[mgjim]

I keep coming back to this thread and am wondering if I just don't get it.

I'm not one to criticize someone else's life decisions. I am, however, a little surprised that anyone would want to retire in their 50's only to find out that they have to work multiple jobs in order to play golf or any other game. Is it because of a sense of entitlement or could it be something else (bad advice, unrealistic expectations,???)?

I have been somewhat anal in working out a budget for my retirement and I am convinced that I can afford to retire in The Villages despite a very small pension supplemented by social security and a lifetime of savings. I won't be able to afford a large or stylish house, I won't be able to take 6-week cruises, and I won't be able to afford a second home back home. Oh, and I won't be the one picking up the tab at the country club (unless I happen to achieve a hole-in-one, of course, like that's ever going to happen).

I hope for the best for this family that is struggling to make a go of it in TV but I really think that if you relish a cushy retirement, you really have to work hard to make it happen and you may have to delay retirement in order to achieve the wealth in order to retire the way you imagine it.