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  • kluursK Offline
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    I'm liking it. Even retirement takes some discipline as the imposed structure of work is not there. My spouse has had health issues over the past 18 months that have made me glad I have the time to step up and do all that needs to be done.

    I recognize that back when I was working full speed, there were a lot of things deferred that can now get attention.

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      My plans are a bit in flux right now. I had originally planned to retire at 67. Finley started to change that calculation… Especially since when Luke was born, we weren’t in a position for siblings… With Finley we are, and we are in the midst of deciding whether we are going to pursue that or just bot actively prevent it. If we do have another, I can’t retire with a child still in HS…

      However, business has been extremely good right now, and if it continues for the next 2-3 years in that vein we may reconsider again…

      The Brad

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      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

        My plans are a bit in flux right now. I had originally planned to retire at 67. Finley started to change that calculation… Especially since when Luke was born, we weren’t in a position for siblings… With Finley we are, and we are in the midst of deciding whether we are going to pursue that or just bot actively prevent it. If we do have another, I can’t retire with a child still in HS…

        However, business has been extremely good right now, and if it continues for the next 2-3 years in that vein we may reconsider again…

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        @lufins-dad said in Speaking of retirement:

        My plans are a bit in flux right now. I had originally planned to retire at 67. Finley started to change that calculation… Especially since when Luke was born, we weren’t in a position for siblings… With Finley we are, and we are in the midst of deciding whether we are going to pursue that or just bot actively prevent it. If we do have another, I can’t retire with a child still in HS…

        However, business has been extremely good right now, and if it continues for the next 2-3 years in that vein we may reconsider again…

        Want to hear God laugh? Tell him your plans.

        At any moment, we're always one step away from having life change dramatically. So plan well, but always have Plan B and preferrably Plan C. And then sometimes, you just have to roll with the flow.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          #15

          I didnt completely stop working until earlier this year.

          Some days I love it.

          Some days I'm bored out of my mind.

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          • JollyJ Jolly

            @lufins-dad said in Speaking of retirement:

            My plans are a bit in flux right now. I had originally planned to retire at 67. Finley started to change that calculation… Especially since when Luke was born, we weren’t in a position for siblings… With Finley we are, and we are in the midst of deciding whether we are going to pursue that or just bot actively prevent it. If we do have another, I can’t retire with a child still in HS…

            However, business has been extremely good right now, and if it continues for the next 2-3 years in that vein we may reconsider again…

            Want to hear God laugh? Tell him your plans.

            At any moment, we're always one step away from having life change dramatically. So plan well, but always have Plan B and preferrably Plan C. And then sometimes, you just have to roll with the flow.

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            @jolly said in Speaking of retirement:

            Want to hear God laugh? Tell him your plans.

            In Christmas 2007 we were shopping for towns in Mexico to move to. The plan was very early retirement in Mexico.

            Four months later I got my diagnosis and realized I’d need to be in the states for the rest of my life for medical care.

            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            • George KG George K

              @jolly said in Speaking of retirement:

              Married men live longer.

              Yeah, but if you're married, do you want to?

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              @george-k said in Speaking of retirement:

              Yeah, but if you're married, do you want to?

              Do you know why husbands die before their wives?

              They WANT to...

              We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
              Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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              • ImprovisoI Improviso

                @george-k said in Speaking of retirement:

                Yeah, but if you're married, do you want to?

                Do you know why husbands die before their wives?

                They WANT to...

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                @improviso and the reason divorce is so expensive?

                It’s worth it

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                  #19

                  Then there was the guy who asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday. She said “I want a divorce”. He said “I wasn’t thinking of spending that much.”

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    #20

                    As for me I’m working my ass off.

                    But what the hell, at the hospital every morning at 7. Home sometimes late. Never before 5. Occasional night call but now very rarely.

                    Meetings. Clinics. Operations.

                    Pre covid I spoiled myself with nice vacations but that’s sort of gone by the wayside.

