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Well, my goal is to live 33 years (or more) in retirement. And I didn't pick that number out of a hat. I worked for Uncle Sam for 33 years, and retired when I was 55. I'd like to have as many years in retirement as I did working for that retirement.
Financially, we should be okay. Both my wife and I have good pensions. We saved, made reasonably good decisions along the way, our health is good (knock on wood), and while we should exercise more, neither of us smokes nor drinks, and that helps our overall life expectancy.
But really, if I could influence either the quantity or quality of the years I have left, I'd go with quality. Let me have good years; let me and my wife enjoy reasonably good health up to the end; and let us go quickly, without fuss, and with no regrets.
I found out my heart is deteriorating, but without a known cause, other than getting old. I probably will not live as long as I originally thought, which is OK.
I'm 61. My father made it to 85. My mother is 87. My father was noticeably impaired with vascular dementia at age 80. My mother was showing signs of dementia at age 81 and couldn't live independently at 83. I'm optimistic that medical science will improve my quality of life compared to theirs if I make it into my 80s. I kind of have to plan on making it to 90. I'm hoping I have 20 more quality years left before my universe starts shrinking.
The two got around to discussing ages at the Sunday event. The first guy stated that 1942 was a very good year. The second said he had the first beat by six years.
So the two are 77 and 83. The 83 year old bought a convertible with a 6-speed Stick in the Spring of this year on an impulse, and said he has been retired for 21 years. The 77 year old spent his career in the Auto Industry so it is possible he has been retired just as long, and his auto choices are similar.
I thought I qualified as being slightly crazy when I bought an older convertible with a 5-speed Stick six years ago at age 57!
We've got an 84 year old friend who's on his 3rd brand new Corvette since 2010. Now that the new mid-engine is coming out, I'm sure he'll upgrade again.
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