Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Retirement
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 07-07-2009, 07:42 PM
 
18,725 posts, read 33,390,141 times
Reputation: 37301

Advertisements

I'd not go to my job and live off the pension and stuff. I've already done most of the things you'd do if you had a certain end point, and I live alone and am not overly involved with people (and little family).
I'd certainly bone up on my arrangements for my pets. And contact the Hemlock Society or Dignity in Dying or something so as to have an instant out.
Strange- at 56, I've done pretty much everything I thought I wanted to do. Am now doing repeats- leaving for Utah/Colorado tomorrow and will take a week-long horseback ride in the Capitol Reef National Monument area.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 07-07-2009, 08:00 PM
 
48,502 posts, read 96,856,573 times
Reputation: 18304
I's satart by getting my affair together and making sure my family was secure. That would take long really then sit back and enoy being wtih them. I had a near death experience and really don't fear death any more.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-07-2009, 09:04 PM
 
257 posts, read 1,014,821 times
Reputation: 159
Quote:
I've always wanted to have a past life regression and a life between lives regression done and would probably do that too. (Yes, I know some people think that's weird or hokum but I like to be prepared.)
what are 'a past life regression and a life between lives regression'??????
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-07-2009, 09:52 PM
 
5,089 posts, read 15,403,299 times
Reputation: 7017
I would still live my simple life and I would convert all my assets to cash and give it all to someone less fortunate than myself, perhaps a disabled child or a needy adult. Then, I would sit back and observe the happiness of the other person, and then I would die without regrets.

Livecontent
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-07-2009, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Wyoming
9,724 posts, read 21,235,515 times
Reputation: 14823
I'd want to visit family a little, then spend the rest of the time however my wife would prefer -- probably get a big RV and hit the road.

Actually, it happened to me before, except I only had a couple weeks to "get ready" before a surgery the doc said I probably wouldn't survive. I spent the time getting my will and all the bookkeeping up to date. My wife (now ex) refused to discuss it, and in fact wouldn't even wait in pre-op for me to go into surgery because she wanted to go shopping. Her attitude at that time is pretty much what sealed the deal on my filing for divorce a couple years later.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-08-2009, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Alaska
384 posts, read 990,317 times
Reputation: 192
I would stay right here - it has everything I want - friends, woods, beauty and the feeling of home. I love my daily life here. The only thing missing is my daughter ... and I'd just send her a bunch of airplane tickets
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-08-2009, 05:43 AM
 
1,255 posts, read 3,196,507 times
Reputation: 966
Quote:
Originally Posted by miruca View Post
I would stay right here - it has everything I want - friends, woods, beauty and the feeling of home. I love my daily life here. The only thing missing is my daughter ... and I'd just send her a bunch of airplane tickets

About the same here.All the Bills would be taken care of.SO would still get half Pension.Funeral would cost anywhere from $200 - $1,500.

hillman
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-08-2009, 07:26 AM
 
819 posts, read 1,592,614 times
Reputation: 1407
I would travel and see everything I wanted to see. If possible, I'd take my children and their spouses, children, etc. I'd do a couple of good deeds for a couple of friends who are not as fortunate as I am'

When my brother died several years ago, he paid off a mortgage for his brother and sister in law. Brother did not have a lot, but shared what little he did have. They never knew who paid it off either. We found out by mistake.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-08-2009, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Iowa
14,322 posts, read 14,620,586 times
Reputation: 13763
I'd probably go a few places I've wanted to see, travel the USA more, there's maybe 8 or 10 states I haven't been to yet.

I'd try to get things in order so my nephew isn't burdened with figuring it out! I don't have much so leaving alot behind is not an issue!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 07-08-2009, 08:21 AM
 
Location: West TN
128 posts, read 638,948 times
Reputation: 184
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillman View Post
Would you go on doing as you are already doing or would you try to get money together to do something special even though it is going to take away from the family short term?

hillman
I can't think of any significant changes I'd make in the way I'm living my life right now. I'm comfortable in my life and in my relatonships with others. I guess I'm blessed.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Retirement

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top