Must be terribly embarrassing for the cats.
Must be terribly embarrassing for the cats.
It is the Great Depression mind set. It will not change. In his mind he has everything he wants and needs. So I doubt spending anymore would increase his satisfaction levels.
I think he seriously considered doing it himself instead (he's 89 years old!)
This is my Dad. He has assets that he will most likely never spend down. He still banks some of his SS check and I don't think he's EVER touched anything from his investments outside of the RMDs. He just WILL NOT SPEND IT. I *finally* convinced him to let a commercial company clean off the roof and gutters every few months after I had an "incident" and refused to do it anymore. I think he seriously considered doing it himself instead (he's 89 years old!) before finally relenting. As an extra safe measure, I have padlocked the ladder to the fence to make it almost impossible to use it. It's just how he's wired and it will never change.
This is my Dad. He has assets that he will most likely never spend down. He still banks some of his SS check and I don't think he's EVER touched anything from his investments outside of the RMDs. He just WILL NOT SPEND IT. I *finally* convinced him to let a commercial company clean off the roof and gutters every few months after I had an "incident" and refused to do it anymore. I think he seriously considered doing it himself instead (he's 89 years old!) before finally relenting. As an extra safe measure, I have padlocked the ladder to the fence to make it almost impossible to use it. It's just how he's wired and it will never change.
Also, all the great opinions on the bloggers and the meaning of being retired has convinced me that I will NEVER have a blog (retirement related, anyway!) Since I do have a rental property, I am sure the internet police would point out that I am not *really* retired!
As long as you make a good faith attempt to represent yourself honestly, to be authentic in your presentation, and not to be overly dramatic, I don't think you'd have many problems. There are forum members here with successful blogs, who receive little or no flak. I wonder why? Perhaps they're just being honest.Also, all the great opinions on the bloggers and the meaning of being retired has convinced me that I will NEVER have a blog (retirement related, anyway!) Since I do have a rental property, I am sure the internet police would point out that I am not *really* retired!
This is my Dad. He has assets that he will most likely never spend down. He still banks some of his SS check and I don't think he's EVER touched anything from his investments outside of the RMDs. He just WILL NOT SPEND IT.