Last week, I responded to a Wall Street Journal article on the topic with a firm rejection of this point of view. But this is, to a large extent, built on an old model of retirement -- work long hours until retirement age, then relax and enjoy the fruits of one's labors. Here's another issue with the "all-weekend" retirement: the imbalance between working years and retirement. Are they better off reserving all those funds for their retirement, to enjoy the Golden Years of their dreams? Expressed another way, 52% of Americans reported having unused vacation time at the end of the year.

Source: Forbes September 10, 2018 13:08 UTC