Andre1969 said:I'm kind of ambivalent about my job. Don't hate it, but don't love it. Honestly though, even if there was a job I loved, once I got to the FI part of the equation I'd still retire, simply because there are better things to do with my time than work at a job, no matter how rewarding it might be.
setab said:I'm just wondering if anybody here actually liked their job when they were working. If so, why retire? I can see leaving a job you hate, but why not find something you like to do and stay with it? . . .
setab said:Why not find something you like to do and stay with it?
I'm just wondering if anybody here actually liked their job when they were working. If so, why retire? I can see leaving a job you hate, but why not find something you like to do and stay with it? Just curious.
I hear you all, but I also read of all the time some of you spend managing your assets and portfolios. To me, that seems like "work."
setab said:No troll intended. It just seems to me that some of you spend a lot of time managing money. To me, that would fit your definition of job. That kind of activity is just not my thing. I just don't want to trade one job for another, even though I would be glad to get rid of a job to do something I really want to do.
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setab said:I hear you all, but I also read of all the time some of you spend managing your assets and portfolios. To me, that seems like "work."
setab said:I'm just wondering if anybody here actually liked their job when they were working.
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setab said:One man's work is another man's fun. Ask any gynecologist.Exactly! I'm just trying to decide whether I fit the "retire now" profile even if I don't want to spend a lot of time looking at portfolios, withdrawal percentages, etc. I know myself too well. I just wouldn't do it.
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I think that you are getting the wrong idea. AFAIK, most FIREd folks don't spend all their time fretting about finances; they spend it doing whatever they enjoy doing. We talk about the financial aspect here because it helps people make their decision, not because that;s what retirees will be spending all their time thinking about.
REWahoo! said:One man's work is another man's fun. Ask any gynecologist.
justin said:I spent around 8 hours during my time off last week setting up my index fund portfolio allocations. It is complicated because I have many different accounts at a few different places with different funds at each place and varying tax treatment for some accounts. Now that it is all said and done, there's not much left to do except change the monthly auto-invest option from one fund to another based on my already determined allocation plan. Next December, I may rebalance and tweak the allocation percentages, but nothing time consuming will be required.