ExFlyBoy5
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OK...let me first say that this is more of a rant than a looking for advice thread...
Quick summation...I am 40 year dude that has 63 working days before I retire FOR GOOD. I think I did some good planning, LBYM, and all that goodness. You can find specifics on my financial standing in the "introduce yourself" thread, so I won't rehash this here.
Here's my problem. I have a family member that just can't it through his thick skull that I *can* and that I *will* retire in a few months and will be perfectly happy NOT HAVING A J*B EVER AGAIN!!! Of course, this isn't a 100% guarantee, but since I clocked in for my very first job at Little Caesar's Pizza years ago, I figured out that working straight SUCKS and I didn't want to do it for 30+ years. He is absolutely convinced that I will be bored out of my mind and will have to go find a j*b to occupy myself. Never mind the fact that I already have a nice long list of stuff I would like to do in retirement that will keep me very occupied for a significant amount of time. I wonder if his lack of money skills which resulted him retiring late in life (almost 70 years old in spite of a Lt Col pension!) is being shifted to me as jealousy. I also think he feels since I am a enlisted guy...there is NO way, I could be FIRE. Truth be told, I don't like this family member anyway, so it's very much inconsequential...but he's not the only one to have said it...and quite frankly it's annoying as hell.
I initially thought that most folks I know would be happy that I am able to RE, but I am getting much the opposite...and I do know much of it is jealousy. I have been very hesitant up until this point to have an "alternative story", but I think calling myself a consultant and running with that story sure would make things easier and the hating will stop!
Whew...sorry about that. Like I said, I am not really looking for advice per se, but I really needed to get this off my chest. Needless to say, there aren't too many people in my shoes that I can vent to...but there are lots on this forum!!!
Quick summation...I am 40 year dude that has 63 working days before I retire FOR GOOD. I think I did some good planning, LBYM, and all that goodness. You can find specifics on my financial standing in the "introduce yourself" thread, so I won't rehash this here.
Here's my problem. I have a family member that just can't it through his thick skull that I *can* and that I *will* retire in a few months and will be perfectly happy NOT HAVING A J*B EVER AGAIN!!! Of course, this isn't a 100% guarantee, but since I clocked in for my very first job at Little Caesar's Pizza years ago, I figured out that working straight SUCKS and I didn't want to do it for 30+ years. He is absolutely convinced that I will be bored out of my mind and will have to go find a j*b to occupy myself. Never mind the fact that I already have a nice long list of stuff I would like to do in retirement that will keep me very occupied for a significant amount of time. I wonder if his lack of money skills which resulted him retiring late in life (almost 70 years old in spite of a Lt Col pension!) is being shifted to me as jealousy. I also think he feels since I am a enlisted guy...there is NO way, I could be FIRE. Truth be told, I don't like this family member anyway, so it's very much inconsequential...but he's not the only one to have said it...and quite frankly it's annoying as hell.
I initially thought that most folks I know would be happy that I am able to RE, but I am getting much the opposite...and I do know much of it is jealousy. I have been very hesitant up until this point to have an "alternative story", but I think calling myself a consultant and running with that story sure would make things easier and the hating will stop!
Whew...sorry about that. Like I said, I am not really looking for advice per se, but I really needed to get this off my chest. Needless to say, there aren't too many people in my shoes that I can vent to...but there are lots on this forum!!!