Retirement.....what are you gonna do? (1 Viewer)

[E-Z Glider]

I'd love to retire around 58, move to The Keys, and get a part time job (2x/week or so) cooking. I love to cook and think it'd be a blast to do so in a restaurant (but not have to do so full time or depend on the income).

That doesn't sound bad. In a similar vein, there was a guy on Caye Caulker that setup a habachi on the beach a couple times a week and sold "skrimps" for $5/skewer. He had like 10 different flavors of sauce, all delicious. He'd show up about an hour before the tour boats came and get his fire going. He'd bring a cooler packed with shrimp and beer and he'd leave as soon as he ran out of either. Seemed like a pretty sweet gig.

 

[tonydead]

Off the top of my head:

Travel twice as much.

Read a lot more.

Learn to play the guitar.

Learn to tie my own flies.

Fish a lot more.

Build summer home in Idaho/Montana.

Winter condo in Caribbean.

Farm just enough land to harvests and preserve enough food for the family year round.

Start buying and selling antiques.

Try my hand at writing a novel or screenplay.

Start painting again.

Spend more time with the dogs.

Refurbish a sliver-stream.

Rebuild my triumph.

Learn to speak French and Italian.

Learn to speak Spanish better.

Suspension on the Jeep.

A lot more motorcycle rides.

More Scuba.

Dabble in pottery and sculpture.

Build a wood working shop like grandpas.

Host more parties, dinners and bbqs.

Learn to sail.

Cut my handicap in half.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Off the top of my head:

Travel twice as much.

Read a lot more.

Learn to play the guitar.

Learn to tie my own flies.

Fish a lot more.

Build summer home in Idaho/Montana.

Winter condo in Caribbean.

Farm just enough land to harvests and preserve enough food for the family year round.

Start buying and selling antiques.

Try my hand at writing a novel or screenplay.

Start painting again.

Spend more time with the dogs.

Refurbish a sliver-stream.

Rebuild my triumph.

Learn to speak French and Italian.

Learn to speak Spanish better.

Suspension on the Jeep.

A lot more motorcycle rides.

More Scuba.

Dabble in pottery and sculpture.

Build a wood working shop like grandpas.

Host more parties, dinners and bbqs.

Learn to sail.

Cut my handicap in half.

I'd get prosecuted if I cut my wife in half.

 

[DocHolliday]

Well done.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Off the top of my head:

Travel twice as much.

Read a lot more.

Learn to play the guitar.

Learn to tie my own flies.

Fish a lot more.

Build summer home in Idaho/Montana.

Winter condo in Caribbean.

Farm just enough land to harvests and preserve enough food for the family year round.

Start buying and selling antiques.

Try my hand at writing a novel or screenplay.

Start painting again.

Spend more time with the dogs.

Refurbish a sliver-stream.

Rebuild my triumph.

Learn to speak French and Italian.

Learn to speak Spanish better.

Suspension on the Jeep.

A lot more motorcycle rides.

More Scuba.

Dabble in pottery and sculpture.

Build a wood working shop like grandpas.

Host more parties, dinners and bbqs.

Learn to sail.

Cut my handicap in half.

I'd get prosecuted if I cut my wife in half.

Sure, but free room and board.

Might have to consider early retirement.

 

[Nugget]

I don't plan to retire for quite a while - but I really like my work situation.

The country club is a mile from my house - $240/month for unlimited golf/tennis/pool.

I'd like to take random classes at KU - thinking philosophy, astronomy, drama - campus is 3 miles away.

Season tickets for Chiefs and KU Football/basketball. 20 game package for the Royals.

More cooking - might sign up to be a BBQ competition judge as well.

 

[msommer]

Brew beer or make wine. Depending on the financial circumstances

 

[jamny]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.

Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

 

[GoFishTN]

Travel and spoil my grandkids. Listen to the ocean a lot.

 

[NREC34]

Weed

For your Glaucoma?

I don't know if I really will. Kind of a shtick answer. I think it will be totally legal and easy to get by then the way things are going. Got to get my wife onboard.

 

[FUBAR]

I don't plan to retire for quite a while - but I really like my work situation.

The country club is a mile from my house - $240/month for unlimited golf/tennis/pool.

I'd like to take random classes at KU - thinking philosophy, astronomy, drama - campus is 3 miles away.

Season tickets for Chiefs and KU Football/basketball. 20 game package for the Royals.

More cooking - might sign up to be a BBQ competition judge as well.

Man, I miss Lawrence.

