Plotting for an early retirement - anyone want to join me?

Techno

bugslet - Just been watching some morning TV on my day off and on the wall of one of the houses was a plaque which said 'Jump and the net will appear'.

Anonymous101

Techno wrote: »

bugslet - Just been watching some morning TV on my day off and on the wall of one of the houses was a plaque which said 'Jump and the net will appear'.

Love that!

bugslet

Techno wrote: »

bugslet - Just been watching some morning TV on my day off and on the wall of one of the houses was a plaque which said 'Jump and the net will appear'.

Good one! Is there TV in the morning? Curious:D

barnstar2077

I have a few days off at the moment so I took today as a bit of a lazy day and imagined what it would be like to be retired. I had a haircut in town and then wandered around trying to find a couple of items that I needed. Saying to myself that I had plenty of time I went in several different shops to buy these items, even though they were inexpensive (relatively) and I would normally have just bought both items in the first shop I went in. In the end I had quite a nice walk and managed to save myself a couple of pounds off of my purchases. I could get used to being retired!

bearshare

Mrs_Z wrote: »

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.........The thing is, it was not down to luck. We worked, saved and took a gamble to remortgage our residential property ........

You can type that without seeing the contradiction/irony?

If house prices had gone the other way (they can!) Or even if you happened to live in an area where they did not increase by much, there would be no holiday home for you.

Techno

bugslet wrote: »

Good one! Is there TV in the morning? Curious:D

I was led to believe there was actually, some of the morning stuff is significantly better than what is on in the evening :rotfl:

bugslet

Techno wrote: »

I was led to believe their was actually, some of the morning stuff is significantly better than what is on in the evening :rotfl:

Might even get a televisual box thing if you tempt me thus.

dont_use_vistaprint

Mrs_Z wrote: »

There are options of course to get around this; to get a part-time job, maybe start some kind of business myself, etc but let's see what happens!

I'm interested in why people choose to retire early, I'm the opposite and want to work for as long as my mind and body allow, I love the work, the people and what it allows me to do - travel , adventure, impact etc. Spending money on me and my family is fun too.

As you say you may get a part-time job or start a business, so is this actually about retirement or just looking for a better job ?

Doglegger

dont_use_vistaprint wrote: »

I'm interested in why people choose to retire early, I'm the opposite and want to work for as long as my mind and body allow, I love the work, the people and what it allows me to do - travel , adventure, impact etc. Spending money on me and my family is fun too.

As you say you may get a part-time job or start a business, so is this actually about retirement or just looking for a better job ?

In many cases it's because some don't like the work they do that allows them to retire early in the first place. Some high earning employment is that for a very good reason. It simply takes something out of you each year you go on. The finish line is the reward and I'm certain I'm going to enjoy it.

Mrs_Z

dont_use_vistaprint wrote: »

I'm interested in why people choose to retire early, I'm the opposite and want to work for as long as my mind and body allow, I love the work, the people and what it allows me to do - travel , adventure, impact etc. Spending money on me and my family is fun too.

As you say you may get a part-time job or start a business, so is this actually about retirement or just looking for a better job ?

For me it's about work/life balance. The work + commute takes currently 50+ hrs a week of my time. I certainly don't love my job. I tolerate it. However, I want to give the best service possible, it's only fair - but it comes at a cost (to my personal life). The work has been rather stressful since last year and will continue so this year and that is affecting me. I hugely resent the fact that I'm not free to spend my time as I wish. I want to spend more time gardening, I also have an allotment which is my 'happy place'. I want to go to the gym at my leisure, not 6am in the morning or only at weekends. I would like to have a dog at some point in my life. I would like to travel, check out the sights in London and other cities, read more, cook more, socialise more. Many things that I'd like to do simply don't make the grade at present on the priority list because of work and lack of time.
And before anyone asks, part-time is not an option unless you have dependant children