retired..What do you do with your time? (friend, best, older)

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by Michigan Transplant

NEG, I enjoyed your dialog, and am sooooooo sorry you had such a tough day. Please take the next couple days "off" to recuperate! Then laugh this winter when eating some of this corn, remembering what occurred to get this delicious treat in the off season.

Oh hey, I'm doing string beans today....

[ExNooYawk]

NEG, my recipe for frozen corn (and string beans) is to drive to the supermarket and buy a bag of Birdseye frozen vegetables.

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by ExNooYawk

NEG, my recipe for frozen corn (and string beans) is to drive to the supermarket and buy a bag of Birdseye frozen vegetables.

I'm getting to that as well. In the meantime my little garden is delivering way too many stringbeans, so out I go to pick them....and somehow put them up (will not do canning)....

[mountainrose]

Originally Posted by StealthRabbit

12) manage more than a few investment accts... ridiculous and NOT FUN... 401k (3), roths(6), iras(2), trusts(3)... nothing is ez...
13) Do whatever I want to do... (except #12 ).

LOL
We are in the same boat. We have no pensions, were self-employed, and we spent all our working years saving, saving, saving, researching, researching, for retirement, and now we spend way too much time MANAGING all those investment accts. Had no idea all the work it takes to keep that principle alive and healthy in these times.
Those lucky pensioners have no idea---they get a regular check no matter what happens in the economy--while we have to constantly scramble around researching and managing our investments into something safe but then get minimum interest. Imagine how much free time those pensioners must have!

[newenglandgirl]

Here's a fresh perspective:

“In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way...."


http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1101...o-live-my-life

― Woody Allen

[Sam I Am]

I think Woody Allen also was the one who said we should behave in a manner befitting one's age. I always thought it was ironic that he was the person who came up with that one...

[newenglandgirl]

Originally Posted by Sam I Am

I think Woody Allen also was the one who said we should behave in a manner befitting one's age. I always thought it was ironic that he was the person who came up with that one...

I think he always believed he was 14.

[Umbria]

Originally Posted by ExNooYawk

NEG, my recipe for frozen corn (and string beans) is to drive to the supermarket and buy a bag of Birdseye frozen vegetables.

I second that

[ExNooYawk]

Mountainrose, maybe you should find a good financial advisor and dump your worries into his lap. They aren't all Bernie Madoffs; find a reputable firm which would make good in the event of fraud and turn it over to them. They charge you for it but it's worth it.

[Info Guy]

I am not retired yet but I when I do retire, I will live a lavishing life with lots of beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, travel. I will be a Playboy.