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Poll: At what age do you plan to retire from work as a full-time freelance translator? Лице кое објавува дискусија: ProZ.com Staff
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neilmac
Шпанија
Local time: 04:10
шпански на англиски
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Having no pension entitlements to speak of AFAIK, I hope to be able to keep working for as long as my faculties permit, though perhaps slowing down a bit eventually. This month's been comparatively quiet, which is nice.
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William Murphy 
Италија
Local time: 04:10
Член (2009)
италијански на англиски
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| When I win the lottery | Mar 20, 2014 |
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Jack Doughty
Обединето Кралство
Local time: 03:10
руски на англиски
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Во сеќавање на | Not yet, if ever | Mar 20, 2014 |
At 82, it's too early to be thinking about retirement.
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Angie Garbarino
Local time: 04:10
Член (2003)
англиски на италијански
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Until my brain will allow me to work
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Kay Denney
Франција
Local time: 04:10
француски на англиски
Old translators never die, they just keep going!
I recently translated a book on how to keep your brain alert.
My parents used to do the crossword and sudoku. But quite frankly, if you can be paid to have fun exercising your brain, why should you have to resort to other techniques? It would be tantamount to driving to the gym to run on the treadmill.
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I still have my whatsit together and am enjoying it.
But (pssst) between you and me, I might slow down to a complete halt if I were to win the pools or lottery -- too old and sluggish to be a bank robber. Would get caught right away during the getaway! 
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John Cutler
Шпанија
Local time: 04:10
шпански на англиски
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| Somewhere around 70 | Mar 20, 2014 |
Since retirement doesn't imply that the bills stop coming, I'm not sure I'll ever stop working.
Since I'm saving for retirement (although probably too little), I'm sort of thinking that by about 70 I'll be able to work just part-time, which will give me time for hobbies and, hopefully, spoiling the grandkids. (Fingers crossed)
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As soon as I can afford it
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| What if you're not as lucky as Jack? | Mar 20, 2014 |
Most people will not be able to work effectively at Jack's age.
Some of them won't be working at all, because they'll be dead - in that case, funding their retirement is not an issue.
A lot of people will still be alive, but will suffer from arthritis, a bad back, severe illnesses, diminished mental powers, dementia, extreme crotchetiness, etc. - they should be funding their retirement so that the rest of us won't have to.
I would actually like to retire ... See more Most people will not be able to work effectively at Jack's age.
Some of them won't be working at all, because they'll be dead - in that case, funding their retirement is not an issue.
A lot of people will still be alive, but will suffer from arthritis, a bad back, severe illnesses, diminished mental powers, dementia, extreme crotchetiness, etc. - they should be funding their retirement so that the rest of us won't have to.
I would actually like to retire early, because my wife and I earn reasonably good money and live fairly simply and because not having to work seems like the only thing in life really worth working for.
I probably won't quit translating (although I might), but it would be great to quit running a business. ▲ Collapse
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Tim Drayton (X)
Кипар
Local time: 05:10
турски на англиски
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| As soon as I can ... | Mar 20, 2014 |
... which with rates and demand in a seemingly endless downward spiral and the cost of living ever rising, probably means never. However, I can't help feeling that better days are coming, so perhaps one day I will be able to afford this luxury.
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| On paper, 67 | Mar 20, 2014 |
The question is when you plan to retire from work as a full time freelance translator, and I might start taking things a little easier when I am 65. I am in the lucky position that I can draw a full pension after I am 67, but may carry on for a while after that. The pension is not princely by local standards, although after the equivalent of six weeks or so each year, tax and deductions from my pension will effectively be something like 70% of my earnings!!! So much for the official polic... See more The question is when you plan to retire from work as a full time freelance translator, and I might start taking things a little easier when I am 65. I am in the lucky position that I can draw a full pension after I am 67, but may carry on for a while after that. The pension is not princely by local standards, although after the equivalent of six weeks or so each year, tax and deductions from my pension will effectively be something like 70% of my earnings!!! So much for the official policy of encouraging people to work as long as they can.
One thing is when you want to retire, another is when you can afford it, and a very different issue is whether you can or not.
I hope I can keep on working for a couple of non-profit organisations for a long time.
Old translators don't die, they move into the Tower of Babel... ▲ Collapse
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EvaVer (X)
Local time: 04:10
чешки на француски
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| 65 is the legal age | Mar 20, 2014 |
in my country, and I will certainly také it!
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Josef Šoltes
Република Чешка
Local time: 04:10
англиски на чешки
Until arthritis in my hands gets to stage of complete disability and alzheimer in my brain fryes it to mush.
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