Retirement Not An Option Nowadays

Keep Working In USA / CANADA Thinking about retiring? You may want to think again. More than four in 10 adults 60 and older, or 42%, say they will never fully stop working — and most say it is not by choice, according to new data from ZipRecruiter’s 2026 Retirement Reality Report. A record 11.6 million people age 65 and older are in the U.S. workforce, up 132% from 2004, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed in an April 2026 study by CareScout. “By 2030, around 1 in 2 workers in many economies will be aged over 50, yet we still push people toward a full stop just as they reach peak experience,” says Lyndsey Simpson, founder and CEO at 55/Redefine and author of “The Age Rebellion: Supercharging the Second Half of Your Life.“ Simpson says research shows that people who remain purposefully engaged and hold positive views about aging can live up to 7.5 years longer than those who don’t. “Retirement, as it has been sold to us, is a trap in the age of the 100 year life, creating a cliff edge that many people instinctively want to avoid … the future isn’t about working forever in exhausting jobs, but about redesigning work so experienced talent can stay relevant, connected and fulfilled for decades longer,” Try your hand at a second business. If you raised children, you probably know there is little time to fit in a full-time job – let alone a side gig. But sometimes as we age we have more time. For 63-year-old certified menopause coach and functional aging specialist Sarah Fuhrmann, that time is spent on not one, but two businesses. “I grew up thinking retirement was the reward at the end of a career. As I’ve gotten older, it feels more like an outdated model that assumes that women later in life should be smaller, quieter and largely invisible. That’s not me. I have no interest in disappearing into the background when I still have so much to offer,” Fuhrmann says. Indeed, she says retirement isn’t in her future plans. “I can’t even imagine it. This stage of life feels less like winding down and more like stepping into some of the most meaningful work I’ve done. I run two businesses, one in fitness and one in menopause coaching, and both are deeply tied to helping people stay strong, capable and engaged as they age,” Fuhrmann says. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/ar-AA23c0Ab

Newfoundland, Iceland, Singapore (Compared)

3 Islands / Nation States Compared and Contrasted; 1. Iceland covers a total area of about 103,000 square kilometers (39,768 square miles). It stretches roughly 500 km (310 miles) from east to west and 300 km (185 miles) from north to south.Size ComparisonsCountry-level: Iceland is slightly larger than Hungary or South Korea, and about the same size as the U.S. state of Kentucky. 2. Singapore covers a total land area of approximately 744.3 square kilometers (287.4 square miles). The country's main island measures roughly 50 kilometers from east to west and 23 kilometers from north to south 3. Newfoundland (NEWFOUNDISLAND) covers 111,390 square kilometres (43,008 square miles), making it the 16th-largest island globally and Canada's fourth-largest. It is roughly triangular, measuring about 400 km on each side. (For context, this area is slightly larger than Iceland or the U.S. state of Kentucky.) The Island of Newfoundland is 8,390 kmsq larger than the Country of Iceland. Population Size Comparisons 1. Iceland - The population of Iceland is approximately 400,000. With a land area of about 103,000 square kilometers, it remains one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe, with a density of roughly 4 people per square kilometer 2. Singapore - Singapore's total population stands at 6.11 million. This consists of 4.20 million residents (including 3.66 million citizens and 0.54 million permanent residents) and 1.91 million non-residents. The population density is exceptionally high at approximately 8,300 people per square kilometer. 2. Newfoundland (NewFoundIsland) - The population of the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador is estimated at 547,910. Of this total, roughly 95% reside on the island of Newfoundland, while the remainder live in Labrador. More later. PG IMO Newfoundland should sell Labrador or auction it off to the highest bidder and become the NATION SGATE / COUNTRY OF NEWFOUNDISLAND. BTW I have a Master's in International Law specializing in International Comparative Law and IP Law in addittion to being a Microsoft-Certified Enterprise Archtect specializing in Payment systems and am available for consulting and speaking engagements.

NewFoundIsland Should Follow Singapore

Newfoundland should become the independant country of NEWFOUNDISLAND (www.newfoundisland.com). We should emulate Singapore. After Confederation and INdependance we should sell Labrador to the highest bidder. Possible interested Nation States could be; 1. USA, 2. UK, 3.France, 4.Canada, 5. Russia, 6. EU, 7. China, 8. Japan, 9. Netherlands, 10. Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden etc...) All 10 could then compete in a LOTTERY FOR LABRADOR to aquire the landmass of Lanrador to join enlarge and enhance their Territory. The newly founded Nation-State of NewfoundIsland would then follow and emulate the Country of Singapore: As of mid-2025, Singapore's total population stood at 6,110,200, of whom 3,660,200 (59.9%) were citizens and the remaining 2,450,000 (40.1%) were either permanent residents (543,800, 8.9%) or international students, foreign workers, or dependants (1,906,700, 31.2%).[5] It is the world's largest and most populous city-state.[2][5] The 2020 census reported that about 74.3% of residents were of Chinese descent, 13.5% of Malay descent, 9.0% of Indian descent, and 3.2% of other descent (such as Eurasian); this proportion was virtually identical to the 2010 census, with slight increases among Chinese and Malay (0.2% and 0.1% respectively) and minor decreases in Indian and others (0.2% and 0.1%).[386][387] Prior to 2010, each person could register as a member of only one race, by default that of their father; therefore, mixed-race persons were solely grouped under their father's race in government censuses. From 2010 onward, people may register using a multi-racial classification, in which they may choose one primary race and one secondary race, but no more than two.[388] PG