How old were you when your retired early? - Page 4

Leonidas · 07-13-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cute Fuzzy Bunny

Early retirement is when you retire and people look at you funny and ask "whadda ya do all day?"

I get that a lot, but I get some wicked enjoyment out of clarifying by saying "well, technically I've been on paid vacation for two years, but I'll probably go ahead and really retire next year sometime". The responses are something like what you might get if you had proven to them that the Earth really is flat.

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Originally Posted by Mwsinron

Pretty much. I go and get my haircut I just lie and say its my day off. Otherwise the person will go on about how they couldnt possibly do that.

Since every day is Sunday I tend to dress casually most of the time when shopping or running errands. Folks are just making conversation, but I often get the "are you off today" when they see me in t-shirt, shorts and sandals and I got tired of telling them the truth. Close to home I usually just say "Yeah, I'm off today." But, when dealing with someone I'll probably never see again I tend to get more creative:

No, I'm a deejay at a topless bar and don't go to work until 8 tonight

Or, I'm a rat catcher for the sewer department. I work at night when the little buggers are active.

kcowan · 07-13-2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas

...No, I'm a deejay at a topless bar and don't go to work until 8 tonight

I usually say I am a financial portfolio manager and I just needed a break from the computer. But now that you mention it, maybe a chef in a gourmet restaurant would work too...

Mwsinron · 07-13-2006, 12:30 PM

That made me laugh. Maybe I should do some creative lying. Ill need to do some more research

cute fuzzy bunny · 07-13-2006, 04:50 PM

I just say i'm an investment advisor and work at home most of the time on my own schedule.

Then people ask me what they should invest in.

And I tell them I dont like anything right now.

Then we talk about our kids.

MasterBlaster · 07-13-2006, 05:41 PM

Just tell them that you are a disconbobulationist.

Or tell them that you are an adult film star.

cute fuzzy bunny · 07-13-2006, 07:51 PM

"I'm a human entropy machine...and therein lay the dichotomy..."

See if you get a response to that one, and enjoy the conversation if you do...

Kitty · 07-13-2006, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kate

I agree with you Alta, and what Brewer was trying to say....

I know authors and journalists, and they don't work this way. It takes time, understanding and hard and dedicated work. It SEEMS the OP wants a shortcut, and it's not my kind of book.

I apologize if I'm wrong.

kate

What they said

Kitty

Alex · 07-13-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MasterBlaster

Just tell them that you are a disconbobulationist.

Or tell them that you are an adult film star.

If I were an adult film star, I would make my stage name Pierce Vulva. Beats the hell out of Buck Naked....

HFWR · 07-14-2006, 09:21 AM

Pierce D. Vulva... :P

cute fuzzy bunny · 07-14-2006, 09:53 AM

http://www.jasonschock.com/gangsta/porn_name.php

Your porn star name.

Dirk Maxim, at your service...

Mwsinron · 07-14-2006, 11:23 AM

Jack Tickler

Leonidas · 07-14-2006, 11:48 AM

Harry Tang

bow-tie · 07-14-2006, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas

Harry Tang

I wonder if the astronauts ever had that problem... isn't that what they took to the moon?

kcowan · 07-14-2006, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cute Fuzzy Bunny

...And I tell them I dont like anything right now.

Probably really true right now!

I tell them most of my outside work is building bond ladders (for MIL as a matter of fact). That usually ends the topic.

If it doesn't, then I say I really liked Enron...

**Sarah in SC** · 07-14-2006, 03:18 PM

Sandy Stroker!

dkpearson · 07-14-2006, 11:00 PM

Slappy Diggler!

??

Alex · 07-25-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cute Fuzzy Bunny

http://www.jasonschock.com/gangsta/porn_name.php

Your porn star name.

Dirk Maxim, at your service...

Don Jammer

but I still prefer Pierce Vulva!

SteveR · 07-25-2006, 11:42 PM

Its hard to beat Harry Reems.

:P

07-13-2006, 12:30 PM	#63
Mwsinron Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 718	Re: How old were you when your retired early? That made me laugh. Maybe I should do some creative lying. Ill need to do some more research

07-13-2006, 04:50 PM	#64
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: How old were you when your retired early? I just say i'm an investment advisor and work at home most of the time on my own schedule. Then people ask me what they should invest in. And I tell them I dont like anything right now. Then we talk about our kids. __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

07-13-2006, 05:41 PM	#65
MasterBlaster Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,777	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Just tell them that you are a disconbobulationist. Or tell them that you are an adult film star.

07-13-2006, 07:51 PM	#66
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: How old were you when your retired early? "I'm a human entropy machine...and therein lay the dichotomy..." See if you get a response to that one, and enjoy the conversation if you do... __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

07-14-2006, 09:21 AM	#69
HFWR Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,486	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Pierce D. Vulva... :P

07-14-2006, 09:53 AM	#70
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: How old were you when your retired early? http://www.jasonschock.com/gangsta/porn_name.php Your porn star name. Dirk Maxim, at your service... __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

07-14-2006, 11:23 AM	#71
Mwsinron Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 718	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Jack Tickler

07-14-2006, 11:48 AM	#72
Leonidas Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,306	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Harry Tang __________________ "If everything is under control, you are going too slow." - Mario Andretti

07-14-2006, 03:18 PM	#75
Sarah in SC Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,920	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Sandy Stroker! __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain DINKS, 38 and 46, plan for his ER at 50, mine few yrs later. Boy it sucks getting older and having to edit your sig line to reflect that!

07-14-2006, 11:00 PM	#76
dkpearson Dryer sheet wannabe Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Slappy Diggler! ?? __________________ ...dan...<br /><br />(in year 10 of 1st mid-life crises)<br /><br />www.ginnunggap.com

07-25-2006, 11:42 PM	#78
SteveR Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,674	Re: How old were you when your retired early? Its hard to beat Harry Reems. :P __________________ Work? I don't have time to work....I'm retired.

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