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02-15-2012, 12:17 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by haha
It got way easier when I got old, although in a tricky morph, society has recalibarated its idea of when one is old enough to retire, so people still make the default asumption that I am working at a job.
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Just tell them you are a provider of male companionship for a very specialized clientele.
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02-15-2012, 12:20 PM
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#82
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by pb4uski
I went to the dentist the other day and had a new hygienist clean my teeth. She asked me what I did for a living. I paused, not sure how to respond and not quite yet willing to refer to myself as retired. I just told her that I was between jobs and taking some time off. Perhaps I'll get more comfortable with referring to myself as retired, particularly with strangers, as time goes on.
I guess it is the potential obvious connection with being retired at my age (56) and being "wealthy" (or more the public perception of being wealthy) that bothers me. I've always had wealth in the closet as a LBYMer, but to be retired at this age makes it more obvious, and uncomfortably so.
Any others with this "hang up"?
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I used to be less comfortable about revealing my ER status to acquaintances such the hygienist you described. But that soon wore off and now I answer it proudly, even though I am only 48 and have ERed for 3 years. If they ask me how I did it, I tell them.
I hope it wears off for you, too. 
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Retired in late 2008 at age 45. Cashed in company stock, bought a lot of shares in a big bond fund and am living nicely off its dividends. IRA, SS, and a pension await me at age 60 and later. No kids, no debts.
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02-15-2012, 01:46 PM
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#83
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2003
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A while back I had an ER friend answer "property manager" to The Question. When asked which properties, she smiled and said "mine".
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02-15-2012, 04:38 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by BigMoneyJim
A while back I had an ER friend answer "property manager" to The Question. When asked which properties, she smiled and said "mine".
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Splendid answer.
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02-15-2012, 05:00 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Yeah, I am considering investment manager or personal financial planner until I get comfortable with "retired". 
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02-15-2012, 05:33 PM
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I can't wait until I'm fully ER'd. I think being retired will be easier to explain than what my friends refer to as my "arrangement". Some people don't understand part time work any more than early retirement. So when people call or email me asking what I'm doing, I always answer "working".
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02-18-2012, 10:57 AM
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Finally after 3 years of not working and fielding numerous questions from friends, family, total strangers about when I was going to be getting a job they seem to have stopped. I figure they have just decided that I am lazy and are not going to bother asking any more.
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I be a girl, he's a boy. Think I maybe FIRED since July 08. Mid 40s, no kidlets. Actually am totally clueless as to what is going on with DH.
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02-18-2012, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse
I figure they have just decided that I am lazy and are not going to bother asking any more.
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They've decided that your unemployment benefits have run out, and they're afraid that you're going to start asking them for money.
Or so I've read about similar situations...
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02-18-2012, 01:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nords
They've decided that your unemployment benefits have run out, and they're afraid that you're going to start asking them for money.
Or so I've read about similar situations...
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Now THAT is an image I would be happy to encourage. The other way around elicits two reactions when people know I'm retiring this year; either jealousy for something I do not deserve, (guess they know me better than I thought, ha!) or holding their hand out since I obviously have more money than I know what to do with if I can afford to quit working.
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02-18-2012, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse
Finally after 3 years of not working and fielding numerous questions from friends, family, total strangers about when I was going to be getting a job they seem to have stopped. I figure they have just decided that I am lazy and are not going to bother asking any more.
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This describes my situation exactly, though I'm only two years in.
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02-18-2012, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan
In the UK there is no early retirement age, you have to reach 65, although a timeline is now in place to increase this to 67 between 2034 and 2036.
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The law has only recently changed. It used to be that women could retire at 60 but men had to wait until 65. Not sure if this was just for government workers, but my older sister was born in the last year that this applied, and retired at 60 on a full government pension just a few years ago.
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02-18-2012, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PaddyMac
The law has only recently changed. It used to be that women could retire at 60 but men had to wait until 65. Not sure if this was just for government workers, but my older sister was born in the last year that this applied, and retired at 60 on a full government pension just a few years ago.
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That's correct. I didn't want to complicate the post with the differences between men and women, which the law is now in the process of equalizing.
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02-18-2012, 03:10 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Keim
I'm assuming this is a type-o, but it is a damn good one. Brings forth quite the image.
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Darn that Good Fairy!! The secret of my magical success is out!
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02-19-2012, 09:03 AM
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I guess I'm just a show off, because I enjoy it when people ask what I do and I say I'm retired. I like to see the surprise on their faces. I enjoy the "but you're too young..." and "Whadya do all day?"
I worked hard for it, and I'm proud of it.
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02-19-2012, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
I guess I'm just a show off, because I enjoy it when people ask what I do and I say I'm retired. I like to see the surprise on their faces. I enjoy the "but you're too young..." and "Whadya do all day?"
I worked hard for it, and I'm proud of it.
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02-19-2012, 01:02 PM
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Thanks to my financial independence, my entire day is spent in service to others in need.
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02-20-2012, 04:32 AM
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I'm a consultant.
Who do you work for?
I'm an independent, self-employed consultant, so I work from home.
What kind of consulting do you do?
It's a very specialized field, but it involves financial transactions. How about you? What kind of w*rk do you do?
The subject has now been shifted, and is unlikely to circle back.
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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02-20-2012, 05:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
I guess I'm just a show off, because I enjoy it when people ask what I do and I say I'm retired. I like to see the surprise on their faces. I enjoy the "but you're too young..." and "Whadya do all day?"
I worked hard for it, and I'm proud of it.
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+1 I started working at 14 with a paper route and held a j*b until age 54. I, too, am unashamed of my own success.
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02-20-2012, 08:07 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
I guess I'm just a show off, because I enjoy it when people ask what I do and I say I'm retired. I like to see the surprise on their faces. I enjoy the "but you're too young..." and "Whadya do all day?"
I worked hard for it, and I'm proud of it.
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02-20-2012, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by braumeister
I'm a consultant.
Who do you work for?
I'm an independent, self-employed consultant, so I work from home.
What kind of consulting do you do?
It's a very specialized field, but it involves financial transactions. How about you? What kind of w*rk do you do?
The subject has now been shifted, and is unlikely to circle back.
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Unless the next question is:
"Hey, cool, man, my usual source hasn't made bail yet, so do you think you could sell me a dime baggie to tide me over?"
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