I have been using "retigerment." Implies finding one's inner tiger, after years of keeping it tightly leashed.
Amethyst
"I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these woman languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home..."
Steely Dan, on what I do all [-]night[/-] day...
What do you call working 25-50% time for some years for 1/10th your previous wage so you can enjoy life more?
The enjoyable part is a combination of working part time (vs full time) and in a job that is either helping people or is fun (vs being burnt out and so far removed from having a positive impact). My current job pays very well, but there isn't an opportunity for it to go part time. At our net worth and projected (and current) level of spending, $10k to $20k of retirement income from a PT job for several years can help offload the stress some, but albeit not a ton, of both worry and our investments. Firecalc and other methods seem to indicate we are close/borderline in our ability to retire outright, so some income coming in for a few years would be beneficial. Thanks for all the suggestions, they are great and and many quite entertaining!A cut in hourly wage so severe it's not worth considering. How would that be more enjoyable?
Now I'm trying to remember a series of private detective novels where the guy took a job then didn't work again til he ran out of money.He lived on a houseboat. Anybody know what that was??
The enjoyable part is a combination of working part time (vs full time) and in a job that is either helping people or is fun (vs being burnt out and so far removed from having a positive impact). My current job pays very well, but there isn't an opportunity for it to go part time. At our net worth and projected (and current) level of spending, $10k to $20k of retirement income from a PT job for several years can help offload the stress some, but albeit not a ton, of both worry and our investments. Firecalc and other methods seem to indicate we are close/borderline in our ability to retire outright, so some income coming in for a few years would be beneficial. Thanks for all the suggestions, they are great and and many quite entertaining!
learn to play the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
Drink scotch whiskey all day long
Not according to all those non-FI people who claim to be retired but are really self-employed (writing books or blogs telling everyone that they are retired).Anyway, we don't like to say retirement as that brings up images of slow lifestyles or not working at all.
Funny, isn't it, how people feel it's perfectly all right to make such judgmental statements ... even though they would never dream of telling someone that they are "too old to work".Somewhat tiring to hear "you are too young to retire" and also want to avoid drawn out explanations. Our finances are our business of course and we do not owe anyone explanations.
"Like Brian, for example, who has 37 pieces of flair, okay? And a terrific smile."One thing I always notice is that service workers often seem happy at work. I stop in regularly at a few restaurants etc., and people are always friendly, upbeat and basically cheerful.