tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post4716819231216834868..comments2024-02-13T01:55:33.865-08:00Comments on Mindy's Muses: To retire...Mindy Fried Arbor Consulting Partnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09369048004443742261noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-69089947597439582652014-12-24T12:54:33.126-08:002014-12-24T12:54:33.126-08:00I have enjoyed reading your articles. It is well w...I have enjoyed reading your articles. It is well written. It looks like you spend a large amount of time and effort in writing the blog. I am appreciating your effort. You can visit my site.<br />SeniorJobNowhttp://www.seniorjobnow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-48794450720351154792014-11-12T20:14:18.630-08:002014-11-12T20:14:18.630-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.murtaz jadoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799973022245440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-56061216076995432252014-06-03T03:59:39.946-07:002014-06-03T03:59:39.946-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.part time jobs atlantahttp://tr.im/5fkq2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-78219934177174913512014-05-01T21:03:43.625-07:002014-05-01T21:03:43.625-07:00Hi Mike - Yeah - Manny actually ended spending a g...Hi Mike - Yeah - Manny actually ended spending a great deal of his time with younger people, through his interests in theater and politics. And it served him well, because as his old/older friends died off, he wasn't alone (although he often felt that way anyway!)... Thanks for commenting!Mindy Fried Arbor Consulting Partnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369048004443742261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-10090402309259545702014-05-01T20:25:23.304-07:002014-05-01T20:25:23.304-07:00I comment on a part of one paragraph: "If/whe...I comment on a part of one paragraph: "If/when they say they’re retired – or just that they left their job of many years – my panoply of probes is unleashed and I ask, “Is it a good thing?” This is a general yes-no question, followed up by “How do you fill your days?” That’s the meat of what I’m looking for." What I find is that a small number of friends with whom I thought I hadMike Friedhttp://www.math.uci.edu/~mfriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-54636665703281186632014-04-29T15:52:32.259-07:002014-04-29T15:52:32.259-07:00Thanks for your thoughts, Johannes! It's true...Thanks for your thoughts, Johannes! It's true that for some, the option to retire is purely economic, and the majority of low-income people end of retiring entirely on Social Security income, which is woefully inadequate. Leading an active life is often hampered by health issues for many, but it also depends on how one defines "active". Because we know from the research - and our Mindy Fried Arbor Consulting Partnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369048004443742261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-9304744213589239692014-04-29T15:28:23.349-07:002014-04-29T15:28:23.349-07:00Dear Mindy, Your comments are retirement are thoug...Dear Mindy, Your comments are retirement are thought provoking. It is difficult to make a conscious decision to really retire. I believe that part of the difficulty lies with our inability to acknowledge that there is a limit to the pursuit of an active life (77.6, 81.3 or whatever). Those of us who even have an option to retire at all are faced with a complex question: pro's versus con'sProfHansBakkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374341358702563280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-43007598772003088592014-04-20T06:52:29.518-07:002014-04-20T06:52:29.518-07:00Hey Gary - You certainly have had many lives! You...Hey Gary - You certainly have had many lives! Your "retirement" company is a great example of a "bridge" job has a life of its own! And kudos for creating work that is fun! That luxury RV definitely takes a back seat (pun intended) when balanced with the need to leave something behind for your kids. A very good point!Mindy Fried Arbor Consulting Partnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369048004443742261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834486910273025911.post-24081269338709075712014-04-20T04:44:00.087-07:002014-04-20T04:44:00.087-07:00Good piece Mindy: I created a "virtual" ...Good piece Mindy: I created a "virtual" retirement company at 58 that I could do from anywhere using email and internet technology. Ten years later I have over 50 employees and am working 12 hours a day with no letup in site. And I am having fun. I do think about selling the company and buying a luxury RV and go traveling. That would be spending my 6 kids inheritance so will continue Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470021327337503972noreply@blogger.com