This is just one reason I've long recommended doing «lifestyle planning» — including creating strong social support networks — before calling it a career. (realdealretirement.com)
I don't know if I'd call them career achievements, but there have been memorable projects. (social.hays.com)
If, for example, you figure you need to save enough for only 20 years of retirement and you end up living 30 years after calling it a career (which is likely for a great many people), you'll probably enter retirement with a smaller savings stash than you'll need. (realdealretirement.com)