CNBC Make It asked three people who have continued to work into their 90s to share their best advice for building a long, happy career. Here’s what they shared.
I was naive and thought I’d be able to retire. My father was forced to retire without enough saved up. (He was fired so close to retirement age that nobody would hire him for a few years and he put too much of his retirement savings in the stock market thinking he’d make a fortune.)
I promised myself that I wouldn’t end up in his position, but my living expenses were too high so I couldn’t put much away for retirement. I figured I’d put more away later. Then later. Then later still.
Now, I’m 48 and don’t have nearly enough put away. An HR person for my company said, during a presentation, that the recommendation is for people to put 15% of their income into retirement. Who can afford to not have 15% of their income?!!! Definitely not me. And at this point, I’d need to put about 30% of my income into retirement to be ready.
At this point, my retirement plan is to work until I’m 75 or 80. Then, maybe, I’ll be able to retire for a few years.
I was naive and thought I’d be able to retire. My father was forced to retire without enough saved up. (He was fired so close to retirement age that nobody would hire him for a few years and he put too much of his retirement savings in the stock market thinking he’d make a fortune.)
I promised myself that I wouldn’t end up in his position, but my living expenses were too high so I couldn’t put much away for retirement. I figured I’d put more away later. Then later. Then later still.
Now, I’m 48 and don’t have nearly enough put away. An HR person for my company said, during a presentation, that the recommendation is for people to put 15% of their income into retirement. Who can afford to not have 15% of their income?!!! Definitely not me. And at this point, I’d need to put about 30% of my income into retirement to be ready.
At this point, my retirement plan is to work until I’m 75 or 80. Then, maybe, I’ll be able to retire for a few years.