Jun 3, 2007
Sunday
Now that I am down to twenty work days left, I have begun to read a bunch of stuff on the internet about retiring early. Some of it, in fact most of it, is scary.
The chief items of concern, according to the experts, are outliving your money and becoming bored. I worry about the danger of both.
The scariest site I've found is something called http://deathclock.com. It predicts that I am done for on January 8, 2024, just shy of my seventy-fourth birthday. I beg to differ with them.
Some people I know leave their job to go to another. I am not really looking for another gig right away. I want to test out leisure for a bit. Maybe in a few months I will be ready to do something part time, who knows? The money situation is more scary. I have put away more money than most anyone I know in my income bracket and it still gives me pause. I guess I will find out, huh?
To change the subject a bit. I am a big fan of the iPod. My iPod has really changed my life for the better because I am no longer tied to the television or the radio for entertainment and news. The folks at Apple are just geniuses.
Having given Apple a tip of the hat, I do have a complaint with them. I bought an audiobook from the iTunes store, downloaded it, transferred it to my iPod and the darn thing won't play. I complained to the folks at Apple and they say they are working on it. They sure made certain that they charged my debit card right away though.
Son Sneed remains hospitalized and he is very depressed about the situation. We are hopeful that he will be released soon.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky
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8 comments:
My parents both experienced a bit of the boredom challenge when they retired. My Mom wound up working for H&R Block doing other people's taxes, which she loves. My Dad just hangs out at home and takes care of his animals. No matter what you wind up doing, it's a big adjustment. But leisure sounds pretty darn nice to me.
As for money, well, you sound like you know what you're doing -- at least more than many people!
gee thanks for the deathclock. I'm going to die in mid june, which makes me happy since summer is great, but it is my least fave of the four seasons, so that works out. Also I'm dying on my grandpa's birthday (he died at age 97) I'm going at age 79. which is fine by me, 80 seems like it would be overdoing it anyway--I barely contribute now-- what could I possibly be doing at age 80?
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You should spend retirement writing books about money and retirement and sneedlets and so forth.
I'm dying on January 18th, the exact same day my grandmother died this year. And I think I'll be the same age as she was. I'm predicted to die in 2070. I can't tell you how despondent I feel. I didn't expect it to affect me this way. ug.
What else did you write about? I'm so depressed even though that's a ripe old age...older than a lot of people want to live to see. ick. Living so long you outlive your money. Not cool at all.
Wait, I'm about to post as Coney and I don't want to switch accounts and lose my message. Just know this is Flawed and Disorderly.
I'm sorry about Son Sneed!
Hey, I just entered my mother-in-law's info on death clock...not to be mean or hopeful or anything...but by their calculations she died 3 years ago. That explains a LOT. But I'm wondering why she's building a house.
Stay well away from that death clock Merle it's bad news and remember it's just some sort of freaky life insurance estimate. I don't have life insurance so it doesn't apply to me :-). Denial is everything.
I see we will be both retiring around the same time. Maybe we could catch up for a coffee ( a virtual one, of course) when we leave our respective offices. Right now I'm sure your finishing date is much clearer than mine!!
I hope you get some sort of resolution for Son Sneed, it must be very difficult for all of you.
Ms Soup
I assume retirement estimates are based on the average person. I never spend any money, so I assume I will be able to get by on less. The same may be true for you.
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