This chapter delves into the multifaceted discussions surrounding retirement age and individual work decisions, spotlighting protests in France against raising the retirement age. It also introduces the FIRE movement, advocating for financial independence and early retirement, while reflecting on personal views of what retirement means.
Have you decided when you'd like to retire? Will it be your choice, or is there a set age in your country or profession?
More than a million people took part in protests in France last year when the government proposed an increase to the retirement age without a vote.
Age has also played a big factor in the replacement of Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate.
So is a fixed retirement age a good idea – or workplace outdated? Should it be more fluid – a matter of personal choice?
Presenter: David Harper
Producer: Victoria Hastings
(Image: Two women holding up placards that read, '64years it's no' march during a nation wide strike called for by French trade unions, in Rennes, northwest France on January 19, 2023. Credit: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images)