<p>many people choose to volunteer in their 80’s,90’s which allows productivity and socialization</p>
<p>I know some 80 plus year old academics still going into work, though retired technically speaking but they keep an office. They go because they are singularly obsessed and passionate about their work. All were super strong scholars in their prime and it takes a really driven passionate person to achieve that. And they probably never found space for much else. But I would also add it really IS the kind of job you can love. I find it VERY hard to turn it off, even for a short vacation so I can’t imagine doing it permanently in retirement.</p>
<p>In 10 years my baby will be starting 11th grade. Yikes-- I’ll still be on CC and doing PSAT/SAT prep! I predict that I’ll be a grandma by then. (My oldest two will be over 30. . .)</p>
<p>I hope I can retire early in ten years (unless my job kills me). And then, exercise like crazy to stay healthy, travel like crazy for the fun of it, and hopefully pamper some grandbabies. Or maybe I’ll have to wait longer for that.</p>
<p>Funny you should ask. DH and I were talking about retirement, or rather PK (post kids) because we dont plan to retire but rather reinvent ourselves. Plans right now are to keep our home as home base and travel to teach/mentor in foreign schools and continue to work while at home. We have family who live abroad that would make this doable. In fact, once D12 is away at college, we think we might want to try this plan for a month in the summer.</p>
<p>^^^^^
D12? Really? I’m surprised you’re not dead already.</p>
<p>Remember, Cheaper by the Dozen.
:D</p>
<p>I’m thinking lilmom meant D’12. That apostrophe makes all the difference… :p</p>
<p>Yes, I meant D’12 bagoshells! And I have one more in '20. Yikes, 2020 looks scary!</p>
<p>My life coach (sister 
) says if I want to live in Southern Florida Jan Feb March each year, I should consider renting a place in Southern Florida Jan Feb March each year, rather than buying a condo that I only intend to use three months a year. We are both from the Midwest, so neither of us is an expert on Florida real estate or vacation rentals.</p>
<p>Do you think that it would feasible to rent a small but fairly pleasant furnished condo or vacation rental in Southern Florida for, say, $1500/month, every Jan/Feb/March? or am I looking at more like $3000/month? (Of course I would not really intend to do this until, say, 2025, but still, I am thinking about it…)</p>