Retirement - why bother?
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OldGermanHeaps said:
Because i'm not on the internet all day like some sad canopy of s
te i'm out ducking and diving all day and having a blast.
Many of my customers are sheltered housing complexes, I spend a fair bit of time among retired people. It doesn't agree with a lot of them, they really miss their graft. Some are delighted to be away from it. I would definitely fall into the former category, so much so that I can't even imagine what it would be like to fall into the latter category. Which is what I said. Just because my experience is different than yours doesn't make it any less valid.
I quit my depressing but reasonably well paid job to start my business after I had a mortgage and a kid and another on the way, it took a lot of planning and a lot of bottle but its doable.
Lots of the succesful people I come across didn't make the jump until later in life too, but they are very glad they did. That being said I probably dont encounter the ones it didn't work out for because they aren't seeking my services.
I guess these retired ones who 'it doesn't agree with' are those who have never really had any interests away from work, no hobbies, no interest in travelling etc etc - that's certainly a sad situation if you let that happen to yourself. I don't understand people who are so focused on just one aspect of life every single day. What a waste.te i'm out ducking and diving all day and having a blast.Many of my customers are sheltered housing complexes, I spend a fair bit of time among retired people. It doesn't agree with a lot of them, they really miss their graft. Some are delighted to be away from it. I would definitely fall into the former category, so much so that I can't even imagine what it would be like to fall into the latter category. Which is what I said. Just because my experience is different than yours doesn't make it any less valid.
I quit my depressing but reasonably well paid job to start my business after I had a mortgage and a kid and another on the way, it took a lot of planning and a lot of bottle but its doable.
Lots of the succesful people I come across didn't make the jump until later in life too, but they are very glad they did. That being said I probably dont encounter the ones it didn't work out for because they aren't seeking my services.
keirik said:
garyhun said:
Keep an open mind when making judgements of others and you won’t come across as a judgemental arse.
No, he'll still come across as a judgemental arse. Or an arse anyway, "ducking and diving" FFS, must think he's in a movie or something.Kermit power said:
If she could afford to take early retirement from a public sector job at the age of 52, one can't help thinking that that firmly confirms the notion of the public sector being overpaid, which nobody outside Pistonheads seems to believe has happened.
The reality of the situation is that she earned so little it didn’t make much difference whether she worked or not. She got no redundancy pay or lump sum, instead her pension is paid - a massive £280/mth. And while going through the process, that amount was reduced twice, but with no option to change her decision.
garyhun said:
Porridge GTI said:
The idea of travelling all the time sounds exhausting and tedious.
I agree and I’m retired.The beauty of retirement is you can do what YOU like, when YOU like.
Porridge GTI said:
The idea of travelling all the time sounds exhausting and tedious.
Not sure who has suggested travelling all the time ?In any event, most people without any real interests/hobbies probably won't benefit much from the obvious alternative of vegetating in front of a TV screen.
keirik said:
I retired last year at 56 and I love it.
since then Ive joined a second band, taken up all grain home brewing, had a new kitchen, fettled my kit car, I dont have time for work, and if m,y brain does turn to mush in 10 years time I won't be the one having to worry about it.
If you like your job, great, but if you hated it, like I did pretty much the whole of the 35 years I did it, then in my view its better to have fun than die from the stress
I'm sure lots can relate to this. What did you do for a living ?since then Ive joined a second band, taken up all grain home brewing, had a new kitchen, fettled my kit car, I dont have time for work, and if m,y brain does turn to mush in 10 years time I won't be the one having to worry about it.
If you like your job, great, but if you hated it, like I did pretty much the whole of the 35 years I did it, then in my view its better to have fun than die from the stress
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