At what age did you retire from work ..? For me it was at 59

Retire? What’s that?

I’m so tempted at 64 but I still have a mortgage till 66 and worry about finances. Likely I’d be fine but worry about no work income.

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I was 58 so just as covid hit! We came back from Eastbourne as the virus was being nentioned on the news a lot lol .I've enjoyed every minute so far in spite of covid .I've been offered 5 jobs and happily refused them don't want to work again did 16 to 58 quite enough

I retired when I was 67, very nearly 68. I did so because my job had come to an end as we had sold our business. Had we still had the business, I would have carried on until, say, 70.
I had expected to be happy to retire as I believed that it would allow me to do more of the things that I enjoyed, a major one being travelling. Unfortunately my retirement coincided with the first lockdown!

56 even though I'm a WASPI woman and won't get my state pension until I'm 66 next year. Another of Boris Johnson's sincere pledges which he failed to deliver.

I took self-fiananced leave when I was 67 as I just could not face teaching any longer, and retirement age for my age-group was 69 in Denmark, not 67 as it had been when I started work.

I am bitterly opposed to the idea that people should work until they are 70 - most of us are tired more easily from 60 onwards, even if we are still fit and well, which a great many people are not.

Ì was 3 months away from being 69. I had lost my sister and elder brother in the space of 4 weeks. It made me wonder why I still working. I had savings and my pension. Figured I could do it. I planned how I was going to spend my time...joined U3A. Then within weeks covid hit and lockdown. I was isolated...I just sat and sewed on my jetty with Mr Swan for company. He would come and sit next to me for an hour or so occasionally nudging me for a snack. The river birds were my only company at that time. So much for all my plans...out the window they went. I did regret retiring I have to say.

EkwaNimitee

50. One of the best things I ever did.

Me too! (Both age and sentiment).
I was basically burnt out after 25 years in a stressful job that involved foreign postings, shift work and a tedious commute into central London.
The organisation was changing too, they could have employed (and probably did) a younger, keener person on half my salary in place of cynical old me who had gone as far as I wanted.
There was a good redundo offer going and my occupational pension paid out at age 50 so I grabbed it with both hands.
I can honestly say I've never looked back.
We had less income initially but I used to spend a huge amount just on going to work! Train fares, taxis, coffees, lunches, magazines and lunchtime boredom spending all added up hugely. I was well paid but with no longer paying higher rate income tax and pension increases we are doing just about as well now than when I was working.
I appreciate we've been lucky but we have worked bloody hard too, and made extra contributions to pensions.

I’m retiring on my birthday at end of May at age of 66 was happy to stay doing my part time job as I love it but financially it wasn’t viable. So bucket list it is x

58 due to health issues and I’m much much happier

I’m 77 and am still ‘Business Manager’ to a publishing company. It’s part-time and I earn enough to be able to do all my activities as well as a bit of pampering (eyebrow wax and print, ‘fuzz’ removal, chiropody, hair dresser etc,) so it suits me fine, leaving my pension to pay for my essentials.

55 some years ago now
Occasionally miss the extra income but...if I am tired I can have a slack day, if I have a bad night oh well
I have friends who have retired much later and...much harder on their health

Not yet retired at 60. I work part time in a fairly physical job, 16 hours of free exercise a week . If I could afford it, I feel I would like to retire but I have this fear that once I no longer need to go out to work I will sit on the sofa all day. It's one thing to plan all the things I might do, but I probably won't.

72 years. I was self employed.

I'm still working at 67. I run my own business in a rented office so I'll probably stop when I can't climb the stairs!

I retired last year aged 59 and I don’t miss work one tiny bit. I had a senior role in the NHS and it’s fair to say covid and then covid recovery just about finished me off! Yes my pension is no where near what my salary was but despite worrying about money I have been fine and don’t even think about it now.
If you do it go for it!

Also like Bluebell, 10.years voluntary after that, ending with the pandemic.

I 'retired' at the age of 64 under a reorganisation of the department and a Voluntary Redundancy scheme. Never looked back.

69 like Bluebell. I also wanted to work till 70 but they were getting rid of older people before it became illegal to sack people on grounds of age.

Sacked from work as off sick will mental breakdown as "unfit for duties" after working in the council since I was 17. Workplace bullying and menopause symptoms made it too much to cope. I was 54. My savings now run out and work pension very meagre. Problems now with partner being very tight with money and reluctant to help out after me supporting for 22 years. He wants me to go to work again even though I'm still ill 6 years later. Tbh I'm on the verge yet again with everything

4 weeks today, aged 66, will no longer be getting up early except for the school run once a week.

66 from NHS, was looking forward to being retired but few months later became disabled. That was 4 years ago. If you're thinking of retiring do it now, you don't know what the future will be.

55 as I was really on the edge and DH is a bit older and wanted to retire. I did some p/t community nursing work for a while the volunteering as a Trustee which I do now for a hospice.

2 months ago - aged 60