Editor’s note: Veteran entrepreneur and blogger Joe Procopio talks about the promises and perils of retirement. What would he do? A question from his daughter triggers a lot of contemplation.
DURHAM, N.C. – The other day, my daughter asked me when I was going to retire. It was the first time that the word had made it into her vocabulary and it was the first time I’d ever been asked that question outside of some cold-calling banker looking to get his hands on what he assumed to be my massive 401k balance (joke’s on you, buddy!).
I thought about her innocent little question for a moment and then told her the first answer that came to my mind. “You know what,” I said, “I’m probably not going to retire.”
Now, if that scene were a television commercial for a brokerage or a politician, the camera would freeze-frame on me with a what-am-I-gonna-do face, and then either advice or rhetoric about the incumbent would be thrown at you.
It’s not going to be a financial decision, although I’ll be the first to tell you that the financial promise of retirement for me has always been and continues to be about 50/50.
But what the hell would I do?
And why would I suddenly decide to hang it up?
See’s Joe’s answers and read the full post at:
http://joeprocopio.com/the-false-promise-of-retirement.asp
