health and fitness: At 60, I want to cut down on work and enjoy life

dimanche 6 mars 2016

At 60, I want to cut down on work and enjoy life – but I can't afford to

I have health problems that could get worse, so I want to begin a phased exit from practising as a solicitor soon

Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?

I am a solicitor in a very specialised field and have been for 25 years. I also do some part-time university lecturing, but in a very esoteric area. I recently turned 60, but my retirement age is 66. I have lots of skills and interests and I would like to start thinking about making a planned exit within the next two years, particularly as I have the beginnings of health problems, which might escalate. I want some time to do other things than just work before I can’t. But I would like to carry on doing some work and need some income.