Monterey, CA Half Of Baby Boomers Expecting To Be Working At Age 65
by Richard Kuehn on 04/12/15
There are millions of baby boomers retiring each year but the sad fact is that many of them can’t afford to. Still others fear the many hours they will have to fill throughout the day without the regular companionship that they receive from co-workers. Nearly half of baby boomers now expect to work until age 66 or beyond, according to a recent Gallup Poll. “Life expectancy is a good 25 years longer than it was a century ago,” 71 year-old Jackie Peterson (who is still working as a business consultant to entrepreneurs and small businesses) told The Wall Street Journal. “As long as I’m healthy and having fun, why not continue to work at something I love and get paid for?” he asked rhetorically. If you are facing retirement, you need to ask yourself important questions such as whether you have enough money to do so and whether you have enough hobbies and other things that will fulfill you as you ease out of the office grind.
