bills in retirement, but give yourself someplace to go during the day, do some research and make sure local businesses are hiring. Finally, if your goal is to enjoy your leisure time and not work at all, come up with a concrete list of things you actually want to do. Maybe you're hoping to travel, or take a class at your local community college. You're more likely to wind up content in retirement if you go in having already figured out what you'll be doing with all of that time.
MAURIE BACKMAN
"3 Rules for Picking the Perfect Retirement Age", The Motley Fool, November 10, 2017
Life begins at retirement.
ANONYMOUS
Well, my retirement plan's a coffee can and it's full of IOUs.
JEFF BATES
"Already Spent"
WARNING: Retired person on the premises. Knows everything and has plenty of time to tell it!
ANONYMOUS
Retirement can and will be a glorious time in your life. You'll love the freedom and ability to try new things. It's a new phase of life; a chance to be a beginner again.
RICHARD CARLSON
The Don't Sweat Guide to Retirement
I've got a sizeable retirement nest egg. It's an ostrich egg, and it's going to make an omelet so big that it'll produce enough leftovers for decades.
JAROD KINTZ
The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over
I don't have a retirement plan
Just a hundred acre piece of black dirt land
And a red tractor sittin' in the shed
KRISTY LEE COOK
"Plant the Seed"
Accept the fact that you are retired. Don't spend all your time wishing the past would return; it won't. Accept instead that your life has entered a new stage, and ahead of you are new adventures.
BILLY GRAHAM
"The ABCs of your life after retirement", Bowling Green Daily News, November 25, 2017
The man who looks forward to retirement when he can go fishing seven times a week, soon finds himself doing the dishes three times a day.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
The idea of retirement is alien to me. When it gives you great joy to do something--in my case, make music--why on earth would you stop?
BENNY ANDERSSON
"Abba's Benny Andersson says idea of retirement is alien to him", Belfast Telegraph, October 28, 2017
Saddest of all is when we see retirees putting their bucket list dreams on hold for a later time. This is not the best time of life to put your dreams on hold.
KEN SUTHERLAND & ALEX SUTHERLAND
"Making the 'Great Transition' into retirement is a scary time for seniors", New York Daily News, January 27, 2016
Retirement is not a static event, fixed in time with a gold watch to mark it. Rather retirement -- if that is even the right word -- is a multidirectional process that can take many years.
ALICE RADOSH
Women Confronting Retirement