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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: IBCookin on July 31, 2013, 11:17:48 PM
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One year ago today I quit working for a living and retired.
Can't say as I'm sorry and in-fact the Supreme Commander and I seem to be having a great time. She does occasionally accuse me of retiring so that I could spend more time with the grill. :) Gee, she doesn't seem to mind that one at all.
Just got back from a week at the beach in the motorhome and had a great time.
Don't mean to rub it in but just couldn't stand not telling someone (okay -- everyone).
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Good for you! And for the Supreme Commander!
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Heck I wana retire. but looking at a good 30 more years of work for me :(
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Congrats on the "grill time."
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Definition of RETIRE
intransitive verb
1 to withdraw from action or danger : retreat
2 to withdraw especially for privacy <retired to her room>
3 to move back : recede
4 to withdraw from one's position or occupation : conclude one's working or professional career
5 to go to bed
To retire is not so bad. It gives one the opportunity to reflect and plan a new adventure. I have made a career out of retiring. I retired from the Marine Corps, from the business world, and I try to get some sleep every night if not every afternoon.
Grilling or smoking food is a great hobby which can become a passion. Being retired only provides the opportunity to learn more about this interesting hobby and the time to perfect the skills required to prepare good food and cook it the way you want.
Someone once said "it is too bad that youth is wasted on the young". If you have the physical dexterity and wisdom that you have collected over a life time, then your "retirement" provides the opportunity to engage in many new adventures.
Ed
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I retired three times but could not seem to get the hang of it as I went back to work full time after each retirement. This time I decided to try a gradual approach so I went from 40+ hours down to 20 or so. It is working good for now and I find wish I wasn't even working that much. I may retire completely in the next year or so.
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Congratulations!
You may want to keep your retirement a secret in your neighborhood ;)...Somehow our friends and family think that when you retire - you have plenty of time for their projects, or that they feel compelled to help prevent you from becoming bored...
If you are not careful, you will become so busy - that you will have to go back to work - in order to have some time off! :D
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If I had known how much fun I was going to have after I retired, I would have done it 43 years ago!
Hub
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To retire is not so bad. It gives one the opportunity to reflect and plan a new adventure.
Grilling or smoking food is a great hobby which can become a passion. Being retired only provides the opportunity to learn more about this interesting hobby and the time to perfect the skills required to prepare good food and cook it the way you want.
Great wisdom, Ed.
I am looking forward to retiring at the end of the year and I am truly looking forward to new adventures - in cooking and elsewhere.
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You retired guys are killing me......I wish
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Congratulations!! ... Retired 5½ years ago and loving it. Life is GOOD 8)
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Got 17 months to go!
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I aint working for anyone anymore period. :P
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Congrats. I hope to retire from where I'm at.
Mike
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There's a couple guys where I work that retired several years ago, they just forgot to tell anyone :)
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There's a couple guys where I work that retired several years ago, they just forgot to tell anyone :)
Now - THAT is a good one! :D
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Congrats. I hope to retire from where I'm at.
Mike
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What he said^^^
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Unfortunately, the way things are going, the retirement age will be raised in order to help pay for Social Security and for the fact that in 25 years the cost of living will go up by 400 per cent.
Back in 1970, when I first started to think about retirement and what I would like to have for an income, I thought that $50,000.00 per year when I was 65 would be a good some of money. BS. Today, if you really want to live good, you need $100K with your home paid for.
You young guys ought to think about finding something that will really grow in value like diamonds, emeralds, rubies and saphires along with gold and get your homes paid for. I learned that from my father. The investments he made in the 30's and 40's and 50's really paid big in the 70's and 80's. Everything since then has quadrupled in price. The price of gold today is around $1600.00 per once. When I bought gold, it was 180.00 per once. While I strongly disagree with the politics of this country and its current economic direction vis a vis economic policies that simply do not work, this negative direction has made me and others very comfortable because the U.S. dollar buys less and less everyday. So the demand for precious stones and metals has increased dramatically.
I feel bad for you young guys, because you have a tough road to travel. By 2016, the purchasing power of the dollar will even be lower. You guys need to be pro-active on this situation and find solutions.
Ed