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re: Do any retirees “miss” work?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:12 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:12 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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I retired in my 30s, but no, I don't miss work.
This is code for I've been on disability for 20 years, correct?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:13 pm to makersmark1
I've wondered about this myself. I'm retiring in 4 years (at 54) and plan to take a year-long vacation immediately. Half will probably be the CONUS in my travel trailer and the other half in SE Asia, Central/South America, and the Caribbean. If I get bored with it, I'll probably come back and go back to work. I'm a SRO and Texas is going to start putting SROs on every campus, including elementary schools. I could work an elementary SRO gig for about $70K and still be on a school schedule with the week of Thanksgiving, 2 weeks at Christmas, Spring Break, all holidays, and the entire summer off.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:16 pm to makersmark1
I haven't missed having a job for one single minute.
Now I do have a lot of hobbies and animals that keep me busy. There's always hay to cut ot something that needs fixed.
But I still make time to go fishing 3-4 days a week and have a damn good time. I'm two joints in already and would be going for bumber three, but I have to fo to a cookout get together this evening.
Now I do have a lot of hobbies and animals that keep me busy. There's always hay to cut ot something that needs fixed.
But I still make time to go fishing 3-4 days a week and have a damn good time. I'm two joints in already and would be going for bumber three, but I have to fo to a cookout get together this evening.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:18 pm to makersmark1
I don't miss the nature of my work, but I miss my spotter.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:21 pm to This GUN for HIRE
As a retired Accpunting Controller, you miss the intellectual stimulation but you never miss the bullshite or the assholes you had to deal with. And you never miss rush hour traffic in Houston.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:28 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Are you married? If so I think you will miss work.
A guy I worked with retired several years ago... 3 months later he came back but not full time. He worked 3 days a week. He told use by week 3 he realized there was no way in hell he could stay in the house every day with his wife and had to get the frick out.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:37 pm to makersmark1
I miss the travel part of it working in different states and different countries around the world. That fat azz check every month was pretty good too.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:41 pm to makersmark1
Depends on the person. I couldn't sit in my recliner doing nothing all day. Golf, travel, building and fixing things, volunteering, spending more time with family.
All of that sounds better than being tied to a 9-5 but some people get their kicks from a set work routine every day.
All of that sounds better than being tied to a 9-5 but some people get their kicks from a set work routine every day.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:44 pm to makersmark1
quote:That's my plan. I started paying taxes at age 13 and worked hard in a stressful job for the last 34 years. 11 more months!!!!
I’m looking forward to retirement.
I’m keeping a small side job that I like so about a day a week I’ll deal with that.
Got hobbies, love to travel and should have enough money to do what I want for 20+ years.
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quote:Amen to that!
but you never miss the bullshite or the assholes you had to deal with
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:47 pm to makersmark1
Nope.
Set for life.
I don’t miss that bullshite at all and can’t imagine getting to the point when I do.
Set for life.
I don’t miss that bullshite at all and can’t imagine getting to the point when I do.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:49 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Are you married? If so I think you will miss work.
Well… there is this.
I just go to the store a lot and have occasional get togethers with friends that are also looking for that get-away.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 3:56 pm to makersmark1
NO!!!
Some people live to work and others work to live.
Some people live to work and others work to live.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:00 pm to makersmark1
I retired 3+ years ago (construction) but still enjoy working and the money is crazy. Now I work a few days a month and never past noon. It's fun, keeps me in decent shape and leaves plenty of time for hobbies.
Nothing hurts, so I feel fortunate.
Nothing hurts, so I feel fortunate.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:01 pm to makersmark1
I turned 59.5 yesterday and I hope to find out, but I will have hobbies.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:03 pm to makersmark1
Not a bit. When I first retired I missed the people I worked with, but that only lasts a little while and I found other things to occupy my time and mind.
I've been a woodworker for many years and got into some projects for the house that I had been putting off and even took on some special projects for folks that couldn't find what they wanted in stores to fit in that odd place in their house.
I also expanded my back yard "Victory Garden" to about 1000 sq. ft. , got into canning a lot of the vegetables I grow then got into making my own sausages, bacon and smoked meats and fish.
I've always loved to cook and my wife still works, so I do about 90% of the cooking, and that works out fine for both of us.
No, you likely won't miss work very much. My brother-in-law just retired a few months ago and he's still kind of lost with all the free time on his hands but seems to be adjusting to it and you will too.
I've been a woodworker for many years and got into some projects for the house that I had been putting off and even took on some special projects for folks that couldn't find what they wanted in stores to fit in that odd place in their house.
I also expanded my back yard "Victory Garden" to about 1000 sq. ft. , got into canning a lot of the vegetables I grow then got into making my own sausages, bacon and smoked meats and fish.
I've always loved to cook and my wife still works, so I do about 90% of the cooking, and that works out fine for both of us.
No, you likely won't miss work very much. My brother-in-law just retired a few months ago and he's still kind of lost with all the free time on his hands but seems to be adjusting to it and you will too.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:03 pm to makersmark1
I’m retired a little bit early, have been for five years.
You won’t necessarily miss work but you’ll miss the routine. Try to keep that routine (I still wake up early). Therefore, you’ll need at least one hobby to fill the time.
Congrats on paying your dues and start looking for hobbies would be my feedback.
You won’t necessarily miss work but you’ll miss the routine. Try to keep that routine (I still wake up early). Therefore, you’ll need at least one hobby to fill the time.
Congrats on paying your dues and start looking for hobbies would be my feedback.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:07 pm to LSUDonMCO
My job is less than 1% of who I am. I can’t imagine a different situation for anyone.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:08 pm to deltaland
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I think it depends on your financial situation. If you retire and live mostly off SS you’ll probably be bored cause you’ll be stuck at home a lot.
If you saved and have the means to travel and experience things you never got to do due to work then probably won’t miss working
^^^^^^^^^^^
This, if you have plenty of money you'll probably enjoy retirement and not be bored. If money is going to be tight, you may not enjoy it. Double, triple check the numbers, buckle down and pay off any non secured debt, save as much money during your last few years while working.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:09 pm to bird35
My sister is a teacher. She taught 20 or whatever years in one state to gain her pension.
She then moved to another state that only requires 10 years of teaching for an Additional pension.
Two pensions on top of Social Security should treat her well.
(But teachers don’t get paid enough)
She then moved to another state that only requires 10 years of teaching for an Additional pension.
Two pensions on top of Social Security should treat her well.
(But teachers don’t get paid enough)
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:11 pm to makersmark1
I don’t miss what I was doing. I want to work somewhere that uses skills I have built up and where I can contribute. I pretty much focused on work and am a bit of workaholic. I have transitioned from full to part time and then no time over 2 years. It takes getting used to and it helps me to still stay busy but I do what I want almost all the time. In that time frame we have also been busy helping our mothers deal with becoming widows plus volunteer at a charity. Like others have said , be sure you don’t want to work or be with those people. The people is the only thing i miss. And I call them occasionally. And yes busier than before because there is more I want to do.
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