 

[moleculo]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

 

[snogger]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

 

[shuke]

A ####load of yardwork. I'd have the best lawn in the county. Some type of elaborate porch/deck that takes me a few years.

Catch up on reading.

Wouldn't mind getting an RV. Travel around occasionally but not live on the road or anything. Try to hit every MLB ballpark some summer.

Some days I'd just sit on the porch all day. Drink coffee for a while. Switch to something harder later, turn the baseball game on the radio and just sit there.

 

[Christo]

I'll slow down. But I'll never retire. My Dad is 78. He lost his job in February and decided to retire. Less than two weeks later he started redoing his resume. He's already got a consulting job.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

How the hell does one get involved in this business. I swear I've had literally 100 people in my life tell me I should do radio or voice-over work and never really looked into it.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Usher for the Great Lakes Loons.

 

[chet]

Wife beater with orange stains from eating Doritos in bed waiting for my kid to come home for lunch so they can bring me a cold beer.

Almost sounds like Hugh Hefner's retirement.

Oh yeah, I will take his girls too.

 

[fred_1_15301]

What I do in retirement is highly dependent on whether or not my wife is alive.

 

[krista4]

Tried very early retirement once. It didn't take. Next time, I won't move to Nicaragua. Other than that, not sure.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

I think I would like to run a little farm but still live near the city...

 

[jamny]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

How the hell does one get involved in this business. I swear I've had literally 100 people in my life tell me I should do radio or voice-over work and never really looked into it.

And that's the case with 1000's of people who have gotten into the business. In reality, your voice is only about 10% of what it takes. Nowadays, almost any voice can find work. The deep booming announcer is out, the regular Joe is in. It's closer now to acting than it was in the past. Besides your voice, you have to know how to interpret scripts, how to self-direct, how to use audio editing software, how to market yourself, set up your own in-home studio and preferably have day time hours available to audition, and have some natural acting ability. It's very competitive since so many people have gotten into it because of the availability of online resources and home recording abilities. Many of them are lowballing prices and hurting the industry but that's another story. Gotta have a thin skin because you may do 50-100 auditions before landing a gig but it's all about planting seeds and getting your name out there until you get regular clients. Assume 3-5 years before you really make any money unless you are exceptional. Mostly It's hard work and persistence. You can make a few bucks as a hobby but need to treat it as a career if you really want to succeed.

That's the hard reality.

The positive is that it's a great and supportive community and a fun job when you get things going. There are highs and lows, hot streaks and cold spells, but it's a cool creative outlet. I'd really like to go more towards animation and videogames but that's more west coast. NY is audiobooks and commercials. Not that location matters as much to get work with the internet but it helps to network where the industry is. My decision is whether to go union and get an agent. I would have to lose a lot of my clients and have to compete with the big boys but residuals is where the money is and you only get that in union work. Just a tough step to take.

Always willing to help out if anyone is really interested...send a PM.

 

[jamny]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

I think I would like to run a little farm but still live near the city...

Yeah, that's what we're thinking. I was actually going to start a thread and probably will some day to get suggestions on what part of the country to move to. I don't think we could be too far from at least a small city or large town.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

How the hell does one get involved in this business. I swear I've had literally 100 people in my life tell me I should do radio or voice-over work and never really looked into it.

Move to South Korea, lots of those jobs there. I do voice-overs for Korean soap operas and deodorant commercials.

 

[fred_1_15301]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

How the hell does one get involved in this business. I swear I've had literally 100 people in my life tell me I should do radio or voice-over work and never really looked into it.

Move to South Korea, lots of those jobs there. I do voice-overs for Korean soap operas and deodorant commercials.

 

[Random]

Tried very early retirement once. It didn't take. Next time, I won't move to Nicaragua. Other than that, not sure.

I would love to hear more about this. Is there a thread somewhere?

 

[moleculo]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

when I retire, there will be virtually no time that isn't "me time". In fact, that's my definition of retirement - everything I do will be exactly what I want to be doing.

keeping a tract of land covered in a desired species of non-native grass at the expense of native plants, while maintaining said grass at a prescribed length - what a tremendous waste of time, energy, and resources.

 

[Scoresman]

I want to either open an italian deli or become a college basketball analyst on a major network.

 

[roadkill1292]

I've been owned by my yard for 25 years now. I'll retire from that, too.

 

[NutterButter]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

I'm with you. I love a nice green lawn and I like being the one to maintain it. As long as you have the right equipment, its pretty easy.

