Another word besides retirement

[Redbugdave]

I think I will just simply say that, "I don't have to work for money, anymore". Short, simple, sweet and true. Who wants to work for money when they don't need to?

 

[bjorn2bwild]

I usually say -
"I work for myself", or the more lenghty "I'm no longer defined by my occupation", or sometimes "I'm taking a break". After that I really don't care what anyone thinks.

 

[audreyh1]

I like the Spanish word, "jubilado" implying jubilation.

+1 (I'm definitely jubilant )

 

[HappyOutsourced]

Don't worry, in a couple years you won't mind saying the word 'retired'. I retired at 51 and for a year or two I felt embarrassed to say the word too. Congratulations on your partial retirement!

 

[HappyOutsourced]

These suggestions are so funny. I wish there were a 'LIKE' button to hit for some of them.

 

[timo2]

I was thinking of using 'freelance expert' until about 70 or so.

 

[HFWR]

No one has mentioned Jethro Bodine yet, so how about "international playboy" or "double-naught spy"?

 

[Sarah in SC]

No one has mentioned Jethro Bodine yet, so how about "international playboy" or "double-naught spy"?

You would SO fit in with our crowd, my friend. DH often refers to our RV as his playboy palace in wheels.

 

[FUEGO]

"Retired from the corporate world"?

Also consider "pretired". Mostly as a concept, and not as a good explanation of what you do. There's a guy that writes about his pretirement at pretired.org. It's basically what you might call semi-retirement. You get to the point where your investments pay your living expenses and you might do something fun for money. Or not.

 

[HFWR]

You would SO fit in with our crowd, my friend. DH often refers to our RV as his playboy palace in wheels.

I'll take that as a compliment...

 

[marko]

We use "managing the family's interests" in these parts.