scrabbler1
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Many of the items in the article I agree with. Others I don't.
I am just finishing my 14th year of retirement.
I disagree with:
"Having to think about money sucks."
Because I built into my budget a surplus or cushion, I don't worry if I go on a small spending spree once in a while. All that means is I use up the surplus/cushion. I don't have ot make any changes to offset the added spending. I have had to tweak my portfolio a few times to adjust to economic conditions or portfolio performance, but it's not a frequent thing and I would never say it "sucks."
"It takes years to decompress from a high-intensity career."
Whether or not my career was a high-intensity one is debatable. But it took me about a week to decompress from it, especially when I first switched from working full-time to part-time, the change which had a far bigger impact on my everyday life than going from part-time to full retirement 7 years later.
"Retirement doesn't guarantee happiness."
I have heard this a lot and for me I disagree. Simply losing the my long, tiring, and despised commute greatly, and I meant greatly (and immediately), made my life so much better because I eliminated the one thing which annoyed me all the time. That made me happy.
I am just finishing my 14th year of retirement.
I disagree with:
"Having to think about money sucks."
Because I built into my budget a surplus or cushion, I don't worry if I go on a small spending spree once in a while. All that means is I use up the surplus/cushion. I don't have ot make any changes to offset the added spending. I have had to tweak my portfolio a few times to adjust to economic conditions or portfolio performance, but it's not a frequent thing and I would never say it "sucks."
"It takes years to decompress from a high-intensity career."
Whether or not my career was a high-intensity one is debatable. But it took me about a week to decompress from it, especially when I first switched from working full-time to part-time, the change which had a far bigger impact on my everyday life than going from part-time to full retirement 7 years later.
"Retirement doesn't guarantee happiness."
I have heard this a lot and for me I disagree. Simply losing the my long, tiring, and despised commute greatly, and I meant greatly (and immediately), made my life so much better because I eliminated the one thing which annoyed me all the time. That made me happy.