-Their bosses have begged them to hold out for a few years because their intellectual property is still needed by the organization (this is common);
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Bull. Really, you stick around b/c your boss begged you? Even when it makes absolutely no sense at all by not retiring? Why work when you could stay home and still get the same $$ (according to you). Or why not double-dip – collect the retirement benefits while getting another job.
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-They still owe a small amount of mortgage or auto loan and are endeavoring to pay it off before retirement; and
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More bull. Again, if your claim is true that there is no “loss” of income when they retired then what difference does it make whether they’re paying their mortgage with their paychecks or with their retirement income.
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-they don’t know what they would do with themselves if they didn’t have a place to go to at 7:00 a.m. five days a week 🙂
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You’re reaching here.
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Actually deadzone, when you take out the gas, lunch and other expenses of going to work every day, many “retirees” with pensions are actually money ahead AFTER retirement![/quote]
Bull. I don’t think there’s any truth to this. Mathematically, the numbers don’t add up. If you truly believe in this last assertion then why on earth did you make all the previous crazy assertions why they should not want to retire?
