Moscyn
Full time employment: Posting here.
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- Mar 14, 2009
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Would like to hear what it is like for anyone out there whereby you ER but your spouse or partner intends to work for much longer - like at least more than 10 years. DH is not inclined to ER and most probably will work for as long as he can. I think he is happy with all the recent talk about pushing retirement age further. That means that I will have at least 15 years on ER before he retires. I've been on ER for 1.5 years and it feels great with my own activities/friends/travels and also I like being a homemaker for once in my lifetime (been working since I graduated). I like preparing meals for both of us and taking care of the home and I really don't mind spending time alone at home. We spend more or less the same amount of time with each other as compared with the time when both were working. We have holidays and weekends together. I think he is happy with how things worked out for my ER as I fill up my time independently with the added plus of fitting well as a homemaker. Will this lifestyle sustain me for the next 15 years or so until he truly retires? I think it sounds ok to me (of course things may change if one of us gets seriously ill). Are there any issues I have overlooked since I've only ER for less than 2 years. Will I look at this differently when I have passed 5 years of ER? I certainly hope I will not think differently and so if there's others out there who are in similar situation, sure would appreciate your sharing.