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Great post. I'm hitting 50 later this year so maybe people will seems a little less surprised when I say I'm retired.. Sometimes I go with house husband instead of retired. Keeping my wife in the manner she would like to be accustomed too.
Commented Feb 17, 2013 on Am I Retired Yet? at Retirement: A Full-Time Job
Am I Retired Yet?
It’s official. I’m old. The other day I attended my first finance committee meeting for the non-profit I volunteer for. When I introduced myself and told the mostly silver-haired committee members that I retired five years ago, something happened that’s never happened before. Or should I...
Great post Syd. I think retirement is about choice. Today I chose to explore/map some new trails on my mountain bike and meet my wife and daughter for a nice latte. After uploading my new trails I recommissioned the air conditioner on the roof for summer, replaced some broken tiles, and cleaned leaves from the gutter for bushfire season.
So the ride and the coffee where good fun. The chores not so much but I got to choose what I did and when. So good. Just like now, glass of wine in hand at end of the day, catching up on emails etc.
Commented Oct 31, 2012 on Will You Be Bored in Retirement? at Retirement: A Full-Time Job
Will You Be Bored in Retirement?
Time is a lot like money, when you spend it on one thing, that’s time you can’t spend on something else. Which is why I think some people stress out about boredom in retirement. It’s hard for me to identify with the idea that you can be bored in retirement. There are so many things to do. ...
"I love not thinking about work"
Spot on. So liberating. Nice to enjoy Sunday arvo's without dreading Monday.
Commented Aug 7, 2012 on Will I Ever Work Again? at Retirement: A Full-Time Job
Will I Ever Work Again?
Every year on this day, the first Sunday of August, I wake to my alarm at 6am and ask myself, “Why am I doing this again?” I pull myself out of bed and put on my biking clothes, “I am never doing this again.” Halfway up the first big hill, in the drizzly fog, I glance down at my odometer and...
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