[Ben Franklin]

I sold my business when I was 45 and retired to a gorgeous island almost 30 years ago. The first two years after retirement was filled with sailing and golfing and then boredom set in, as there was no structure in my life, so I found part-time work in an area I loved, until they cut back and laid me off. I then got into a profession where I could set my own hours. We eventually had to scale way back, but realized we no longer had keep up with the Jones.' However, we miss the beach and would like to move back, but of course the prices have gone through the roof now. There are always trade-offs in retirement, but it can be done. It just depends on you and what you want out of life.