Work Till You Drop

Work Till You Drop, It Might be Healthy For You

Economists are saying we may have to work till the day we die. This could actually be good for you. I keep preaching you need to have a goal in life instead of going with the flow. You know, graduate, get a job, get married, have kids. The American Dream. I say you must have a purpose in life, AKA a Goal.

You also need to interact with other people in your work and have a social life. Weather you get paid for working or volunteer your time a person needs to stay busy. Put another way,

USE IT OR LOSE IT. Staying active keeps the blood flowing and the mind working. If you don't stay active all kinds of ailments can set in leading to even death.

Brigham Young University did a study showing health effects of social isolation the same as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Jeanne a Target cashier recently retired at the age of 95 might not be such a rarity any more. She said “If you don't use it you lose it”, she enjoyed every minute of using it.

Anybody working a strenuous job nearing retirement age should probably start thinking about what they might want to do after retirement. White collar workers can always cut back on their hours or of course volunteer their time usually at a slower pace.

A recent survey of 1000 middle class people indicates 37% will work till they are too sick or die.

A study of former workers found that those that retired at 55 died younger. I'm 55 and hope this is no longer true. But I know I will be working for a very long time, so I'm not to worried about that. Retirement should not be confused with being idle. So how can fulltime RV'er combat these risks.

Workamping comes to mind. Workampers usually work at campgrounds or state or national parks and do just about any job that needs to be done. From checking in campers to cleaning campsites or maintenance. Still others will find work at amusement parks, Amazon, doing sugar beet harvests. Fulltimers also become docents at lighthouses or sanctuary's.

No matter what type of work we do or where we do it at least we aren’t sitting idle