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I retired at 62. At 64 I was getting a little bored. Played golf with a fellow that was a manager at Staples. Sid he was looking for some part time help. Asked if I was interested. I said I do not do Tues, Fri, Sun as they are golf days and I do not do weekends or nights. He said ok. I went to work 10 to 6, Mon, Wed, Thur in their high tech area. Pay was only $10 per hour but I took the check every week and cashed it. It was my spending money. A year or so later I changed to Mon and Wed, 10am to 4pm Did that until I was 68. We relocated at that time and I decided no more.
Working when you want to, being able to say bye at any time, and not playing politics can make for a simple fun job. The pay was not great but the extra spending cash was nice. Also as I had earned income, I could fund IRA's and get the tax deduction.
My dad said that after a couple of years of retirement, he was watching some ridiculous soap opera and realized that he actually knew the characters' back stories. That's when he knew that it was time to go back to work.
My dad said that after a couple of years of retirement, he was watching some ridiculous soap opera and realized that he actually knew the characters' back stories. That's when he knew that it was time to go back to work.
That is pretty funny.
I come from a long line of farmers. People who live on, and love, the land frequently work until they literally "die with their boots on." Although, my father "retired" from full time dairy farming in his early 70s, he continued logging until he passed away just before his 80th birthday. And, yes, he was happily, busy working at the actual time of his death.
How about doing something you love and make some money doing it? That's what I do. Well, since I retired at age 54 I certainly didn't plan on sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair.
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That is pretty funny.
I come from a long line of farmers. People who live on, and love, the land frequently work until they literally "die with their boots on." Although, my father "retired" from full time dairy farming in his early 70s, he continued logging until he passed away just before his 80th birthday. And, yes, he was happily, busy working at the actual time of his death.
Congrats to him... hopefully he didn't fall into an Auger @ 80 as my 90 yr old friend did.... not a pretty way to go.
I feel EVERYDAY has been retirement since leaving Dairy Farm Boarding School @ age 16.
And I'm grateful for every minute since! (Not that working 24x7 did any harm to me as a kid)
But... As a 'farm kid', I was very ostracized at work for working till the job was DONE rather than "in the gate 8-for-8."
I have probably worked more 18 hr days than the average bear (excluding Dairy farmers).
Probably headed back to work myself - trying to decide what to do. My previous career is not really an option (high tech engineering and consulting geology, which I have been out of a bit too long and let all of my licenses and certifications lapse), and I don't really need full time work, so I think I will go through one of the community college's tax preparer courses and work just a couple months a year doing taxes. It is not exactly my ideal job, but it is something I think I can do well and provide a reasonable service. I also enjoyed being a tutor for English-as-a-second language and adult literacy programs, but those tend to be volunteer positions. My real weaknesses as an employee are that I hate any kind of sales or making pitches, so the less of that the better.
Today poster "tramp" started a thread asking about getting a part-time job after retiring from his full-time, high-stress one. I'm not really sure this thread is exactly what he is asking for, but I am bumping it for his benefit in case he wants to read through it.
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