What to Do If You Don't Want to Retire

You reach the age of retirement but you don't want to stop with working. In the past this could be a problem because the Government didn't allow you to work if you reached the age of retirement.

The age for retirement is not the same in every country but in my hometown it is still 65 years but I know that there are many countries in Europe like Germany and the Netherlands have plans to increase the age for retirement. Even in America the age for full retirement will be raised to 66 in 2009.

Nowadays retirement is more flexible because many countries now give you the possibility to work further because of the aging problem of the population. In almost every country the Governments doesn't have enough money to pay a pension which is high enough to live in a comfortable way and they encourage working even if you reach the age of retirement. Many laws are taken to decrease the costs for people if they keep working.

In many cases people can choose for a part time work in the company and the benefit is also that they don't lose social contact. Maybe you find this idea a little bit ridiculous because there are so many enjoyable things to do and if you have enough money why should you work longer.

Some people will agree this opinion but there is also a large part of the population who doesn't want to stop with working because their work is their life. My grandfather worked in a company and he always found pleasure to be there; he had the ambition to reach certain goals in his work and stopping with working was a punishment for him. In that time he didn't have the choice to work further but the company could always consult him for advice.

If you reach the age of retirement there are a few things you need to think about:
- Is my health good enough to work for a longer time?
- Do I have enough money to live in a comfortable way?
- Do I have enough occupations to full my day?