Sunday, April 28, 2019

Sunday Five - Retirement Plans?

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, the time when I won't need to work, unless I want to.  I am not quite there yet, but I am getting closer.  So what are my plans? What are your plans? This weeks Sunday Five. 

1: Do you want to just walk away from work, or taper down working part time for a while? 
2: If given the opportunity without cost, to return to school at retirement, what would you study? 
3: Will you move at retirement time? 
4: What would your ideal part time job be in retirement? 
5: What hobby do you want to spend more time on when you retire? 

My answers: 
1: Do you want to just walk away from work, or taper down working part time for a while? Taper down. 
2: If given the opportunity without cost, to return to school at retirement, what would you study? Medical school or art. 
3: Will you move at retirement time? Probably not. 
4: What would your ideal part time job be in retirement? Tour guide. 
5: What hobby do you want to spend more time on when you retire? Photography. 

Your answers in the comments, please. 

5 comments:

  1. My mother, who turned 75 in March retired years ago, but still works as a receptionist for a rehabilitation hospital four days a week. She says is is what keeps her young, vibrant, in good health, alert, and busy. Most of her friends went cold turkey from their job, and are either dead or in poor health. She swears keeping viable helps her health. She will stay till they kick her out probably.

    1: Do you want to just walk away from work, or taper down working part time for a while? Walk away.

    2: If given the opportunity without cost, to return to school at retirement, what would you study? Veterinary care.

    3: Will you move at retirement time? I do consider moving to a beach point.
    4: What would your ideal part time job be in retirement? More time to a animal shelter.
    5: What hobby do you want to spend more time on when you retire? Distilling gin!!!!!!

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  2. 1: I'mma gonna work as long as I can.

    2: baking/pastry

    3: I'mma gonna stay in my house as long as I can

    4: I like my current full time job just fine (office manager)

    5: everything that I do now - knit, read, listen to music

    I am of like mind as maddie's mom; I saw my late MIL go from an intelligent active fun woman to a blob sitting in front of her tv listening to hate speech and complaining about all her aliments. she only lived 18 years after she retired. ain't gonna be ME, baby!

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  3. 1: Do you want to just walk away from work, or taper down working part time for a while? I basically walked away.
    2: If given the opportunity without cost, to return to school at retirement, what would you study? Not sure. Maybe I'd get my MFA. Or archaeology? Spanish? More languages?
    3: Will you move at retirement time? We did. Major move.
    4: What would your ideal part time job be in retirement? Volunteering at the zoo.
    5: What hobby do you want to spend more time on when you retire? Art!!!

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  4. I just took early retirement about a year and a half ago, so this is not a theoretical quiz for me. I LOVE RETIREMENT!

    1. I just walked away. Fuck tapering down.
    2. I would not want to do full-time university again. Been there, done that.
    3. No, still in my same place.
    4. No part-time work for me. I don't need it financially or in order to give me "something to do."
    5. I'm enjoying things that I never had time to do while working -- learning tai chi, bridge, etc and just doing what I want to do when I want to do it.

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  5. 1: I will probably do the latter.
    2: history history and more
    3: Probably back to MI
    4: consultation
    5: cooking.

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