This WSJ article (subscription required) explores the changing view retirement. Due to longevity, better overall health and fitness levels, and that there are many benefits to continuing to work, both older, middle-aged, and younger people are taking a different view of what retirement means. The added value to this article is the >400 comments the article garnered to get the variety of responses based on that individual’s unique perspective. There are an infinite set of circumstances that make up each person’s choice of retiring or not and what makes the most sense for their particular situation.