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Retirement!? (Vanity)
Vanity ^
| 10/14/2020
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Posted on 10/14/2020 8:11:14 PM PDT by hiho hiho
I have operated a small business for many decades. I'm tired -- and tired of all the paperwork, insurance, and taxes. I wouldn't mind cutting back to part time, but it doesn't seem like a financially viable option as my insurance costs and paperwork would likely not decrease. So, now the quandary -- what do I do with my time if I retire? I want do remain active and keep the mind busy. I don't want to sit and watch TV or spend all day on the internet. What do all you retirees do with your time?
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KEYWORDS: retirement
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To: Jamestown1630
It’s something to do, and might pay for the groceries.
To: gitmo; hiho hiho
Whatever you do, don’t just sit around all day doing nothing and drive your wife nuts.
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:41:48 PM PDT
by
Pining_4_TX
(I'm old enough to remember when you actually had to be able to do something to be hired to do it.)
To: hiho hiho
Tournament Scrabble
Crossword Puzzles
Sudoku
Watch the classic movies you missed
Read the classics (Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, etc.)
Learn to sketch and maybe even paint
Learn an instrument like a guitar
Learn to cook better than what you currently can do
Visit states or cities you've never been to
To: Mr. N. Wolfe
Every labradoodle I have met was a great dog. Smart, loyal, happy go lucky and fantastic at knowing what’s up. Expensive pups around here. The poodle in them makes them smart, the lab makes em lovable.
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:42:07 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(#wwg1wga #Godwins - What is scarier then offensive words? Not being able to say them..)
To: scottiemom
I've been retired for 6 years.
Am busier than ever.
Rebuilding Victorian era money pit.
Exploring in our Unimogs.
Volunteering for snowmobile clubs (Re decked a bridge, cleared a lot of brush and downed trees, put up and took down a LOT of signs, built racks for said signs, etc.)
Volunteering as a ham radio operator for New England Forest Rally, Climb to the Clouds,Susquahannock Trail Performance Rally and rally sprints. Also heavy extraction, using Unimog to extract rally cars the sweep teem couldn't get.
Doing genealogy research.
Building our Amsoil business. A great retirement business with little paperwork and few of the headaches of most businesses. edsanders.com
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:46:54 PM PDT
by
Mogger
To: hiho hiho
To: hiho hiho
Golfing while walking taking family and with other fellow golfers
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:54:28 PM PDT
by
Varsity Flight
(QE 2020. All Quiet on the Western Front)
To: hiho hiho
Read workout swim golf movies the key is to have enough money and a plan
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:55:34 PM PDT
by
genghis
To: hiho hiho
Ride bike. Play sports. Bridge. Bike. Walk. Boat
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posted on
10/14/2020 9:57:54 PM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump Pence II! Save America again)
To: SuperLuminal
Trump’s election eased my retirement decision.
A biden win will make investment living much much harder. A biden retirement for cause will likely destroy us all.
We will never vote our way out of this mess leaving only one other viable alternative.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:00:41 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: Flaming Conservative
I worked in uniform in NY State's prison system. When I started, I was one of a handful of females at the facility I was sent to. I was already divorced by that time, and I thank God I had my two sons to keep me sane. As time went on, and they got older, I decided to go back to school, and eventually got my Masters degree. I never used my degree to get a different job. I'd already gotten seniority as a Sergeant, and was happy where I was. Taking a promotion, would have meant going down toward NY City for possibly years before I could transfer back home. I wasn't about to be inconvenienced by anything or anybody at that point in my life. Taking college courses helped keep me focused, and gave me some personal satisfaction, because the job wasn't one that you could go home from everyday, and feel you'd actually accomplished anything.
I'm glad you have been able to adjust to retirement, and have settled into a routine you are comfortable with. I have retired friends (I worked with the wife), and they feel they have to be doing something constantly, or they feel lost. For me, happiness is not having to be somewhere at a certain time...unless it's doctor appointments, and I try not to have many of them if I can help it. I hope you have a long, happy, and healthy retirement.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:26:00 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
[...] here in North Idaho its a very friendly place [...]Ssshhh!
Don't want that to "get around!"
Regards,
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:27:23 PM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: hiho hiho
Get yourself some binoculars and spy on your neighbors!
Write "poison-pen letters" to the local paper about that new pastor you don't like!
Rummage through dumpsters, looking for salvageables!
The world is your oyster!
Regards,
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:31:42 PM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Weve made lots of new friends here in North Idaho its a very friendly place. Beautiful area. Coeur d'Alene, Lake Pend Oreille, Priest Lakes and everything between. Problem is that little thing called winter. Lasts way too long up there! Great place for two and a half seasons.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:38:49 PM PDT
by
ETCM
To: alexander_busek
LOL...too late. ;>(
The floodgates from Seattle, Portland, San Fran, etc are opened.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:43:57 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ETCM
The winter is the great test of character. Many don’t pass.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:44:51 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Ha! I’ve spent enough of my life “building character”. I just bought a new RV, so maybe I could just head south in November and come home in April or May.
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:53:32 PM PDT
by
ETCM
To: hiho hiho
Play Dungeons and Dragons
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:57:35 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is thp at they are both death cults.)
To: ETCM
There you go. You see enormous garages and pole barns all over North Idaho used to store motor homes!
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posted on
10/14/2020 10:59:14 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
To: mass55th
"For me, happiness is not having to be somewhere at a certain time..." That somewhat describes me. I have many interests. I pursue one until my interest is drawn to something else. I excel at inventing and starting projects. I don't insist on finishing them. It's the process that entertains me.
Health problems can interfere greatly. If not for the virus, my wife and I would be taking car trips to Arizona or Idaho.
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