I think that’s the way it’s heading.. 67’s nuts. I lived in the 'Gabba for a while, way back in the early nineties, and I just remember it being one of those times where you’d sit there on the verandah and think you’re never going to get old, then you blink, and it’s all just happened, a lifetime and you’re still 23 in your head and debating whether a dozen Lamingtons for breakfast was a sensible idea.. 
Nice area, last time I was over there I was driven into the bus lanes by an uber driver, I don’t know who was more scared, me him or the bus heading at us lol
I catch myself thinking about retirement once in a while, but there s something to be said about work for someone like me who s life is on the boring side. It gives one purpose. It helps create a drive to start the day, get through it, and prepare for the next one…I ve watched many old acquaintances, friends, or co workers retire. They were so excited about it at first, but after a time, they didn t know what to do with themselves. For some work was their life. When they stopped working they basically stopped living, and got bored to death; literately. I could have retired 6 years ago, but I ve made up my mind about work. I will work as long as I m able. Of course covid had a hand in my decision. It wiped out any savings I had managed to squander away. Now I really don t have a choice. It s work, or find a street corner to call my own. I can t imagine running Linux, or even having a computer in the later scenario.
I was able to retire early (at age 55). That was 12 years ago. I am so happy that I was able to retire early. I wish I could have retired even earlier…like, a lot earlier.
I do whatever I want, whenever I want. No clock to punch, no boss to please. No worries about getting laid off. No HR crap to deal with. I love retirement.
I retired ten years ago, at the age of 63 and I haven’t regretted it. Since then, we’ve had two grandchildren, whom we see every week and help to take care of. My other son is an avid Linux Mint user. I have been learning Dutch slowly but steadily for 147 consecutives days.
I have like 3 decades until retirement, I’m pretty sure our generation(europe) won’t have the same amount of pension benefits(it’s still mandatory to pay the contributions to the pension fund), as people who are currently pensioners or will be soon, we probably won’t have anything or a small fraction, because there won’t be enough people who will contribute.
If you are looking for some weekend tinkering, I have recently bought an hp elitedesk 800 g3 it’s around 80 euro + 2 hard disks for mirrored raid, it’s really silent, the power draw is under 50w, yet it’s still powerful enough for a home server.
I’m having fun setting it up, moving my data and services there(files, syncthing folders, virtual machines, torrents etc.). I have installed https://www.openmediavault.org/ it’s fun to mess around with debian+omv.
I was watching a video on ancient tech we don’t understand the other day, my first thought was they were probably just like us in a lot of ways and it was probably just someone messing around with stuff cos he was bored and wanted to see what he could come up with.
I didn’t come up with anything, these older(2017) hp/dell office oriented desktop PCs are really popular for these kinds of home servers. Well built machines. The bios has a lot of nice convenience features, it also had a firmware upgrade from 2025, surprisingly well supported still.
The star of the show is omv, it’s fully open source and free, it’s almost 15+ years old already. It has a lot to plugins, for example you can set up firewall, wireguard, kvm, docker, podman, lxc without ever touching the command line. As far as I know most of these features in truenas are behind a paywall. That’s why it’s a good weekend project, because you don’t have to go too deep to make something acceptable from only the UI.
Is this a joke? 71 years? I assumed that retirement was at 60-65 in Europe. That is when collection from IRA/Social security kick in. What is going on over there? Are they planning to work their population to death or what?
When I retire I am going to haunt all the Windows forums, Microsoft ones included. I am going to post on all threads how much Linux is so much better and if someone wants to be a man, he has to use Linux. Dont they know that Taylor Swift also uses Linux? Basically I am planning to be a pain in the neck geezer. Watch out Windoz users I am coming.
Well, everyone needs a hobby
Yes it’s a general european trend, to try increase the retirement age every other year, depends on the political climate. Pension system is already under immense pressure and this is their only strategy for trying to keep alive the current social support system. Barely anyone is talking about raising the corporate taxes, they would rather have an american system, where the vulnerable is left behind.
But at this point a system where I don’t have to send almost 50% of my income towards some corrupt government scheme is more desirable for me, because the current system is already not sustainable and not really doing much for the vulnerable anyway. In most eu countries this pension tax is not even optional afaik.
I don’t mind paying taxes, if it’s not being wasted on some corpo support scheme. This is a general issue.