 

[msommer]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

I'm with you. I love a nice green lawn and I like being the one to maintain it. As long as you have the right equipment, its pretty easy.

If I live in a house with a lawn when I retire either someone else will mow it for me or I'll get a robot to do it.

 

[IC FBGCav]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

when I retire, there will be virtually no time that isn't "me time". In fact, that's my definition of retirement - everything I do will be exactly what I want to be doing.

keeping a tract of land covered in a desired species of non-native grass at the expense of native plants, while maintaining said grass at a prescribed length - what a tremendous waste of time, energy, and resources.

I cut grass as a teenager and refuse to do it now. I found a great grass guy that charges me 45 dollars to cut my acre. It needs cut April through September. Total of 675 dollars a year. For me it is the best money I spend every year. I had a riding mower and it was not bad to cut the grass but dealing with maintenance, changing blades, batteries, gas mixes and weed eaters that won't work. I'll pass and spend my weekends going what I want.

 

[NutterButter]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

I'm with you. I love a nice green lawn and I like being the one to maintain it. As long as you have the right equipment, its pretty easy.

If I live in a house with a lawn when I retire either someone else will mow it for me or I'll get a robot to do it.

I'll definitely have a cleaning person. I hate cleaning the house.

 

[msommer]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

I'm with you. I love a nice green lawn and I like being the one to maintain it. As long as you have the right equipment, its pretty easy.

If I live in a house with a lawn when I retire either someone else will mow it for me or I'll get a robot to do it.

I'll definitely have a cleaning person. I hate cleaning the house.

retirement is not cheap /dentist

 

[NutterButter]

one thing I'm not going to do: mow the damn lawn.

Simply put, I don't want to live in a house that has a lawn any more. I've lived my whole life in suburbia. Once being in a good school-district is no longer a concern of mine, I want to move to a condo uptown in some urban area or a cabin in the mountains. Either way - I don't want a lawn.

maybe In 20 years it will change... but right now 3 hours on my lawn tractor each Saturday listening to my mp3 player is "me time" that I look forward to in the summer.

I'm with you. I love a nice green lawn and I like being the one to maintain it. As long as you have the right equipment, its pretty easy.

If I live in a house with a lawn when I retire either someone else will mow it for me or I'll get a robot to do it.

I'll definitely have a cleaning person. I hate cleaning the house.

retirement is not cheap /dentist

Tell me about it. That's why I'll still be cutting my lawn.

 

[Kanil]

Golf, gaming, and reading. I'll have inherited a beachside condo in Malibu by then so I'll probably live there.

 

[tonydead]

Hiring a cleaning/landscaping staff seems more like a winning the lottery thing than a retirement thing to me. My goal is to retire as early as possible not as comfortable as possible.

 

[D_House]

Firstly I'd probably scale down to retirement, working part time then less than part time, then maybe locums work.

Once I'm 100% retired:

Big vegetable garden, with aim to donate excess. Also I second the no lawn thing, i don't want to put effort into growing anything I can't eat.

Volunteer work locally and hopefully internationally.

Help raise grandkids.

 

[Balco]

I will do whatever I want, which is the beauty of retirement.

Will probably travel a little bit more, taking advantage of off peak times to save money on flights.

Go to as many live sporting events as I can, college and pro.

Volunteer at the food bank/homeless shelter.

When I retire, it will be for good. No part time jobs. Healthcare is my biggest concern.

 

[Dentist]

Hiring a cleaning/landscaping staff seems more like a winning the lottery thing than a retirement thing to me. My goal is to retire as early as possible not as comfortable as possible.

Correct. Now I might choose to live somewhere with no lawn, but I think it's preferable to spend on experiences rather than comfort. At least in the first half of retirement while your health and movement are good.

 

[xulf]

It is pretty far away. Three things I would like to do are:

1) sleep in

2) have a house on water

3) have a boat

That sounds pretty nice.

 

[Sand]

10k miles/year on my bike. Right now I'm lucky if I get out 3 days a week.

 

[GOB]

Viagra

Pull my pud a bunch.

Golf.

Can't wait.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I am in retirement - a litte over a year and a half now. I was a part of a large lay off so it wasn't the way I wanted to go but could see it coming for the last 6-7 months prior to it occurring.

I have a senior in HS and a 10 year old daughter so lots of travel isn't doable. I still have my son to do the lawn work (mowing, weed pulling, mulching, etc.) for extra money and contributing to the household.

