idahobob
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Post by idahobob on Mar 23, 2016 12:15:07 GMT -8
I could retire now, at 65, but the wife is going to work a few years, and I like my coworkers and the work is generally interesting, so I work 4 days a week. I'm taking 2 weeks off to go to Australia in April, and hiking the JMT for 22 days in July. With 3 days weekends every week, work is pretty non-stressful.
On Fridays I work out and do errands. I have no interest in golf, but I do like to ride bikes. Also knife making, bike maintenance, photography, and hiking of course.
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cajun
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Post by cajun on Mar 23, 2016 17:50:36 GMT -8
If I'm lucky enough to work another 10 years, I'll be eligible to retire. That's still a pretty good ways away. Who knows what the future holds?!
ETA: I don't think I look old enough in that profile picture to be eligible to retire in 10 years!
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Mar 23, 2016 18:37:20 GMT -8
I retired 5 years ago and have not looked back. I have taken a couple of major trips every year including foreign destinations. I have been to places here in Florida that I have not been to before or at least in the last decade. I have yet to get bored. If the weather is good I can just grab a boat and go padding or if the weather is bad there are a lot of books I would like to read or I can plan the next trip. Retirement may not be for everyone but I sure am enjoying it.
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 23, 2016 18:51:42 GMT -8
Here's the thing about retirement - you don't have to get up in the morning and go to work. I like that.
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BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on Mar 29, 2016 19:11:15 GMT -8
Here's what happens when you: 1. Get laid off 2. Are almost 60 (back then, that is. Currently 61) 3. Show up to interviews with grey hair and a wheelchair.... It's not that I'm not trying, but I tell ya .... That's pretty much how my cousin retired (minus the wheelchair). He didn't really need another job, and eventually he decided he didn't want one. I'm not willing to commit to any specific course of action, although when somebody asked me if I would still be working in ten years, my response was unexpectedly emphatic.
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Post by hikingtiger on Mar 30, 2016 7:22:38 GMT -8
If I'm lucky enough to work another 10 years, I'll be eligible to retire. That's still a pretty good ways away. Who knows what the future holds?! ETA: I don't think I look old enough in that profile picture to be eligible to retire in 10 years! Pretty sure I've got more than 10 to go, but like you said, who knows what the future holds. Maybe the demand for hand-built instruments will skyrocket and I can switch to doing that for a while. Not holding my breath. And no. No you don't.
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BlueBear
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Post by BlueBear on Mar 30, 2016 8:00:01 GMT -8
Given the path I've taken, I may never retire, lol. Talk to me in 20 years, I may have a different story then. It took me a little while to decide what I wanted to do with my life. I would never trade it though, not in a million years. On a related note, anyone who tells you scientists are in it for the money is completely fulluvit.
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Post by ashepabst on Mar 30, 2016 12:53:56 GMT -8
Here's the thing about retirement - you don't have to get up in the morning and go to work. I like that. oh, that magic feeling, nowhere to go
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 30, 2016 12:57:26 GMT -8
Except where you want to.
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whistlepunk
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Post by whistlepunk on Mar 30, 2016 14:05:57 GMT -8
You not only do not have to go anywhere, money automatically appears in your checking each month without having to do anything.
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whistlepunk
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Post by whistlepunk on Mar 30, 2016 18:38:57 GMT -8
Yes. Too few of the younger generation understand the four characters that are their lifelong best friends -- 401k. I put in every spare penny I could squeeze out of my paycheck, and as a result retired with no change in income - actually a slight increase (~$50/month) in take home after tax income. A little self discipline when young means a very comfortable retirement later.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 31, 2016 10:19:13 GMT -8
Given the path I've taken, I may never retire, lol. I think you may have gone on the "retire first, work later" plan On a related note, anyone who tells you scientists are in it for the money is completely fulluvit. Certainly true. Though a 25 or 30 year career at a university, along with some frugality and careful investing, seems to yield prospects for a very comfortable retirement, preceded by (according to the DH) very high job satisfaction most of the way. I don't think I look old enough in that profile picture to be eligible to retire in 10 years! Now you're fishing... :D
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cajun
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Post by cajun on Mar 31, 2016 17:27:54 GMT -8
assuming, er... that's a recent picture of you... This past January -- very recent! No way. I'm just shocked when I look at it. That's not my normal look!
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reuben
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Post by reuben on Mar 31, 2016 17:43:07 GMT -8
That's not my normal look! Yeah. I don't see the penguin pajama pants. They were penguins, right?
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cajun
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Post by cajun on Mar 31, 2016 18:04:22 GMT -8
Yes, penguins! My favorite camping PJs. Pink face jewels are my new Mardi Gras look ... many, many months til I can wear those again.
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