I’m 74 . . . retired . . . thankfully at 62. Pushing retirement into later years makes no logical sense. There is- much to catch up on. A deteriorating body, slow reflexes, poor habits all come back to haunt you in more ways than one. A lot of the you-tube video’s aimed at seniors really help watching to guide you through the pitfalls, of aging. Nutrient deficiencies play a large part in your body’s inflammation process. Lack of sleep, and physical conditioning are major pitfalls.
Yes hobbies are important. When the job is no longer there to fill in your time and you’ve got all of this freedom to explore you realize that it is a good thing to have hobbies. Otherwise your life becomes boring with little purpose and direction. Some hobbies outlive others for various reasons. My hobbies include:
Computers ( keeping up with the technology) assembling from scratch.
Software (understanding the in’s and out’s ) finding alternatives i.e. (dumped Windows 20-plus years ago for Linux) Never looked back on this one.
Astronomy (telescopes, optics) actual observation of planets, galaxies, nebulae. . . using different telescopes of optical design. Learning the sky and it’s monthly cycles.
Photography (panorama) photo-stitching and finding suitable prints to make into large wall sized photo’s
Videography ( vlogging, documenting plant horticulture growth stages, springtime growth cycles in my yard). . . making yard plant adjustments based on water, wind, shade, and aesthetics.
Horticulture in general
Bicycling (riding as long as I can to stay fit) Cardio, vascular circulation
Hiking ( to accentuate the bicycling). muscle tone and balance upkeep
Drumming , ah yes exploring my inner mind for new rhythms that would only scratch the surface in Buddy Rich’s drumming world. I play jazz and use traditional sticking. . .
Rich;)
This is me at 38, I just hope by the time I reach 50 at this point which is why I am working on quitting smoking at the moment (had 3 today and all of them have been in the last several hours, I think I might need to stop drinking for a few weeks because it wasn’t til I cracked a can I really wanted one and caved)
Sure. If one does well for themself early retirement is a no brainer. For those like me with no savings to speak of, waiting until 70 to retire has it s advantages. One can get full retirement at 67, (in the states,) but each year after 67, for 3 years, one can earn about 8% interest annually to their earnings. That s hard to beat unless one delves in the stock market. I suppose if poor health is an issue waiting makes less sense, but I m a healthy sob, so I can work, and earn that extra bit.
Sadly it’s not. That was 20 years ago. The retirement ages was back then 63
Health is a large part of it. . . each day brings on new challenges. Keeping up with the challenges is the hardest part. Wondering how I’ve survived this long keeps me questioning myself. I know of many people who have already gone to the other side of life already. Shocking, indeed. Life isn’t fair. My father told me once that your health is everything. . . I think he was right. . . He managed to live to be 93. . . he of all people had a real struggle from the very beginning.
Rich 
Another antique here.
I had a medical diagnosis in my mid-20s that was the same as a neighbor who died of it in his early 40s. Thus I followed the “It’s better to burn out than to fade away” philosophy of life. I woke up one day in my early forties and realized that not only was I not dead yet, but that–lifestyle excepted–I felt pretty good.
Fortunately, I made the changes that allowed me to arrive at an age I never thought possible as one of those “healthy and active” seniors you see in magazine ads, only without the golf shirt and Bermuda shorts.
Besides failing daily at trying to learn Japanese, messing around with Linux is one of the things I do to keep my mind fresh. (Read: To keep the squirrels at bay.) That, and I went back to work as a means to force myself to remain active. It’s only a three afternoons a week gig puttting the books away at the neighborhood public library, but it gets me out and interacting with younger people.
This is such a huge thing though, - and volunteering or part time working have an impact for many, both in terms of sharing experience and wisdom, as well as keeping in contact with the world around us in ways that matter. I love how this thread has shifted from “what do I do with Linux in retirement” to “what does my world look like and who do I want to be” - whether that’s semi-retired, retired, or just older and working through it all one day at a time.
Well, I have plenty of the former. As for the lattter, it resides mainly in my ass. 
It’s hard to maintain an optimistic view in light of the corruption, greed and avarice that encompasses our daily political lives. If there is anything to be learned here, we’re all on the same sinking ship. We can either sink or swim together. I prefer the latter. Treading water is better than drowning. We as a species are stupid not to have learned from previous examples as shown thorough-out history. We can only hope and stride for the best for all. A living planet is a place too great to waste because of the greed and shortsightedness of the few who attempt to control the rest of us just trying to make it another day. (End of Rant). . .
Rich;)