What I want for my retirement...

Lamplighter · 12-09-2010, 01:27 PM

My own career over the past 45 years has been a series
of 7-10 year episodes of "career suicides",
a little bit like the proverbial "7-year itch" in marriage.

Now, I've been retired for a little more than 7 years,
and am having some of same those feelings of wanting something new.
I know... just living is better than the alternative.
But I'm wondering what others think about what they really want for their own retirement.

What ideas or wishes or plans do you have for your retirement?

HungLikeJesus · 12-09-2010, 11:10 PM

I think the ideal would be to work half-time - either 20 hours per week, or two weeks out of the each month, or six months out of the year.

footfootfoot · 12-09-2010, 11:33 PM

If I'm ever able to retire I'd spend all my time gardening and doing wet process (traditional photography) or working a 9-5 job.

As someone who has always worked freelance, a regular paycheck would be relaxing and much like retirement, I guess. Plus, I'd have no compunctions telling my boss to stuff it.

Maybe I would start a pizza place. That might be fun for about a year or two.

monster · 12-09-2010, 11:43 PM

I will never retire.

footfootfoot · 12-10-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

I will never retire.

That's because you got plenty of air when you were born. (can't find the link)

smoothmoniker · 12-10-2010, 12:37 AM

I may feel older when I'm 70, but I don't ever want to stop doing what I'm doing. I can't imagine retiring.

Griff · 12-10-2010, 07:27 AM

I know the feeling you're talking about Lampy. I always have that need for wholesale change, which turns out to be okay now that the "ideal" of two-way company loyalty is dead. I'm going to keep at what I'm doing right now for the foreseeable future and see if I can't reprogram myself. For retirement, I still think a part-time gig plus the farm is best. I've watched my Dad go from workaholic to sweeping the church steps and I know I'll need to be more balanced. I don't know if I can but I'm going to try. If our bodies hold up Pete and I have a lot of physical stuff we'd like to return to in semi-retirement like bike touring, mountaineering, and camping. I'll probably have to build another timber-frame at some point as well... thanks for the question, it focuses the mind a bit.

BrianR · 12-10-2010, 10:15 AM

I am planning to sell everything I own and move into a camper and become a snowbird.

It's much cheaper to live that way and more fun too!

I may take an occasional part time job to cover an expense that I otherwise cannot afford but generally, I've driven enough for one lifetime.

Shawnee123 · 12-10-2010, 10:25 AM

I wouldn't mind doing some volunteer work somewhere, not much...just keep my hand in helping people.

I'd love a shop like my dad's: he puts out some lovely furniture, fixes up old things for people. He has a TV and a fridge and every kind of woodworking thing imaginable.

I'd love to just putter, make things. It sounds silly, but I'd love to just solder a bunch of stuff...in the manner of the high-reliability intricate soldering I used to do for defense contractors. I like making stuff.

And read. And swim. And ride horses. And bicycle. And canoe.

I really just need a log home in the woods (with all the amenities, of course.)

This will all require winning the lottery. My PERS trumps a bunch of the SS I paid into for years. I just don't want more lean times. Worry-free, would be lovely.

footfootfoot · 12-10-2010, 10:37 AM

Wow. She solders too!

The last of the renaissance women.

monster · 12-10-2010, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Wow. She solders too!

But does she do KKK Welding?

Shawnee123 · 12-10-2010, 10:44 AM

When the revolution comes, I'll be valuable in so many ways I'll be indispensible. There isn't much I haven't done or couldn't do.

Shawnee123 · 12-10-2010, 12:09 PM

I like what you did thar.

zippyt · 12-10-2010, 02:16 PM

All i need is my rocking chair and a Pocket full of rocket flares !!!

Undertoad · 12-10-2010, 07:15 PM

During my retirement I intend to keep several aquariums. If I have any limber left in my fingers, I shall have a music keyboard to plunk things out. I may foster dogs that need adoption. I will cook fine dinners that take a lot of preparation time.

12-09-2010, 01:27 PM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	What I want for my retirement... My own career over the past 45 years has been a series of 7-10 year episodes of "career suicides", a little bit like the proverbial "7-year itch" in marriage. Now, I've been retired for a little more than 7 years, and am having some of same those feelings of wanting something new. I know... just living is better than the alternative. But I'm wondering what others think about what they really want for their own retirement. What ideas or wishes or plans do you have for your retirement?

12-09-2010, 11:10 PM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I think the ideal would be to work half-time - either 20 hours per week, or two weeks out of the each month, or six months out of the year. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-09-2010, 11:33 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	If I'm ever able to retire I'd spend all my time gardening and doing wet process (traditional photography) or working a 9-5 job. As someone who has always worked freelance, a regular paycheck would be relaxing and much like retirement, I guess. Plus, I'd have no compunctions telling my boss to stuff it. Maybe I would start a pizza place. That might be fun for about a year or two. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-09-2010, 11:43 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I will never retire. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-10-2010, 12:37 AM	#6
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I may feel older when I'm 70, but I don't ever want to stop doing what I'm doing. I can't imagine retiring. __________________ to live and die in LA

12-10-2010, 07:27 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I know the feeling you're talking about Lampy. I always have that need for wholesale change, which turns out to be okay now that the "ideal" of two-way company loyalty is dead. I'm going to keep at what I'm doing right now for the foreseeable future and see if I can't reprogram myself. For retirement, I still think a part-time gig plus the farm is best. I've watched my Dad go from workaholic to sweeping the church steps and I know I'll need to be more balanced. I don't know if I can but I'm going to try. If our bodies hold up Pete and I have a lot of physical stuff we'd like to return to in semi-retirement like bike touring, mountaineering, and camping. I'll probably have to build another timber-frame at some point as well... thanks for the question, it focuses the mind a bit. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-10-2010, 10:15 AM	#8
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I am planning to sell everything I own and move into a camper and become a snowbird. It's much cheaper to live that way and more fun too! I may take an occasional part time job to cover an expense that I otherwise cannot afford but generally, I've driven enough for one lifetime. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

12-10-2010, 10:25 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I wouldn't mind doing some volunteer work somewhere, not much...just keep my hand in helping people. I'd love a shop like my dad's: he puts out some lovely furniture, fixes up old things for people. He has a TV and a fridge and every kind of woodworking thing imaginable. I'd love to just putter, make things. It sounds silly, but I'd love to just solder a bunch of stuff...in the manner of the high-reliability intricate soldering I used to do for defense contractors. I like making stuff. And read. And swim. And ride horses. And bicycle. And canoe. I really just need a log home in the woods (with all the amenities, of course.) This will all require winning the lottery. My PERS trumps a bunch of the SS I paid into for years. I just don't want more lean times. Worry-free, would be lovely. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-10-2010, 10:37 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Wow. She solders too! The last of the renaissance women. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-10-2010, 10:44 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	When the revolution comes, I'll be valuable in so many ways I'll be indispensible. There isn't much I haven't done or couldn't do. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-10-2010, 12:09 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I like what you did thar. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-10-2010, 02:16 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	All i need is my rocking chair and a Pocket full of rocket flares !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-10-2010, 07:15 PM	#15
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	During my retirement I intend to keep several aquariums. If I have any limber left in my fingers, I shall have a music keyboard to plunk things out. I may foster dogs that need adoption. I will cook fine dinners that take a lot of preparation time.

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