Where do you get a life expectancy test? I would be interested in getting one done.
First time post for me but definately on a subject dear to my heart.
It is funny how when you are heading into your late thirties with an incureable (but not yet debilitating) disease that you start thinking about the end of working for someone else.
I have a dream! And by golly I am going to make it work. Gone is the “woe is me attitude” that keeps me in a job that tires me out (even though I am well rewarded and well rcognised) and slowly sucks the life out of me.
I KNOW where I want to go and I will do ANYTHING to get there. It may take me a little while (certainly probably longer than 2 years) as I can’t make all the sacrifices now I should because of loacation and children. But by goodness one day I will live on my semi self sufficient farmlet in Tasmania growing my own veges, lavender and small animals, while writing something or other.
Anyway I am enjoying reading these forums and 0-130 and will now sort out my grand PLAN (how delicious to create my castles in the air and work to make them real!).
Anyway…count me in to retire ASAP!
there’s no such thing as retirement anymore. anyway, retirement should mean ‘keeping your mind busy’ because if you don’t you go stale. true!
frank young
but it’s a bit harsh to describe the greater population as lemmings I would have thought.
cheers
rMeant no offence r, just refering how I feel about work. I think it would be great if no-one had to work. (that’s in Bec’s fantasy land).
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]BecP.S. Judi, a lemming is from an old computer game. They were cute little dudes that walk around and you control them to complete levels…..strategy game….I thought they were cute![
]Newbie comin through!
Lemmings just follow the crowd – don’t think for themselves at all. If one goes over the cliff, they all do, etc. etc.
Cheers
MelSIS,
I enjoyed your story very much and would like to meet your boss one day…lol…
Warm Regards
ChanDollars
[Keep going, you’re on your way to Frolic Freedom!]Originally posted by Marc1:You retire from what you don’t want to do.
If you are doing now what you don’t want to do, you need a career change not retirement!Maybe…..
So what happen if you don’t want to do anything, you just want to travel from one country to the other to see the world! is there such career? or is it so call career change?
May be you can explain a little bit more in details?
Warm Regards
ChanDollars
[Keep going, you’re on your way to Frolic Freedom!]Originally posted by judi:Good point Marc
But what if you need money to live, and what if what you enjoy doing doesn’t pay money? For me, retirement will be from having to actively make money.
Regards
JudiTotally agreed!
Warm Regards
ChanDollars
[Keep going, you’re on your way to Frolic Freedom!]Originally posted by Gramyre:First time post for me but definately on a subject dear to my heart.
It is funny how when you are heading into your late thirties with an incureable (but not yet debilitating) disease that you start thinking about the end of working for someone else.
I have a dream! And by golly I am going to make it work. Gone is the “woe is me attitude” that keeps me in a job that tires me out (even though I am well rewarded and well rcognised) and slowly sucks the life out of me.
I KNOW where I want to go and I will do ANYTHING to get there. It may take me a little while (certainly probably longer than 2 years) as I can’t make all the sacrifices now I should because of loacation and children. But by goodness one day I will live on my semi self sufficient farmlet in Tasmania growing my own veges, lavender and small animals, while writing something or other.
Anyway I am enjoying reading these forums and 0-130 and will now sort out my grand PLAN (how delicious to create my castles in the air and work to make them real!).
Anyway…count me in to retire ASAP!
Great to hear your story and I wish you the best of luck!
Warm Regards
ChanDollars
[Keep going, you’re on your way to Frolic Freedom!]Originally posted by FrankYoung:there’s no such thing as retirement anymore. anyway, retirement should mean ‘keeping your mind busy’ because if you don’t you go stale. true!
frank young
For me personally….FALSE. The only reason I want to retire because I don’t want to keep my mind busy!
Warm Regards
ChanDollars
[Keep going, you’re on your way to Frolic Freedom!]Originally posted by Chan$:
So what happen if you don’t want to do anything, you just want to travel from one country to the other to see the world! is there such career? or is it so call career change?Heh thats sort of what I’m aiming at – retirement
is being able to wander the world seeing the sites
I have heard about and have never seen … …
as for a date well ASAP is the unnofficial date …
the official one is 2008 …Cheers,
Brian.
Originally posted by brgorrie:Originally posted by Chan$:
So what happen if you don’t want to do anything, you just want to travel from one country to the other to see the world! is there such career? or is it so call career change?Heh thats sort of what I’m aiming at – retirement
is being able to wander the world seeing the sites
I have heard about and have never seen … …
as for a date well ASAP is the unnofficial date …
the official one is 2008 …Cheers,
Brian.
Hey, I’ve retired lots of times! [:p]
Hi Guys,
hopefully after the easter break, havent told work yet… but honestly, with the way my boss acts and all, (hes a real prick) will be organsing work to reduce my working hours a little further more again… [:o)]
…. not quite yet…. financial freedom…. [
]Cheers,
sisOriginally posted by brgorrie:Originally posted by Chan$:
So what happen if you don’t want to do anything, you just want to travel from one country to the other to see the world! is there such career? or is it so call career change?Heh thats sort of what I’m aiming at – retirement
is being able to wander the world seeing the sites
I have heard about and have never seen … …
as for a date well ASAP is the unnofficial date …
the official one is 2008 …Cheers,
Brian.
2008 is not too long I am sure you can do it!
May be travelling aroung with the gateaway’s team!
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich]Originally posted by judi:Hey, I’ve retired lots of times! [:p]
Good for you, I wish I can do that [:p] [:p]
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich]Originally posted by Still in School:Hi Guys,
hopefully after the easter break, havent told work yet… but honestly, with the way my boss acts and all, (hes a real prick) will be organsing work to reduce my working hours a little further more again… [:o)]
…. not quite yet…. financial freedom…. [
]Cheers,
sisSIS,
I know you can retire anytime from now. Since you not happy with your boss why not retire now?
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Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich]Hi Chan$,
havent been up to much, but still on holidays, though wont be back for another week….
… though i have decided and after that converstation we had. i will be quitting my job and retiring when i come back…
till then.. nothing really else, but look forward now to no longer working…
will get back incontact with you when i do return…
Cheers,
sisSIS,
Congratulation. Looking forward to see you again soon.
Kind regards
Chan Dollars
[Retire Young, Retire Rich] [strum]Hi Guys
I did heaps when i was younger, married late, had the kids I didn’t think i would have and will probably work until I am 65 as I will be raising the kids till then.
This is unless the new mindset and learning curve i am on takes off ( It Will I Am Here Writing )and the govt keeps its hands off what we gain by investing.
But truly if I go tomorrow I can honestly say I have lived in a great country, enjoyed adventures and experiences many never get to retirement to do so we are all different.
Enjoy today, even your Yuk job as you could have been a 10yr old in India carting stones from dawn to dusk and they consider themselves lucky to have the job!!!!
Love the chats[biggrin]
yeah i think i might end up like u jess
im not married and i want to travel and work etc
what other activities u suggest i should do
im keen to see this beautiful country, work and get out of city doldrums
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