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Susan Powell
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Re: Hope for those who likely will have no pension
Hi everyone.. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond and give me advice and hints and tips.. I am going to look at all those links I was sent and do some calculating. ( I love to calculate! (wink)).. and then I will report to the board my thoughts or progress..
To answer some of those questions.. I do work in IT and am looking at a serious risk of being laid off this week.. Also to the person that mentioned finding a career I like and just doing that and the money will follow if I am sensible. That is something I have been seriously thinking of doing. Changing careers is a feasible option.. but would result in a significant short term and maybe long term salary cut (but either way .. I can make it up in real estate). In the end though.. I can either be one of those people who work at some SUPER hi stress job like I have making all sorts of money being laid off every few years (the up and out career track) anxiously waiting for the day I can retire.. or (drum roll, please) I can be one of those people that do something I love and just enjoy life now. We only live once and I try to treasure each moment I have.
So.. still figuring. There is a possibility of mixing the two options above.
I have done some real estate investing in the past and was fairly successful. I plan to go back into that.. just figuring out the right method.
So.. lots of thoughts right now and some decisions to make.
Thanks everyone again for your help and advice. It is appreciated. and Yes it is nice to talk to others about money and retirement and finances.. I love the topic.. and I find that very few people are as interested as I.
Hi everyone.. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to respond and give me advice and hints and tips.. I am going to look at all those links I was sent and do some calculating. ( I love to calculate! (wink)).. and then I will report to the board my thoughts or progress..
To answer some of those questions.. I do work in IT and am looking at a serious risk of being laid off this week.. Also to the person that mentioned finding a career I like and just doing that and the money will follow if I am sensible. That is something I have been seriously thinking of doing. Changing careers is a feasible option.. but would result in a significant short term and maybe long term salary cut (but either way .. I can make it up in real estate). In the end though.. I can either be one of those people who work at some SUPER hi stress job like I have making all sorts of money being laid off every few years (the up and out career track) anxiously waiting for the day I can retire.. or (drum roll, please) I can be one of those people that do something I love and just enjoy life now. We only live once and I try to treasure each moment I have.
So.. still figuring. There is a possibility of mixing the two options above.
I have done some real estate investing in the past and was fairly successful. I plan to go back into that.. just figuring out the right method.
So.. lots of thoughts right now and some decisions to make.
Thanks everyone again for your help and advice. It is appreciated. and Yes it is nice to talk to others about money and retirement and finances.. I love the topic.. and I find that very few people are as interested as I.