While the Financial Independence Retire Early movement is widely popular, some people plan to do the opposite, and never retire. They work because they enjoy it. Why retire at the top of your game?
The idea of working longer is becoming more common. Researchers at Pew Research Center state both the sheer numbers, as well as the percentage of older working adults is increasing. According to Pew, “Numbering roughly 11 million today, the older workforce has nearly quadrupled in size since the mid-1980s.” Pew reports, “The share of older adults holding a job today is much greater than in the mid-1980s. Some 19% of adults ages 65 and older are employed today. In 1987, only 11% of older adults were working.”
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