Posted on 12/16/2017 7:02:48 PM PST by mdittmar
What did you do when you retired?
Getting close to the point that I may be able to retire.
Thinking about reselling,yard sales,goodwills,estates sales.
Always enjoyed junking,antiquing.
Gotta stay busy.
I kept four of my clients and still design embedded electronics and write firmware for the devices. For fun I teach Embedded Computing at the local high school. I have only one class each day, but the kids are techie types who relish the class. I also mentor their robotics team. These are well behaved kids who are a pleasure to know.
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Enjoyed it for about 6 months doing projects around the house and resting. Job hunted for about 6 months. With a couple of small gaps, I’ve been working ever since. I plan on trying it again in 5 - 10 years.
I am 62 have not worked for 7 years. Play golf 5 times a week read 4 books a week watch 3 movies a day. Nice work if you can find it
One thing you'll find out after you retire is that time seems to go by a lot faster than it did when you were working.
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let me tell you about my Grandma Moses of California original painting that I got at Goodwill....
They’ve both been doing this for at least five years and are getting very good at it. They used to work together until my older brother retired and moved south. They go to auctions and yard sales mostly. One is in NY State, the other NC. Recently my younger brother bought this swanky high-end settee at an auction for $50 bucks, pink with fringes, seats two. I thought he was nuts. But he sold it two weeks ago for $650, and he didn’t have to deliver. (True story.) They’re really good with books and other specialty items. You have to be on top of things to know what’s hot.
Anything I want. I cut cost because I really couldn't retirement with the same lifestyle. Everything is paid off so I pinch pennies and work around the house. I have many projects to do. More than I can afford or will have to do in my lifetime so I'm all set to stay busy. Get out of bed and stay moving. Walk. Meditate. Think about what makes you happy. Do you wish to move to another location? Do you have hobbies? These are the questions you must ask yourself.
The only bad thing about doing nothing is feeling guilty about it.
“What did you do when you retired?”
Anything I wanted. For some reason a lot of people hate that answer. But for me who was so choked with stress, it’s been one of the best things I’ve ever done.
yes it does.
Six months retired:
1. Developed a very detailed financial plan. Spent a lot of time rebalancing portfolio and analyzing spending. Ran a lot of Monte Carlo simulations using Portfoliovisualizer.com (SUPER financial tools). Keeping a close eye on this market!
2. Re-evaluated our house insurance and found we have been underinsured. Cost to rebuild after a disaster in SF Bay Area is staggering and all the natural disasters this year got me spooked. Talked to builder friends to get realistic estimates to rebuild. Purchased earthquake insurance and more liability insurance.
3. Got bids for a number of deferred home improvement projects — new driveway, bath remodel, seismic retrofit, and residential fire sprinklers. These projects will take at least 7 months to complete.
4. Lots of small fix-it and improvement projects. Taking TONS of donations to Goodwill.
4. Ramped up my hikes around SF Bay Area. Been climbing all the mountains around us. Joined several MeetUp hiking groups. Great way to meet new people.
5.Talking to several orgs about volunteer work. Haven’t started any, but’s going to get involved.
6. Family trips and holiday get togethers.
Don’t miss working for corporations one bit! Good luck.
I,m getting older,time goes fast enough already;)
Inspector Morse is my hero LOL
My husband got invited to retire by his company.
Not his choice.
He started his own business.
We travel a lot and visit the kids.
Realizing I am staring my own mortality in the face due to health issues, I have decided to start going through all the stuff in our house and getting rid of anything I or the kids don’t want or need.
When my m-i-l passed, we had two places to clean out, on in FL and one in NY. She was not a pack rat by any means but what a massive job. I do not want to do that to my kids.
I want to make it as easy for them as possible.
They’ll still have their work cut out for them, but I don’t want to do to them what we had to go through.
Downsize now when you have a say in what goes where.
If you have no heirs, I guess that changes that equation .
If you have no heirs, I guess that changes that equation .
If you’ve had a fulfilling career, you will not _need_ to do anything in retirement.
If you have a creative bone, you will always be busy.
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