Sweetlip
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2002
- Messages
- 70
Hi folks; greetings from sub-tropical Brisbane, Australia.
I exercised a lifelong plan and took a year's leave from work at age 55, always intending to return to work after that to finally finish at age 65.
After being off work for that length of time and having good financials because I have always applied the themes written about in books like "The Millionaire Next Door", "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", "Your Money or Your Life" and the like plus having always listened to the wisdom of my dear old Mum who died at age 92 in 1999 but who had always instilled in me her lessons from the Great Depression, I decided to not return to work. I just had too good a time when I was away from the pressures of corporate life ...
Now at age 57, whilst I do not miss the routine and pressure of corporate life, I do miss the community and busy-ness a bit but I also have a sense of guilt though because I am still fit and healthy and alert and my "protestant work ethic' keeps telling me that I should be still working.
This is not strong enough a feeling yet, though, to actually make me want to do something about it.
I exercised a lifelong plan and took a year's leave from work at age 55, always intending to return to work after that to finally finish at age 65.
After being off work for that length of time and having good financials because I have always applied the themes written about in books like "The Millionaire Next Door", "Rich Dad, Poor Dad", "Your Money or Your Life" and the like plus having always listened to the wisdom of my dear old Mum who died at age 92 in 1999 but who had always instilled in me her lessons from the Great Depression, I decided to not return to work. I just had too good a time when I was away from the pressures of corporate life ...
Now at age 57, whilst I do not miss the routine and pressure of corporate life, I do miss the community and busy-ness a bit but I also have a sense of guilt though because I am still fit and healthy and alert and my "protestant work ethic' keeps telling me that I should be still working.
This is not strong enough a feeling yet, though, to actually make me want to do something about it.
Last edited: