B1 – Intermediate
In most countries the official retirement age is 60. For footballers they retire much earlier than other athletes. For some people retirement is a financial decision but for others it may not be reason enough.
Discussion Questions:
1. Do you consider retirement as a financial decision?
2. What are the benefits that retirees in Spain get?
3. How would you spend your time as a retiree?
8 replies on “Retirement”
Do you consider retirement as a financial decision?
It depends. There are people earn much money in their working live and, surely, they have other reasons for retirement. Anyway it is an important reason to take into account.
2. What are the benefits that retirees in Spain get?
I think retirees in Spain are good. They have a state payment according to what they have contributed to pension system. Also they have discounts in travels, hey have discounts in public transport and their tickets from museums and theaters are cheaper.
3. How would you spend your time as a retiree?
I will like to make several things, eg to travel to others Countries, to enjoy of my free time and relax. Maybe I can learn to play the guitar very good.😉
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1. Do you consider retirement as a financial decision?
It´s very important financial decision, once a time, the person is retired by age, the person, is going to need a financial stability in the old age. If that is clear, enyoy the retirement!
2. What are the benefits that retirees in Spain get?
There is a public sistem for pensions for all the people who have worked by a minimum of years, and social retirement for the rest. The retirees can travel and visit other cities at low prices, use the public transports, sports centers, medicines and other services, free
3. How would you spend your time as a retiree?
I´ll life without stress, without clocks and with time for myself, travelling, painting, reading, comets flyings…
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1. Do you consider retirement as a financial decision?
It’s not really about financial decision for me, it is important but more health and job satisfaction.
2. What are the benefits that retirees in Spain get?
They get a state pension, a payment from the government, and payment of the medicines. They also have discount on public transport.
3. How would you spend your time as a retiree?
I would like to spend my retiree time with my family trying to help them as much as possible. And if the economic allow me I would like to travel part of this time.
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1. Do you consider retirement as a financial decision?
Personally I do not consider that the decision to retire is financial, I will make the decision when I lose hope for my work, currently it is a satisfaction, but I believe and understand that many people make the decision conditioned by financial aspects.
2. What are the benefits that retirees in Spain get?
The benefits that retirees have in Spain are among others: Monthly payment based on their time and contribution amount during their working life. Discount on public transport and access to certain leisure activities, payment of medicines,…
3. How would you spend your time as a retiree?
I have not seriously thought about it, but I would like to travel and see places I have not visited, learn music and play the piano and I also have the hope of doing some agricultural activity
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