nevergiveup · 61-69, M
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
Whether I could really afford to retire early. Not having a reliable paycheck coming in, not old enough to draw Social Security or begin drawing on my IRA yet. But my wife was supportive (said later it had saved my life; that the stress of the job would have killed me before normal retirement) and she still intended to work.
peterlee · M
@dancingtongue Good move though.
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@peterlee Absolutely. Turns out my employer discovered they needed me more than I needed them, so kept hiring me as a consultant on projects. I got to pick and choose the projects, earned just about the same while working about a third the hours, already had the benefits as a retiree. So all I really gave up was the security of a regular paycheck, no safety net.
ButterRobot · 51-55, M
@YoMomma it'll happen
GunFinger · F
Well it was my choice to live overseas. The move interstate was mostly my husband's idea.
Pfuzylogic · M
AdmiralPrune · 41-45, M
PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F
ButterRobot · 51-55, M
@PatientlyWaiting25 very weighty stuff
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HowtoDestroyAngels · 46-50, M
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ButterRobot · 51-55, M
@HowtoDestroyAngels Kudos - well done.
HowtoDestroyAngels · 46-50, M
@ButterRobot Thank you.
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ButterRobot · 51-55, M
@Nightwings that sounds about as life changing as it gets.
Nightwings · 31-35, F
@ButterRobot Indeed. It's difficult to determine now whether it was a good ot bad choice, with all the problems the war brought with it, but I will never regret it. Living here has made me a better, wiser person.
