RETIREMENT QUOTES IV

quotations about retirement

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 day of retirement have finally come
Get a gold watch and your work is done
One month later your heart give out
What was all that planning about?

SEASICK STEVE

"What a Way to Go"


Sadly, retirement planning, in many circumstances, has become nothing more than planned procrastination.

RICHIE NORTON

The Power of Starting Something Stupid: How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live Without Regret


Before you think of retiring from the world, be sure you are fit for retirement; in order to do which, it is necessary that you have a mind so composed by prudence, reason, and religion, that it may bear being looked into.

J. BURGH

attributed, Day's Collacon


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


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

Tags: Richard Carlson


What's the best age to retire? It's a question countless workers ask themselves every day. Pinpointing the right retirement age isn't easy, as each choice comes with its own consequences. Leave the workforce at 62, for example, and you'll slash your Social Security benefits should the need arise to claim them right away. But, you'll also get more years of payments, not to mention the ability to enjoy some downtime when you're younger and are apt to have more energy.

MAURIE BACKMAN

"3 Rules for Picking the Perfect Retirement Age", The Motley Fool, November 10, 2017


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


Life begins at retirement.

ANONYMOUS


The days grow longer for smaller prizes
I feel a stranger to all surprises
You can have them I don't want them
I wear a different kind of garment
In my rehearsals for retirement

PHIL OCHS

"Rehearsals for Retirement"


There are some evils to which a life of retirement is exposed, the principal of which are idleness, humor, conceit, incivility, churlishness, and misanthropy.

E. G. BATES

The Young Gentleman's Book


WARNING: Retired person on the premises. Knows everything and has plenty of time to tell it!

ANONYMOUS


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


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 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


Retirement is a field of clover, but by the time you reach it, you're too old to climb the fence.

EVAN ESAR

20,000 Quips & Quotes


When the evening of life is spent in retirement, consecrated and improved, a mild lustre usually gilds its close, and the memory of departed excellence is cherished by survivors with sentiments of profound veneration and high esteem.

D. FORBES

attributed, Day's Collacon


It is well to retire from this world, to reflect on another.

CHARLES V OF GERMANY

attributed, Day's Collacon


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