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OK for example...we were looking at buying a tuff shed for our gardening supplies etc. It is nicer than we need for shovels and rakes and would have been around $3,400. We have the money but it didn't feel right. Keep in mind, we have bought 2 of these before but sold those houses. I have a 40x50 shop for cars but really didn't want the landscape stuff in there.
Maybe in the back of your mind, you don't want to garden as much?
I've cut way back. I'll still grow tomatoes, but that is about it.
I'm not a yard person. I gladly let others do that unless it's an emergency.
And you are posting this in the Retirement forum because...?
Personally I think being "productive" is highly overrated. Been there, done that, got the tee shirt. But to each his own.
Because he's trolling. Otherwise why call us stupid and worthless? Fancy word or not, that's what he did.
Either that, or he's a member of the 'Internet Retirement Police'.
None of those types understand that "retirement" does NOT always mean ONLY sitting on your ass, and staring at the Sun.
Personally, I've worked 42 years now, and I did my share for the man. I didn't choose to retire at the end of September, my company decided that Indians getting paid $6,000 a year are better for their bottom line.
So, get past age 55, and get kicked out the door because they no longer value your service with cheap foreign labor being available. Then just try to find a job with anybody else that pays anywhere near the same as you worked up to. It's rarely possible anymore. UNLESS you work for yourself, in which case you can STILL call yourself "retired".
One thing you might consider is to budget ahead. Put aside money for "frivolous" things now and buy them later, when you know you're not short of cash.
As Robert Heinlein said, "Budget the luxuries first!"
Retirement, or chosen death, is the stupidest thing ever invented. You should be productive until one foot is in the grave. Puttering is for putzes.
Sounds good while your body is still young.
However, there will come a day when being "productive" is not possible because your body hurts too much. You will have trouble remembering every detail and keeping up with your chosen profession.
Likely, that time will arrive prior to "one foot is in the grave."
However, there will come a day when being "productive" is not possible because your body hurts too much. You will have trouble remembering every detail and keeping up with your chosen profession.
Likely, that time will arrive prior to "one foot is in the grave."
So being prepared for that time is a good idea.
I agree with this. When the body becomes a liability rather than an asset, it is time to hang it up. But I wouldn't choose to accelerate or rush that process. If you are lucky, your body and mind can be fully functional and engaged into your 80s. To leave life and enter "puttering mode" at 60 where you are wasting valuable time with idle hobbies or overvisiting the kids and grandkids to me is a waste. I think you can actually accelerate your own diminishing by idling your life and becoming an observer rather than a participant.
If my permanent daily life becomes something like rearranging my garage, again, planting sunflowers, and watching TV, just shoot me.
Retirement, or chosen death, is the stupidest thing ever invented. You should be productive until one foot is in the grave. Puttering is for putzes.
If it works for you, go ahead and work until the day you kick the bucket. Nobody is stopping you.
For most other people, productive is a subjective term. I don't define it by working or how much money I made. It's about accomplishing things and fulfilling goals.
If your goal for the day is playing golf, planting tomatoes, or just relaxing, go for it. If you feel good at the end of the day, then I would call that being productive.
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