Millennials dream of a new era of retirement, rebelling against visions of golfing and a sedentary lifestyle

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• Millennials want a different retirement than their predecessors, looking for a more affordable and active lifestyle. The road to retirement has changed for them anyway. 

Step aside boomers, the millennial is imagining a different type of grandma. Rejecting conventional visions of playing gin rummy and bingo by the beach, younger generations are pursuing a more active retirement. Finding dreams of leaving the workforce all the more difficult to attain than their predecessors, those who can kick up their feet are reinventing the wheel.