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  1. #61
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    I once made a list of all the things I wanted to do
    in retirement.

    On checking the list I found that none of them could
    be done when I am dead.

    Therefore, take your time, plan carefully, make every
    day count in a meaningful way and above all
    ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

    Allan
    Life is short ... smile while you still have teeth.

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    Nick, I want to be retired at 55 just like you. Can I handle another 15 years?

    Enjoy.
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    I gave full time work away 15 years ago , 25 tears at sea was long enough. The biggest hurdle was after 3-6 months when you realize that for the first time in your adult life your unemployed and you start to wonder
    Will we have enough
    Was she always like this
    What if this happened
    Was she always like this
    Whats for tea tomorrow
    Was she always like this

    and you think about going back to work , not full time but ...........
    I did 3 years of that , every part time job turned into a full time one, until I finally said that's enough,
    The shed saved me, everyone needs something to do each day , a hobby, alot arn't as lucky as us, they retire and end up sitting in front of a TV or going to the club every day

    Enjoy it all Nick , just don't be surprised at how many job offers you get, now that you don't need a job.
    Ashore




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    25 tears at sea was long enough
    Freudian slip there, Ashore?
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    Thanks all

    The comments are where my thinking is at.
    I've things to day and places to be

    1st is a visit from

    Anyway less then a week to go
    regards
    Nick
    veni, vidi,
    tornavi
    Without wood it's just ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    Thanks all

    The comments are where my thinking is at.
    I've things to day and places to be

    1st is a visit from

    Anyway less then a week to go
    Looking forward to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashore View Post
    Will we have enough
    Was she always like this
    What if this happened
    Was she always like this
    Whats for tea tomorrow
    Was she always like this
    Its weird isn't it! That the only time you really get to know who you married is when you finnally retire. What a life we lead!
    anne-maria.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    • day 1, the World and life are beautiful, "I have the rest of my 30+ years of retirement so I don't have to start the list TODAY...."
    • day 12, start the list, need to go to Bunnings, return day 14
    • day 15, go to Bunnings to get the stuff you forgot
    • day 20 and onwards, deep into list
    • day 30 and onwards settle into a good balance between listwork and funwork
    • day 60, start jobs that you inherit when the family find out you are "available" ... holes in fences ... dog kennel.....
    • day 90 "where have all my mates gone?" .... go looking
    • return day 120
    • day 150, "we have a problem at work, could you possibly come back as a casual for a few months"....
    • day 200, "Bill or Jill have resigned, retired, got sick, driven to Birdsville could you act for them for a few months?"
    • day 300 (EQUALS YESTERDAY!!! ), Bill or Jill have been replaced and inducted,
    • day 301, back to shed, "the World and life are beautiful, I've got 29+ years of retirement I don't have to start the list TODAY...........
    fletty
    • day 310, "fletty, would you consider returning full time ......."

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    LOL.

    Yeah, or doing free-lance consulting if your skills allow it, or part-time work. The best thing about retirement is that it gives you the capacity to choose. This client but not that one. This part-time project but not another. Oooh man, is that sweet.
    Cheers, Ern

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    And just to make an observation ...

    There are two kinds of freedom: freedom from and freedom to.

    I've seen plenty of folk who were clear about the first. Tree-changers or retirees. Eg. freedom from 9 to 5 drudgery or from suburbia. But not so many are clear about the second.
    Cheers, Ern

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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    • day 310, "fletty, would you consider returning full time ......."

    Thats 2 against one Fletty you loose............shed time relegated to the weekends again.

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    Fletty, do you want to reprise your role as whipping boy? Ask them for a 1 day a week role @ 100 grand per annum, no direct reports.

    Nick, you must almost taste the impending freedom to say, "I don't feel like getting up to go to work today, I'll wander down to the shed"
    Pat
    Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain

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    Quote Originally Posted by rsser View Post
    And just to make an observation ...

    There are two kinds of freedom: freedom from and freedom to.

    I've seen plenty of folk who were clear about the first. Tree-changers or retirees. Eg. freedom from 9 to 5 drudgery or from suburbia. But not so many are clear about the second.

    IMHO, that's a very astute observation
    I reckon I agree with the first and make the comment that this is what is on the forefront of most people's minds when when these decisions are made.
    I've thought a lot about the second and whilst not free to do everything I want - there are always budgetary and family constraints - I think I've got it covered pretty well and the things I want to do and are happy to do will take up most of my time. At least that's the plan

    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    • day 310, "fletty, would you consider returning full time ......."
    That's not good, How can you be retired and work full time
    regards
    Nick
    veni, vidi,
    tornavi
    Without wood it's just ...

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    So you are now officially a retired old phart Nick. Welcome to the life of shed time and woodwork.

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    Congrats Nick.

    Welcome to a whole world of 'honey dews' and 'tuits' ;-}
    Cheers, Ern

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