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Thread: More Lathe Time - The Countdown!
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26th October 2010, 09:21 AM #61
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.
AllanLife is short ... smile while you still have teeth.
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26th October 2010, 09:41 AM #62
Nick, I want to be retired at 55 just like you. Can I handle another 15 years?
Enjoy.Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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26th October 2010, 11:08 AM #63
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
The trouble with life is there's no background music.
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26th October 2010, 11:20 AM #6425 tears at sea was long enough"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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29th October 2010, 09:12 PM #65
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 goregards
Nick
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Without wood it's just ...
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29th October 2010, 09:27 PM #66Retired
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29th October 2010, 09:32 PM #67anne-maria.
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30th October 2010, 09:07 AM #68
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30th October 2010, 09:33 AM #69Hewer of wood
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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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30th October 2010, 10:04 AM #70Hewer of wood
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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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30th October 2010, 11:24 AM #71
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30th October 2010, 11:40 AM #72
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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31st October 2010, 07:27 AM #73
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
That's not good, How can you be retired and work full timeregards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
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6th November 2010, 11:04 AM #74
So you are now officially a retired old phart Nick. Welcome to the life of shed time and woodwork.
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6th November 2010, 11:26 AM #75Hewer of wood
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Congrats Nick.
Welcome to a whole world of 'honey dews' and 'tuits' ;-}Cheers, Ern
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