I found it hard for the last three decades when I wasn’t working. I loved my jobs. The last paying job i had was not very strenuous. The hardest job I ever had was dishwashing in a restaurant. I worked from 1984 to 1996 but it was off and on. I have no retirement savings and I was cheated out of my inheritance by a Thai woman. I live by social security disability and rental assistance. I have no physical ailments and I’m not incredibly overweight. I can’t do physical work again because of my sweating condition but maybe I could get a job as an old man. I turn 54 this month. My qualifications are I can read and do simple math and I can do them very well. I like my life as it is though where I can read and practice guitar every day. I am thinking of going to the nursing home down the street for volunteer work. I don’t know if I have a criminal record though because I was arrested once and the case was dismissed?
I doubt that you would. A criminal record requires a conviction in most cases.
@Jinx It sounds like to me at 54 you’ve lived a very full like? How did you meet your Thai women? Travelling?
Funny you should say I had a full life because I haven’t. My dad’s wife, who is Thai, stole my inheritance.
I’m 55 and I miss a job. I quit my voluntary job because i was too undstable, but when i’m stable again i plan to volunteer and make a hot lunch for the users of my local social club for mentally ill
I don’t find it hard to not work as long as I can study a bit.
I wonder if I’ll ever be able to go back to work, but part-time must be reasonable at some point I think.
Oh i was very comfortable when I didnt work for 3 years lol. And id be comfortable for another 40 years too 
Honestly if your happy with your lifestyle, it affords you basic life necessities and you actually cant work then theres no need to worry about it.
No, its not difficult. It can be boring sometimes though.
The more I think about the likelihood that I will be dead in 10 or 15 years, the more I consider this my retirement years. I smoked for 30 years, have schizophrenia, have diabetes, am overweight, still don’t exercise enough, etc. All of which have a negative affect on lifespan. I don’t expect to live as long as my parents have.
I think as long as you try to learn something new no matter how small or whatever that keeps life interesting.
When i didnt work from 2018-2021 i learned a lot, played a lot, slept a lot, and did a ton of mental health work.
I think if i didnt do anything and just watched tv and slept for 3 years it would be more difficult than work due to lack of activity.
idk if its difficult cause ive never had a job
You only need to do 2,200 steps a day according to the article of @everhopeful
Probably u don’t have a criminal record if the case was dismissed I had a similar situation where I live.
I find it difficult without a job.
Makes my CV look bad
Means I’m not able to save.
I am currently in the process of becoming a peer support social worker. I will do that part time and the other days ill do a art class and stuff
Congratulations Rollo that’s super cool
That is actually a job I’ve been considering when Im older and wiser
I thought about doing that! Interesting man
The reason I also like that job is cos it’s actually a requirement to have a diagnosis how interesting right
Yes i think you will be really good at it. I feel alot of people on this forum would be awesome at it because they have so much insight and life experience
Yes and your work environment would be suited to what u can handle
I think you’d be great at it too!!
And thanks.
Thank you! Maybe you can try and volunteer at a recovery center or talk to a jobcoach/ips they mostly known the ways to get into that kind of professions