When do you plan to retire?
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One year ago. Waking up knowing every day is basically a Saturday is awesome. Having my identity no longer physically nor emotionally wrapped up in my "career", is liberating, and not having to sneak out of the office for a one hour "coffee break", to meet up with an escort is icing on the cake.
Those who complain that they wouldn't know what to do if they retired, are still running mindlessly on the treadmill. There's more to do now than I'm able to manage, and the sweet part is, if I prefer to do absolute zero any given day or week, I can do that too.
Although I've considered some volunteer "giving back to the community" roles and activities on volunteer boards and that sort of stuff, I've declined...as for now, it's all about me:cheer2::cheer2:
Those who complain that they wouldn't know what to do if they retired, are still running mindlessly on the treadmill. There's more to do now than I'm able to manage, and the sweet part is, if I prefer to do absolute zero any given day or week, I can do that too.
Although I've considered some volunteer "giving back to the community" roles and activities on volunteer boards and that sort of stuff, I've declined...as for now, it's all about me:cheer2::cheer2:
Me too. Retirement has become irrelevant IMO. We're living longer and are (for the most part) healthier.
What really pisses me off is how the financial services industry preach to us that we all need to save over a million dollars so we can retire. A million dollars that they would gladly manage for us.
Fuck em. I'm working til I drop dead and will use other sources for my 'retirement income' if I ever find myself in that position, thank you.
CB
I haven't worked in over 10 years now. I retired at just over 40. Greatest thing. I tinker on my hobby property. I hobby. I travel. I drive fast cars.
When you've been up several hours, fought traffic jams, stressing over something the boss said, I'm having a leisurely breakfast. Around noon I like to go for an extended walk along the Escarpment. At 3pm, usually my worst part of the day at one time, now I'm having a nice nap in the sun room.
After 8pm I might call an sp to come over once or twice a week.
The best is at customs when I cross the border and they ask what I do for a living. Most look at my passport and give me an envious reply. I've even been sent in for secondary questioning. Smuggler?
When you've been up several hours, fought traffic jams, stressing over something the boss said, I'm having a leisurely breakfast. Around noon I like to go for an extended walk along the Escarpment. At 3pm, usually my worst part of the day at one time, now I'm having a nice nap in the sun room.
After 8pm I might call an sp to come over once or twice a week.
The best is at customs when I cross the border and they ask what I do for a living. Most look at my passport and give me an envious reply. I've even been sent in for secondary questioning. Smuggler?
The old pension will kick in at 65 but I will probably go a few more just to make it a bit bigger and to match when CPP kicks in for me. That and the other investments I should be fine.
I'll have the option to continue part-time if I choose to.
Beyond that I'll have to wait and see what the world is like at that point!
I'll have the option to continue part-time if I choose to.
Beyond that I'll have to wait and see what the world is like at that point!
Why would I be bored? I manage my portfolio, I take several hours each day to stay on top of developments. I love to play in the garden or play on the tractors. Sometimes I cultivate a field just to kill time. Lunch can be 20 minutes or the rest of the day. It's a good feeling to bring in a van full of fresh produce to the local church group for their soup kitchen.
I like to talk, so an afternoon spent over coffee is a regular event.
A tank full cruise is frequently an option in the nice weather.
Walking through my small orchard and eating a couple of large, sweet peaches or apples... right off the tree is another.
Tell me the rat race is a desirable option.
Glad you are working to make my lifestyle a possibility.
I like to talk, so an afternoon spent over coffee is a regular event.
A tank full cruise is frequently an option in the nice weather.
Walking through my small orchard and eating a couple of large, sweet peaches or apples... right off the tree is another.
Tell me the rat race is a desirable option.
Glad you are working to make my lifestyle a possibility.
Well i'm set to retire at 40 also.No wife,no kids, just a lot of 70+hr weeks that paid off.Not total retirement,just stepping down from the company.I have someone else in line that has as much ambition i had or maybe more?My other business ventures will keep me busy 30-40hrs a week which is like part time to me lol.Gonna do a little travelling,& build my dreamhouse on the property i have in the Caribbean.I guess where we differ is the extended walks & the naps,that will never be me! Love to travel,& own a few fast cars.But the best toy is the fast plane !
