I'm tired ...

[PurpleMoonlight]

I am 54.

I have been working 38 years.

I have been running my own business for 22 years.

I am tired.

Only another 13 years to SPA.

fk.

[Gargamel]

Take three months off

Date a 22 year old

Retire now

Take up yoga

Go to bed

[Laurel Green]

[Rotaree]

Open a bottle of whisky, drink most of it - you'll still be in the same position but you'll probably have forgotten about it!

[PurpleMoonlight]

Rotaree said:

Open a bottle of whisky, drink most of it - you'll still be in the same position but you'll probably have forgotten about it!

Doing that now ....

[footnote]

If it's not too intrusive a question... what do you do workwise?

Is that the source of the tiredness, or the rest of life... or just both?

[PurpleMoonlight]

Take three months off - impossible

Date a 22 year old - where do I find one? Forget that, I don't have the energy.

Retire now - no pension and to young to access it.

Take up yoga - hmmmmmm.

Go to bed - probably a good idea.

Edited by PurpleMoonlight on Saturday 5th September 19:25

[PurpleMoonlight]

footnote said:

If it's not too intrusive a question... what do you do workwise?

Is that the source of the tiredness, or the rest of life... or just both?

Financial services.

[footnote]

Ah.

[21TonyK]

I ran my own businesses for 10+ years and did OK, dropped out in my 30's and then reality hit and now back to the grind.

I took the easy option and am now PAYE in the public sector.

Lots of holiday and benefits of being an employee.

Reduced income means reduced lifestyle. I can accept that.

Its a matter of proportion.

I don't think I would have lasted 22 years.

Maybe its time to look for your way out?

[Blaster72]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Date a 22 year old - where do I find one?

http://sugardaddie.com/

Disclaimer - I am not responsible if you lose your shirt, your wife and your house....

[PurpleMoonlight]

Blaster72 said:

http://sugardaddie.com/

Disclaimer - I am not responsible if you lose your shirt, your wife and your house....

Cool.

I have no wife.

I have no house (well owned by me).

I can afford a shirt.

[turbobloke]

21TonyK said:

I ran my own businesses for 10+ years and did OK, dropped out in my 30's and then reality hit and now back to the grind.

I took the easy option and am now PAYE in the public sector.

Lots of holiday and benefits of being an employee.

Reduced income means reduced lifestyle. I can accept that.

Its a matter of proportion.

I don't think I would have lasted 22 years.

Did 17 years and then tried semi-retirement as a toe dip. It was far too stressful.

Got back on it (with a twist) so much better - onwards and upwards

Not knowing all the ins and outs (not a sugardaddy reference) I wouldn't advise anyone but PurpleMoonlight might consider a very large V8. So much less grief than a 22-year old

[iva cosworth]

Me,similar age and tired too.

I also hate my job.

[Ace-T]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uai7M4RpoLU

[Robertj21a]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Cool.

I have no wife.

I have no house (well owned by me).

I can afford a shirt.

In that case, with no real ties, I'd get out and enjoy your life - you only get one, this isn't a rehearsal.

[anonymous-user]

Robertj21a said:

PurpleMoonlight said:

Cool.

I have no wife.

I have no house (well owned by me).

I can afford a shirt.

In that case, with no real ties, I'd get out and enjoy your life - you only get one, this isn't a rehearsal.

Same here i hate my poxy office job
This advice above is good, as soon as my youngest is out of school I'm offloading the house using the equity to buy an apartment or 2 and a xampervan then c u, 'europe' the world is my oyster

[Rollin]

Robertj21a said:

PurpleMoonlight said:

Cool.

I have no wife.

I have no house (well owned by me).

I can afford a shirt.

In that case, with no real ties, I'd get out and enjoy your life - you only get one, this isn't a rehearsal.

Too right. Glad I realised not too late. Mid 40s, pay cut, 2 day week.....sorted.

[goneape]

I've been reading a book called How To Get a Job You Love by John Lees. It's one of those wky career guidance motivational manual types, and not the kind of thing I'd usually do. It was recommended by a careers advisor attached to a professional body of which I'm a member, so thought I'd take her advice and give it a whirl. Quite good actually.

[Kenty]

Sell your business and live life to the full on the proceeds until your 67 and drawing a pension then do what you can afford. Life is too short not to do what ever you want to, it will be over before you know it sadly...