

Thank you for your article. As one who saw no option other than to take an early retirement (age 55) I appreciate your suggestion of reaching out. Financially, walking away from my career was either insanity or an act of faith. Have faith, I tell myself, because you’re doing the right thing. My mom has no one else left, and I couldn’t abandon her…
This piece ignores one major difference between the seniors and the kids (besides chronological age, of course): the under 30 generation has much more potential earning capability than the seniors, in health, stamina and employer desirability. Not to mention the older you get, the more it costs to stay alive as the harder it gets to actually do it.