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?
It’s something to do, and might pay for the groceries.
Whatever you do, don’t just sit around all day doing nothing and drive your wife nuts.
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.
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
Golfing while walking taking family and with other fellow golfers
Read workout swim golf movies the key is to have enough money and a plan
Ride bike. Play sports. Bridge. Bike. Walk. Boat
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.
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.
Ssshhh!
Don't want that to "get around!"
Regards,
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,
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.
LOL...too late. ;>(
The floodgates from Seattle, Portland, San Fran, etc are opened.
The winter is the great test of character. Many don’t pass.
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.
Play Dungeons and Dragons
There you go. You see enormous garages and pole barns all over North Idaho used to store motor homes!
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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