Do you think retirement was what you pictured to be?

Dave03 said:
I don't think about retiring. I have a few years left anyway.

But honestly? I enjoy what I do for a living. It's not physically demanding, and I like the people.

I'm not the only one in my department that feels that way, either. At 61, I'm the youngest. There are three others, aged 66, 68, and 74.

None of them have any indicated they have any desire to call it quits, either.

The young guys call our department The Hospice.
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Do you work for a government agency? :ROFLMAO:
 

When we entered the work-force, we really didn't know what awaited us, long term. It was new territory. The same could be said for entering retirement. We move on to new territory, with the same unknown, unproven hope. We bite the next bullet.
 
Meanderer said:
When we entered the work-force, we really didn't know what awaited us, long term. It was new territory. The same could be said for entering retirement. We move on to new territory, with the same unknown, unproven hope. We bite the next bullet.
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That why I am starting to think I need to talk to a financial advisor.
 
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Pretty much. Worked with father & brother as masons. I had a few years to learn the expected aspects of retirement when my father retired. Took over the trade, got my contractor's license, then worked along side my brother & others until it was my turn at 64. My brother went through the same experiences I did & now he's ready to hang up the trowel so to speak, plans on selling the trade & equipment to the new buyer. Nothing has happened to alter my expectations or his. Eased into it, but did move to a milder climate area. Never looked back.
 
Well, had there been a mentor who guided, encouraged and taught me the lessons of "Save now, spend later" I possibly might have been better off.

As it is, my retirement beats living on the streets, begging for spare change, so there's something to be thankful for.
 
I think I sorta slowly retired too soon - was working for govt for years then got laid off - another little govt trick - got paid out a years salary - whoopie - you think it will last for ever. then went freelancing for a few years that was quite good and kept the pennies trickling in and can't remember the moment it stopped - just think I'd had enough and retired myself. but could have stayed more active mentally and physically and anyway else there is.

wife continued as she was younger but she had a big family holding their hands out constantly! In the end we moved state which shook em off and then after turning down 4/5 good jobs [wife that was] she was offered one she couldn't / wouldn't refuse in the town of her birth as a CEO of PHC unit. everything was rosy and I settled back into opulence??

[after that it gets more complex]
 
When I decided to accept the fact of retirement and not working some odd job I settled into a new routine which is starting to work. A former coworker called to pick my grey matter. Fine! No, I am not open to gig work and I will not volunteer. Did you turn trad??? No, I lost my 60 hour week permanent gig.
 
I realized around 2019 that I had done most all of the grand adventures I needed to do.

I do the things I want to do but not some grand mind blowing adventure. No deep caves,

No deep ocean adventures, No Bear Hunts, Carribu adventures. Don't need to look down
the Abis of some great Geological event to undold. Fishing, I'm good, Stock Car Racing, I good.
Pro sports, I good. Skiing, I good. Making my own Bed, I good. Simply put I good with most
Cocca manic stuff.
 
Retired too soon could of kept on working plenty of work but got a bit lazy. Wife is younger and was working full time CEO so bringin in the brass and I just relaxed on our 8 acre bush property talkin to giant boab trees! Now passed the point of no return!
 
OneEyedDiva said:
My husband was very well known and well liked (by most people), but he did not win and truthfully, I was glad he didn't. Although it's been exciting getting accolades about my music from other musicians, including artists I've admired for decades, I'm not well known in the industry, believe me. I'm like the million plus other independent artists just trying to get our music out there. Ever heard the term "starving artist"? Well it's a darned good thing I don't have to depend on my music income to sustain me. I'd be on the street. Even well known artists, get the shaft.
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"They say I won't last too long ..... I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say ...
but they're dead wrong, I know they are ... and I won't quit 'til I'm a star ... "
 
NotCompSavy said:
Lol my wife also filed for divorce while screaming she wished I was dead but other then that it was a good marriage .
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Would it be an unfair, sweeping statement if I were to say that women make up all kinds of crazy excuses for making it the man's fault? Naw, that would be unfair. I take it back. 🫤
 
I retired at 56 in 2018, took some time to settle in, relax and catch up, but by the time I was going to put into motion the plans I had, the big covid mess hit! I wanted to form a rock band, and my first step was to go to guitar center and make some connections, which I did with a guitar player there, with plans to get together and jam! I had planned to play in chess tournaments, attend track meets around the area, and really put my fitness program into high gear, and I wanted to run a marathon! None of this happened because of the covid mess......I never really got back on track after that, and that's lost time I will never get back.
 
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