so waht ya doin today?

[glassparman]

I'll be 60 next year. I was going to bust out at 60 but with the markets, I'm gonna try for 62.

 

[JustJim]

Worked today . . . just like everyday.

Sooooo ready to retire!

I strongly suspect retirement is overrated. I had to try it while recovering from long covid; about day three I was thinking I had to get better or I'd die of boredom!

 

[Mitty38]

My plan is to work till I die.
Unless my wife passed first.
Then I will quit my job and live in my son's basement.

 

[Brad]

Retirement may be over rated but dammit, I gotta find out for myself.

 

[462]

Retirement is all it's cracked up to be and more. Homeownership, having enjoyable and relaxing hobbies, and traveling have fended off the doldrums. Still, there have been times when my natural antsyness had me looking for something to do.

 

[Rick]

Be careful wishing for retirement, it leaves you with daily profound questions that must be answered such as, what can I procrastinate on today, do I have breakfast and take a nap or do I take the nap then have breakfast? It never ends, goes on everyday.

 

[fiver]

can't ignore them.
they do assess a 500 dollar fine for non compliance.
i'm gonna haul the letter down to the court clerk tomorrow and make them help me fill it out.

i'm actually hoping to get picked for something, i could use the money.
unfortunately jury trials here are rarer than hens teeth.

 

[fiver]

so uhm.
hey Brad our local pharmacist is retiring.
it's the oldest operating pharmacy in the state and comes with a pretty steady clientele.
i bet the two gals there would stay on too, they have their act together and do most of the work now...

if your tired of working there... jus sayin

 

[Matt_G]

I have 3 - 5 most likely. Sigh

Same here.

 

[Bret4207]

I used to have a Class 3 before they changed the rules and started calling them CDLs. I let it expire when I got all the books in the mail that I had to study in order to take the tests to get my CDL and then pay some crazy new price when I renewed my license. That said, I see the "Looking for Drivers" sign out in front of the DOT garage in our town. It's been there for a couple years now. I'd gladly plow snow in the winter just for something fun to do. I used to drive those big trucks with wing plows when I worked on the Thruway as a kid. It was the Thruway that got my Class 3 for me back then. But, they want drivers with CDLs so I can't help them.

And you'd be shocked to find out what NYSDOT part timers make, as in even less than the $17 and change our guys make! Last I knew it was $16 and change before taxes and deductions!

 

[Bret4207]

Funny guy Bret!

All that so called "Swimming pools, movie stars and an apparently inexhaustible pool of money in the hands of the population" is in the big cities where the rich live.

Us conservatives live in the rural areas and work hard for a living.

But yeah, they are tearing up the deserts and get permits to bulldoze protected Joshua Trees by the thousands so they can install tens of thousands of acres of solar panels. I'm sure at the same rates you spoke of.

Same thing here. NYC establishes rules for the hicks in the sticks in the frozen north that make no sense. Love to see the state cut in half myself, ever happen though.

 

[Bret4207]

Well let's see... I've only got like 20 year left...

Everyone had 20 years left at one point. We just got there ahead of you!

 

[Bret4207]

I strongly suspect retirement is overrated. I had to try it while recovering from long covid; about day three I was thinking I had to get better or I'd die of boredom!

You just need to "retire" like did, into another 2 or 3 full time jobs! No problem with boredom, but energy and $$$ become major issues!

 

[dale2242]

Retirement is fine if you plan for it.
Don`t plan on living very well on Social Security alone.
Plan well ahead for extra income in the form of investments and savings.
Find some hobbies that you enjoy.
Obviously, you enjoy casting, loading, shooting and some of us hunting.
I enjoy wood working, gardening, and fishing as well.
I need things to keep me busy and challenge me.
I am finding out that cooking is one of these.
I am ok with the pellet grill but the kitchen stove/oven is a bit more difficult for me.
There are a number of good cooks in the family that will help guide me.

 

[Bret4207]

Huh, made a post and it duplicated itself so I tried fixing that and lost everything. Had problems with this site last night too. ????

Long story/short- Matt got a nice 8 pointer, winter is coming back, got too much to do.

 

[Bret4207]

Retirement is fine if you plan for it.
Don`t plan on living very well on Social Security alone.
Plan well ahead for extra income in the form of investments and savings.
Find some hobbies that you enjoy.
Obviously, you enjoy casting, loading, shooting and some of us hunting.
I enjoy wood working, gardening, and fishing as well.
I need things to keep me busy and challenge me.
I am finding out that cooking is one of these.
I am ok with the pellet grill but the kitchen stove/oven is a bit more difficult for me.
There are a number of good cooks in the family that will help guide me.

Those who believe that SS is their "retirement" are in for a very rude awakening. I won't get into it lest it be labeled politics, but it was never meant for that.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Yea sit was a bit wonky for me too.

 

[Snakeoil]

Love to see the state cut in half myself, ever happen though.

I'm pretty sure Billy Joel had a song where one of the lines was something like "cut off New York and let it float out to sea.". He's a Long Islander so I assume he was not including Long Island in that sentiment.

 

[Snakeoil]

I strongly suspect retirement is overrated. I had to try it while recovering from long covid; about day three I was thinking I had to get better or I'd die of boredom!

If you don't have something to keep you busy, retirement may not be the thing for you. I have a friend that owns a large engineering firm and he plans to work until he drops because he loves his work. He's probably close to 10 years older than me. He does not kill himself. He skis, has a place in Lake Placid where he spends a lot of time. But his fingers are still in the pie.

I have plenty of things to keep me occupied. I take pleasure in any kind of mechanical project. I also like to continuously learn so when winter comes, spending a few hours with a book on a subject I'm interested in is not out of the ordinary. I just got Vol II of Campbells book on Win. Single Shots that I need to start. I just took a quick look, and it appears to be packed with good stuff.

I knew guys at work that retired and came back in 6 months as contractors at the same pay they were making when they retired. I know others that started their own consultant businesses. I also knew guys that said they were going to take up gardening when they retired. That was the comment that sent a chill up my spine. If all I had to look forward to was digging in the dirt for fun, I think I'd have dug myself a grave and climbed in. Not dumping on gardeners, here. It's just not for me. Never found a shovel that felt right in my hands.

What I love about retirement is I am 100% in charge of my time and my responsibilities. Nobody is telling me where I need to be and when. No project I have needs to be done NOW. If it does not go well, I don't have to deal with the stress of getting it done before the weekend is over, missing out on something I wanted to do or anything else. I can walk away and come back to it tomorrow and carry on. For me, that's the best part. I tend to work best under pressure and I have no problem putting that pressure on myself. But it is MY choice and not someone else's. That's the secret ingredient to retirement for me.

 

[Winelover]

Retirement is fine if you plan for it.
Don`t plan on living very well on Social Security alone.
Plan well ahead for extra income in the form of investments and savings.
Find some hobbies that you enjoy.
Obviously, you enjoy casting, loading, shooting and some of us hunting.
I enjoy wood working, gardening, and fishing as well.
I need things to keep me busy and challenge me.
I am finding out that cooking is one of these.
I am ok with the pellet grill but the kitchen stove/oven is a bit more difficult for me.
There are a number of good cooks in the family that will help guide me.

Retirement is the best thing since sliced bread. Thirteen years, I've been collecting my GM pension and SS. Life is good.