Arnold D. Cribari posted:Dave2 posted:To all of those contemplating retirement. Don't. Keep working. You'll find you have more time to play why your still employed. Don't ask me. All I know is I don't have enough time for anything anymore. Probably has a lot to do with the honey doo list!
I agree with Dave.
And continuing to work will provide the extra money for building your dream layout and/or buying the trains of your dreams.
ideally, it is best to continue the work that you find most enjoyable and less stressful. For instance, being a divorce lawyer with my own practice, I plan to retire soon from litigation (very stressful), but never from doing mediation and collaborative divorce (much less stress and more positive).
Some people have work that is always stressful and even dangerous (police officer, firemen, people in world of high finance where they have to work 24/7). They may be better off fully retiring so they can enjoy life, ideally after making a killing financially, or acquiring a lucrative pension/retirement funds so they are set financially.
Hmmm...After 42 years I am still looking for that "killing financially, or acquiring a lucrative pension/retirement funds so they are set financially." I've faced too many layoffs, moves, frozen pensions, part-time periods of time...In a nutshell, setbacks. It is a blessing that the man who has me doing contract work convinces the folks with the purse strings to keep me part time during slow periods. He is afraid of losing me for when he really needs the man hours! 
Divorce lawyer sounds like a stressful way to make a living to me, Arnold!! I'll take less money for sure. I agree, you will be glad when you can cut back to the less stressful part of it. 
I hope it is soon!