                    Although planning maybe a several week road trip in the US this summer. Still tentative.

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                    • bachophileB bachophile

                      As for me I’m working my ass off.

                      But what the hell, at the hospital every morning at 7. Home sometimes late. Never before 5. Occasional night call but now very rarely.

                      Meetings. Clinics. Operations.

                      Pre covid I spoiled myself with nice vacations but that’s sort of gone by the wayside.

                      Although planning maybe a several week road trip in the US this summer. Still tentative.

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                      jon-nyc
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                      @bachophile said in Speaking of retirement:

                      Although planning maybe a several week road trip in the US this summer. Still tentative.

                      I smell a piano party….

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                        @bachophile said in Speaking of retirement:

                        Although planning maybe a several week road trip in the US this summer. Still tentative.

                        I smell a piano party….

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                        #22

                        @jon-nyc haha. Let’s see…

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                        • JollyJ Offline
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                          One guy who is staying retired...

                          https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-8-grades-jets-and-cowboys-both-get-an-a-for-wild-wins-with-their-backup-quarterbacks/

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          • bachophileB bachophile

                            @improviso and the reason divorce is so expensive?

                            It’s worth it

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                            @bachophile said in Speaking of retirement:

                            and the reason divorce is so expensive?
                            It’s worth it

                            Amen! 😬

                            We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                            Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              Then there was the guy who asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday. She said “I want a divorce”. He said “I wasn’t thinking of spending that much.”

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                              @jon-nyc said in Speaking of retirement:

                              Then there was the guy who asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday. She said “I want a divorce”. He said “I wasn’t thinking of spending that much.”

                              My wife asked me to take her someplace expensive.

                              So I took her to the gas station.

                              We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                              Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                              • JollyJ Jolly

                                One guy who is staying retired...

                                https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-8-grades-jets-and-cowboys-both-get-an-a-for-wild-wins-with-their-backup-quarterbacks/

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                                #26

                                @jolly said in Speaking of retirement:

                                One guy who is staying retired...

                                https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-8-grades-jets-and-cowboys-both-get-an-a-for-wild-wins-with-their-backup-quarterbacks/

                                Mike White gave a great performance against the Bengals. Third string, practice squad guy. Of course he also has an O line that gave him time to work

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • ImprovisoI Improviso

                                  @jon-nyc said in Speaking of retirement:

                                  Then there was the guy who asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday. She said “I want a divorce”. He said “I wasn’t thinking of spending that much.”

                                  My wife asked me to take her someplace expensive.

                                  So I took her to the gas station.

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                                  Improviso
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                                  Been retired for 13+ years. Had a bump in the road in 2012, but shed the 200 pounds of dead weight and been smooth sailing ever since.

                                  She's still chasing a married man, going on ten years now. Still doesn't get that men who cheat on their wives for 10 years don't marry their mistresses. Damn shame too. They deserve each other.

                                  We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                                  Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                                    Improviso
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                                    The EX

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                                    We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                                    Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      @jolly said in Speaking of retirement:

                                      Want to hear God laugh? Tell him your plans.

                                      In Christmas 2007 we were shopping for towns in Mexico to move to. The plan was very early retirement in Mexico.

                                      Four months later I got my diagnosis and realized I’d need to be in the states for the rest of my life for medical care.

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Speaking of retirement:

                                      In Christmas 2007 we were shopping for towns in Mexico to move to

                                      Really? Was your son already born at the time? Why Mexico?

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                                        It was the cartel he was working with...

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                          @improviso said in Speaking of retirement:

                                          Been retired for 13+ years. Had a bump in the road in 2012, but shed the 200 pounds of dead weight and been smooth sailing ever since.

                                          She's still chasing a married man, going on ten years now. Still doesn't get that men who cheat on their wives for 10 years don't marry their mistresses. Damn shame too. They deserve each other.

                                          I always thought she was garbage. If it makes you feel better. Maybe it makes me feel better to say that.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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