my mom is retiring on friday after 26 years with the government. she has been working for a total of 50 years. she's been widowed for 10 years, and has kept up and maintained the family home to the best of her ability. she has now made this decision after much thought and contemplation over the past 2-3 years. she's essentially maxed out her pension, meaning, she's at a point where she has her age, her years of service, and there's no potential to possibly get a bigger check. on top of her pension, she's got deferred comp and investments. she has zero debt, and i'm happy for her that she's finally throwing in the towel. she's worked very hard for a long time, often 2 jobs at a time.my sister actually got pisssed at my mom, telling her its stupid to retire now with this economy, and that she cant believe she isnt going to work for a few more years until things are better. i secretly think my sister is just in fear that my mother will no longer have excess cash to throw her way. as if that's my mother's responsibilty, to subsidize her 40 year old daughter. i'm so happy for my mom, as is the rest of the world, and my d-bag sister is trying to ruin this for her.