I hope I will never retire. Just can't imagine myself doing nothing, rotting on a couch or trying hard to find things to keep me busy, like "cultivate a field just to kill time".
I can withstand at most 2 weeks of vacation, then I am bored to death.
No, I hope I will never retire, and when and if I will no longer be able to support myself in my day-to-day routine I sincerely hope that I would have enough courage to take my own life, and do it on my terms in time and place I choose.
I can withstand at most 2 weeks of vacation, then I am bored to death.
No, I hope I will never retire, and when and if I will no longer be able to support myself in my day-to-day routine I sincerely hope that I would have enough courage to take my own life, and do it on my terms in time and place I choose.
That is exactly the case for many. They all retire from working, instead of retiring TO something. My Dad has been retired for a number of years now and he essentially a couch potato. He has no interests outside of reading, watching TV, playing solitaire on his computer and bugging my mother. As it is now, my parents help look after my 2 nephews (their grandkids) 2 days a week.
I also agree with the financial advisors giving retirement advice these days. Save, invest to build up the nest egg doesn't work anymore. I know of at least 1 person who has outlived his retirement funds and in his 80's had to find some way to earn an income. So the better investment advice is to invest in cash flowing assets (rental real estate, oil and gas wells, businesses etc). That way you are protected from stock market crashes hitting your retirement portfolio.
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I am the same. I've been involved with creative projects that are very stressful for most of my working life. As much as I complain, even long weekends I can feel the boredom stating to set in. On the other side of the coin, friends of mine that retired seem to gain weight, age faster and just talk about doctors visits when I visit them. I think it might be a life style thing. Even a friend of mine who was a very successful entrepreneur talked about retirement but lasted less than two years before getting back into it.
I left the rat race about 25 years ago, at age 40 and invested everything I had into a small business. At the same time I got divorced and had custody of my two then young kids. Those early days were a great learning experience in many ways! Since then I have re-married, divorced again and had another kid, now in college.
My business is easy to manage and occupies my time pleasantly while allowing me to step away as I see fit. It probably runs just as well when I'm not around, at least in the short term.
I'm on good terms with both exes, which is nice for family events (graduations, weddings etc) A year or so ago I ended a live-in relationship of a few years and find myself living on my own, really for the first extended time since the age of about 20. I am enjoying life way more than I would have expected, without too much drama or stress. I enjoy time with my kids and grandchildren and am lucky in that I have one offspring living in a nice warm climate a fairly short flight away. Time spent there is great.
I have enjoyed this hobby over the years and have met some wonderful people. Now, more than ever, I find the time and money spent hobbying to have been a good investment in relaxation and for me the provision of a balanced life.
I see the future as rosy as long as I have my wits about me. I think I would be able to manage physical illness okay but some kind of dementia would be the worst. Then again, at that point I might not care too much anyway! Anyway no retirement plans for me.
My business is easy to manage and occupies my time pleasantly while allowing me to step away as I see fit. It probably runs just as well when I'm not around, at least in the short term.
I'm on good terms with both exes, which is nice for family events (graduations, weddings etc) A year or so ago I ended a live-in relationship of a few years and find myself living on my own, really for the first extended time since the age of about 20. I am enjoying life way more than I would have expected, without too much drama or stress. I enjoy time with my kids and grandchildren and am lucky in that I have one offspring living in a nice warm climate a fairly short flight away. Time spent there is great.
I have enjoyed this hobby over the years and have met some wonderful people. Now, more than ever, I find the time and money spent hobbying to have been a good investment in relaxation and for me the provision of a balanced life.
I see the future as rosy as long as I have my wits about me. I think I would be able to manage physical illness okay but some kind of dementia would be the worst. Then again, at that point I might not care too much anyway! Anyway no retirement plans for me.
Retirement can't come soon enough.
Personally I feel if you get bored in retirement it's because you never picked up any hobbies or interests.When I get my holidays I never put on a watch.My days are so relaxed.Don't have to drive to work in the snow with everyone else.Why put up with all the BS at work when they are going to pay me to stay at home?
Personally I feel if you get bored in retirement it's because you never picked up any hobbies or interests.When I get my holidays I never put on a watch.My days are so relaxed.Don't have to drive to work in the snow with everyone else.Why put up with all the BS at work when they are going to pay me to stay at home?
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