At What Age Do You Change From Being "Middle Aged" to Being a "Senior"? (federal, states)
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I got silly and bought a cool turbo convertible a few years ago and told my brother that I thought it was probably just a mid-life crisis I was going through. He said "Well, on the positive side, if it really is a mid-life crisis you're going to live to well over a hundred."
Middle-aged is when you've reached the halfway mark of your life so if you're 65 and you believe you can live to be 130 then I guess you're still middle-aged.
At what age do you change from being "middle aged" to being "a senior"?...
Looks like there's no established changeover point. Soooo..... what do you guys think?
...Just a slight twist on your question. To define a number, what are the characteristics of a "senior" citizen?
Well, I'm 61 and don't feel like a 'senior'. I'm fit and healthy with lots of stamina. However, I am already getting one pension with two more coming when I'm 62. And at age 60 I got my free bus and ferry pass. Where I live I am officially an OAP (old age pensioner). So I've no idea when I'll decide I'm a 'senior'.
Here's an interesting question that came up in another thread. At what age do you change from being "middle aged" to being "a senior"?
AARP seems to think the magic age is 50. Senior discounts at my local stores start at 55. The retirement villages near me call themselves "55+ communities". Others seem to think you can't be called a senior until you're at least in your 60s.
Looks like there's no established changeover point. Soooo..... what do you guys think?
I think AARP just wants more money. The lower the age, the more members.
Last year I would have said 60 as that's when I started having so many physical problems that I "felt" old. Now I'd revise it to older than 65 (my latest age) since we've figured out 90% of what's going on and I felt so much better.
From 65 to 75 was such a fast slide I don't even remember it as I was still helping the spouse with her Chemo. I did notice the check out ladies started calling me "HON" after I passed 75. Now almost in the next generation and slowing down on the activities, I am beginning to feel as a senior should/might.
I have also noticed I am getting more selfish with my time and activities. When calling for an appointment to have an oil change, I ask for a time a little later in the day. No longer do mornings well until after noon.
Definately in my senior years and possibly into the, "GROUCHY OLD MEN" years. LOL
Last edited by Bluff_Dweller; 06-08-2013 at 11:49 AM..
Reason: Correct typo.
Several years ago, there was an article in the newspaper about an incident involving a man and the police. The author described the man as elderly in one paragraph and age 63 in another. When my mother was 75, she said she felt 35 and even when she and my dad were well into their nineties, they did not like the reference of elderly.
By my previous definition of when I could get the discount, I remember for us it was 55. A restuarant had a great early bird special for 55 and over where the second meal of the same or lower price was free. It was from 3-5 on weekdays and we did it when we could. Our sons had a great time laughing about and giving us grief for being the old folks shopping senior discounts. We got AARP for the discounts which along with AAA are nice.
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