Wow, this is an eye-opening thread. I turn 46 this year, and while mentally I continue to regard myself as a 25 year old, I know that Father Time is keeping an eye on me - as my own eyesight deteriorates. A couple of health scares hammered that home pretty clearly, and while I was an athlete in college (cross country and track and field), it only matters that you could run a four minute mile for as long as you could run it. Twenty plus years of not running tends to dull the benefits of that decade of running.
I'd love to plan my retirement, but as a Gen X'er, things are a bit too uncertain. I might be able to retire when I reach 65, but who knows how the country will be financially. The fact that I was in school forever, and didn't start my retirement planning until my mid 30's also puts a crimp in things. As long as my mind stays sharp, I should be ok, working past that point, and as long as I'm working ... I'll keep buying as I can't take it with me.
