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I Stopped Worrying About Gathering Money for Old Age When I Got That Feeling

I Stopped Worrying About Gathering Money for Old Age When I Got That Feeling

If you also have this red flag it is time to rethink your life

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Paulo A. José
Nov 17, 2022
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As an obsessed person who loves sending out newsletters and writing on online platforms that pay to write, I used to be quite eager to save for old age.

When I tell older people, that I am a digital writer, I can tell by the look on their faces that many are thinking the same thing: What about retirement?

Only a few have the courage to ask.

I have to admit that this question used to give me a lot of anxiety. The reality is that I have no retirement plan. I don’t care either. At least I don’t need it.

This thing of working hard for 40 years or more, and having enough money to never work again when I reach old age bothers me.

Retirement is not a race or marathon as many paints it

Like many of my generation, I love what I do, do what I love, and could never imagine not doing it.

I can’t believe I will be working 80 hours a week when I am 88 years old in Sicily, Italy, but I definitely don’t intend to be out of work.

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