[AuRavelling79]

That's the beauty of self employed window cleaning.  You can prune and shape your round.

A chap I know was a salesman all his working life. I'm not sure of the reasons (pressure was mentioned) but at about my age now (58) he saw the good life his son in law has as a long time "head screwed on" window cleaner and started himself.

He is now 64, looks late 50's, and is working 3 x 5 hour days a week. He says his state pension kicks in at 66 and he says he will (health permitting) drop to 2 x 4 hour days of the cream work. "As good as the gym" he reckons.

I don't know if he gets a pension from his old sales job (well known firm)  but he has a plan.

[Perfect Windows]

That's the beauty of self employed window cleaning.  You can prune and shape your round.

Agree.  Unless you're utterly decrepit, I don't see why anyone couldn't cut down their round and be doing a handful of bungalows each week.  It'd give you an income well above most pensioners and you'd be out from under the wife's feet and actually meeting people for a couple of mornings.

I reckon that at 80 my Dad would have been happy with a couple of mornings' light work each week. Possibly not mainly for the cash, either.

Vin

[Dry Clean]

good luck dave with whatever you decide to do next.

2 guys i know are 68 and 71 and still window cleaning(off ladders too!)they look fantastic for their age and i reckon theyll keep going for as long as they can.possibly til 75-76 yrs of age.(albeit part time)

im 46 so exactly 10 years younger than you.im hoping ive got another 30 years left of window cleaning.i think ill be ready to retire completely by 76.(health permitting of course).

the guy who is 71 has been window cleaning since he was 18 so he s been at it 53 YEARS!!

I think your nuts to want to clean windows till your 76  In a good way, I do like your enthusiasm 

I'm ten years younger than you and I hope to god I'm not jumping over fences and stepping in poo when I'm 56 

i never want to retire adam.why would i?and do what exactly?sit in a chair and rot away staring at the tv in the corner?no thanks.

if i can ill still be working.

you are crackers mate  . Theres plenty to do in this world beside working or watching TV

Exactly Adam, unfortunately some are forced to work on because of a low pension pot others do it because they are lonely,
both reasons are sad, I would retire tomorrow if I could afford to and it wouldn't be to sit and watch TV.

what absolute rubbish you talk at times sean!

go on what would you do if you could retire tomorrow?that you cant do now while your still working?

people dont just carry on working because their sad and lonely and a low pension pot,etc..lots carry on because they enjoy it and it gives them a sense of purpose and structure to their lives.its good for their mental and physical health as well as material security with the extra money coming in.

So what your saying is some continue working to stop themselves getting sad and lonely and the extra money gives them the
financial  security they don't have with their pension pot.
Off course there will be business owners and powerful people who will want to work on for many reasons but manual workers
tend to do it for the reasons Iv mentioned and the fact that some of them have never done anything other than work and don't know how to do anything else, now get a grip on yourself (lol) you clean windows for money enjoying the work helps make it easier but your there for the money and nothing else.

No point in me giving you a list on what you could do after you retire as you will like things that I don't and vice versa but believe me there are plenty without sitting on your backside watching TV all day, there are no pockets in a shroud Dazmond.