Retired? Why?

ReTIRED. That's why :D

Should add I'm not one of those people who work/go to a job for something to do. I'll do volunteer work for an organization or cause that benefits people rather than put my time and help put money into a for profit business. They only profits I care about are my investments, that's what I'll 'work' on.
 
Why the hell not?

Worked for someone else for over 50 years to provide for family

Family grew up, moved away (thank you, Lord)


And here I am
Doing whatever I want to do, whenever I wanted to do it…aaaaaalll the time

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i retired at 62 to take care of my grandson while his mother worked-i also had a part time job when his mom got out f work i would take him to her job then go on my part time job --i worked until i reached-74 -i got sick because the doctor gave me the wrong pills--i also took my grandson to school until he went to high school
 
I retired at the age of 60 years and 6 months in order to achieve my lifelong ambition to be a non working bum.
 
mathjak107 said:
all the things i do for money are now things i would do for free. the fact i get paid is a bonus ...

my wife and i love photography and sell photo's and files on our website .... i enjoy teaching motor controls and variable frequency drives for a local distributor one day a week , it is very enjoyable .. i also got back in to drumming again and am preparing to take part in the 50th anniversary tour of a well know group of recording artists .

so while i get paid , i don't consider any of it a moment of work .
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Re: Drumming. That is very cool Mathjak!
 
I retired because I was tired of working, the supervisor was getting on my nerves (and everyone else's), the woman I had to work with in one of my offices and satellite clinics was a real b*tch no matter how nice I was to her. Plus I had the minimal time in and had always dreamed of the day I wouldn't have to get up to go to work although I really liked my work. I left one month before my 51st birthday.
 
The joy of retirement is that your time is your own to do with as you see fit. That has done me well for 22 years.
 
I'm jealous. There, I said it. Flat out jealous.

I love my work but I'm SO ready to not be ruled by the clock, and schedules, and what day of the week it is, what time it is, how much longer till the w/e. And even then, I'm scrambling to get as much personal stuff done as I can before it's Monday again and I have to go back to work and watch the clock and my time isn't my own.

My dysfunctional marriage, a husband who was a bum and a parasite and didn't work over half our marriage, my low income freelance jobs just to make ends meet and put a roof over our heads and food on the table for a family of 7, all contributed to a wretched financial situation that has impacted me now as a senior. My ex demanded to handle all the finances and I thought it was the least he could do since he wasn't working, and I believed that he was actually managing things, till we separated and I found out he hadn't paid taxes in forever, had drained all the savings, maxed out the credit cards, and left a mountain of debt ..... financial ruin that I'm STILL working my way out of.

Yeah, stupid. I know it was stupid. Too damn trusting for my own good. Too loyal. Too afraid of him for too damn long to get away.

So, yeah. I'm gonna be working till I die, probably.
 
Ronni said:
I'm jealous. There, I said it. Flat out jealous.

I love my work but I'm SO ready to not be ruled by the clock, and schedules, and what day of the week it is, what time it is, how much longer till the w/e. And even then, I'm scrambling to get as much personal stuff done as I can before it's Monday again and I have to go back to work and watch the clock and my time isn't my own.

My dysfunctional marriage, a husband who was a bum and a parasite and didn't work over half our marriage, my low income freelance jobs just to make ends meet and put a roof over our heads and food on the table for a family of 7, all contributed to a wretched financial situation that has impacted me now as a senior. My ex demanded to handle all the finances and I thought it was the least he could do since he wasn't working, and I believed that he was actually managing things, till we separated and I found out he hadn't paid taxes in forever, had drained all the savings, maxed out the credit cards, and left a mountain of debt ..... financial ruin that I'm STILL working my way out of.

Yeah, stupid. I know it was stupid. Too damn trusting for my own good. Too loyal. Too afraid of him for too damn long to get away.

So, yeah. I'm gonna be working till I die, probably.
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How sad Ronni. Unfortunately you made the mistake too many women do, whether their husbands are good or not....they let the man handle all the finances. I'm sorry that you're now paying the price for that mistake and likely won't be able to retire. Best of luck to you in trying to get out of this situation.
 
After 46 years working various jobs in various fields, including a family business, I retired, mainly to care for my aging parents who, among other things, couldn't drive safely any more. I thought caring for them would be less stressful & easier than working. Boy, was I wrong! My dad was OK, but my mom became more & more difficult as she aged...and she wasn't so nice when she was young.
 
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