My average schedule:

- get up around late morning - coffee and lunch and hour or two later

- lay out meat from freezer for dinner that night and plan dinner

- read or watch hbo/netflix series then pick up daughter at school

- do some grocery shopping a couple days a week

- visit with daughter - fix snack, maybe play a board game

- have a couple beers or vodka tonics with wife as make dinner

- stay up late reading biographies or watching more of the same hbo/netflix series

We go to the kids activities and have the occasional night out or have friends over. Two things I know I need to do is exercise more and get back into golf. I have played for years and live right on a golf course. I have completely dropped out of it over the last several years due to a shoulder injury - then losing interest after my game became a swirling eddy of despair from from not playing as much.

The nicest thing is not having work hanging over my head. Though I am not bored, by any stretch, I have to say I am thinking about going back to work if a particular opportunity I am looking at opens up. If it doesn't - I'm not looking any more.

Its still kind of an odd feeling - I don't "feel" retired. Its not magical or anything like I thought it might be.

 

[comfortably numb]

Don't mean to be the Debbie downer here but just some obvious advice.

All these things you plan to do more of when you retire...try to do them now...as much as possible.

My dad worked a few extra years for more money/insurance coverage to enjoy his house oversees and travel back and forth.

He spent his 18 months of retirement dealing with cancer and dying.

Don't forget to live for today while you're planning for tomorrow.

 

[Balco]

Don't mean to be the Debbie downer here but just some obvious advice.

All these things you plan to do more of when you retire...try to do them now...as much as possible.

My dad worked a few extra years for more money/insurance coverage to enjoy his house oversees and travel back and forth.

He spent his 18 months of retirement dealing with cancer and dying.

Don't forget to live for today while you're planning for tomorrow.

I think that is a very important point. I make sure vacation and "fun" money is part of my budget every year. Its about finding a balance.

 

[tonydead]

Don't mean to be the Debbie downer here but just some obvious advice.

All these things you plan to do more of when you retire...try to do them now...as much as possible.

My dad worked a few extra years for more money/insurance coverage to enjoy his house oversees and travel back and forth.

He spent his 18 months of retirement dealing with cancer and dying.

Don't forget to live for today while you're planning for tomorrow.

Good point.

 

[SWC]

i am going too fish like it is going out of style and fix up a muscle car take that to the bank bromigos

 

[gmbacm]

We've travelled a lot in the past 20+ years so we'll probably cut back when we retire. Our ultimate goal would be to retire in Italy but that's probably a longshot. Realistically, we'd like to get a house in upstate NY or maybe someplace like Wyoming. A little piece of property where we might have a few goats, ducks, dogs or whatever. I do voiceovers and my wife is in accounting so neither of us ever plan on stopping working. Hopefully ignore the news and live life quietly.

Voiceovers? That's pretty cool. You should do a separate thread at some point about this.

It's mostly corporate work so it's not that exciting. Although I almost got the vo for the WIX.com commercial that played during the Super Bowl. I would have started a thread if I got that one!

Totally understand. I do copywriting. People say all the time "wow, that's so cool", but truthfully, writing 6 pages on scar reduction crème or car insurance (etc) isn't all that interesting.

That said, I like what I do, and my retirement plan is "not retiring". I can work from anywhere, anytime, and cannot envision a time when I don't earn money.

Yep...they'll always need an old man voice so I can do it until I die.

Some of it's fun, I like to do more character work, but the majority is pretty bland. But that's what I get hired for. I do a good upbeat read to make boring script not so boring. I do some copywriting, mostly for foreign clients who don't quite get the English translation correct.

Morgan Freeman alias?

 

[krista4]

Tried very early retirement once. It didn't take. Next time, I won't move to Nicaragua. Other than that, not sure.

I would love to hear more about this. Is there a thread somewhere?

No thread, other than probably detailed it a lot in the GMTAN as we went along.

Not really that interesting. We had owned a couple of houses in Granada, Nicaragua for a few years and spent a lot of time down there. I hated my job and, when deciding between a couple of offers to make a change in jobs, I thought why not try this instead. Cost of living is very low there and we already had a place to live; could continue to rent out the other house for income or sell it.

Lots of reasons it didn't take, but primary was that I was bored to tears, and it is too damn hot and miserable all the time there to generate a lot of a energy to get out and volunteer or do any of the things I thought would keep me occupied. Also, all the little things that might just seem quirky when visiting could be extremely annoying when living there and dealing with that stuff permanently. So, after getting rid of everything I had spent my whole life accumulating, other than some books, we moved back to the US and started over. I don't recommend that.