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Retiring earlier than planned? Reporter inquiry
10-09-2021, 09:10 AM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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Retiring earlier than planned? Reporter inquiry
Are you facing retirement earlier than you had planned?
I am a journalist working on a story, and I am looking to talk to those who recently found themselves retired or semi-retired, whether by choice or not.
If that sound like you, I’d love to hear from you.
More background on me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakendall/
Thanks for reading!
Peter Kendall
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10-09-2021, 09:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Kendall
Are you facing retirement earlier than you had planned?
I am a journalist working on a story, and I am looking to talk to those who recently found themselves retired or semi-retired, whether by choice or not.
If that sound like you, I’d love to hear from you.
More background on me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakendall/
Thanks for reading!
Peter Kendall
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Interested members should contact Peter Kendall by PM or post in this thread.
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10-09-2021, 10:34 AM
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#63
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Kendall
Are you facing retirement earlier than you had planned?
I am a journalist working on a story, and I am looking to talk to those who recently found themselves retired or semi-retired, whether by choice or not.
If that sound like you, I’d love to hear from you.
More background on me here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakendall/
Thanks for reading!
Peter Kendall
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Peter,
Questions:
1. In your LinkedIn post on the same topic, you add an age qualifier ("early 60s" https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update...33085520465920). That age qualifier is not here. Does it apply or not?
2. What is the story as you've ascertained it so far, and what is left to be learned from recent retirees?
3. What qualifies as "recently"?
I retired by choice at age 46 about six years ago. I'm not sure if I qualify for your story. I'm also not sure I want to be involved in your story if the storyline has already been determined and you're just looking for supporting anecdotes.
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10-09-2021, 12:15 PM
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The early-60's thing puzzled me, too. I didn't "find myself retired" at 57. It was a very deliberate, planned-for decision.
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10-09-2021, 03:12 PM
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I think he is looking for people who recently found themselves retired earlier than 65, and against their will.
Not many people here but maybe one to five?
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10-09-2021, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kcowan
I think he is looking for people who recently found themselves retired earlier than 65, and against their will.
Not many people here but maybe one to five?
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Yeah, which makes me think he's already got his story written except for the personal anecdotes. Not really interested in helping a journalist fill in the blanks on their preconceived notions.
He does say "by choice or not". I wonder if his final story will exclude people who retired based on a long plan (like me and most of us here), or if that will just be a side note at the end of the story which will mostly be about people who fell on bad times.
As an aside, I literally can't go one mile in my town without tripping over a zero-skill or low-skill job paying $15 an hour. That's $30K a year full time, which won't get you very far in the big coastal cities but around here is a decent but modest income. Two people that's $60K, which is above the median household income.
Yes, I'm cynical and suspicious of him and his ilk.
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10-09-2021, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SecondCor521
Yes, I'm cynical and suspicious of him and his ilk.
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The moderator team vetted this request for approval, so please assume good intent.
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10-09-2021, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Aerides
The moderator team vetted this request for approval, so please assume good intent.
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Duly noted already. I stand by my opinion.
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"At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may in fact be the first steps of a journey." Violet Baudelaire.
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10-09-2021, 03:51 PM
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We've handled requests like this in the past. If you are interested, you can PM Mr. Kendall. If you're not interested, then don't. But there is little reason to explain why you are not interested or turn it into a discussion of journalistic method. It only clogs up what is essentially just a "notice" thread.
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10-09-2021, 04:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
We've handled requests like this in the past. If you are interested, you can PM Mr. Kendall. If you're not interested, then don't. But there is little reason to explain why you are not interested or turn it into a discussion of journalistic method. It only clogs up what is essentially just a "notice" thread.
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I've participated in those requests in the past, and was twice quoted in a national newspaper as a result. I'm conditionally interested in this request as well, and trying to obtain additional information.
In post #62, interested members were advised to either PM Mr. Kendall or post in this thread. As an possibly interested member, I followed those directions and posted here with my questions for Mr. Kendall in post #63.
I will await Mr. Kendall's reply to those questions, either here or via PM.
I will post no more on this notice thread about journalistic method.
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"At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may in fact be the first steps of a journey." Violet Baudelaire.
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10-10-2021, 06:50 AM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SecondCor521
Peter,
Questions:
1. In your LinkedIn post on the same topic, you add an age qualifier ("early 60s" https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update...33085520465920). That age qualifier is not here. Does it apply or not?
2. What is the story as you've ascertained it so far, and what is left to be learned from recent retirees?
3. What qualifies as "recently"?
I retired by choice at age 46 about six years ago. I'm not sure if I qualify for your story. I'm also not sure I want to be involved in your story if the storyline has already been determined and you're just looking for supporting anecdotes.
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Thank you for replying.
I am talking to people whose retirement plans were accelerated in the last year or two. For many, that was because of changes in employment. In my LinkedIn post, I defined it as people in their early 60s only because that tends to be the group this applies to.
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10-10-2021, 06:55 AM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SecondCor521
Yeah, which makes me think he's already got his story written except for the personal anecdotes. Not really interested in helping a journalist fill in the blanks on their preconceived notions.
He does say "by choice or not". I wonder if his final story will exclude people who retired based on a long plan (like me and most of us here), or if that will just be a side note at the end of the story which will mostly be about people who fell on bad times.
As an aside, I literally can't go one mile in my town without tripping over a zero-skill or low-skill job paying $15 an hour. That's $30K a year full time, which won't get you very far in the big coastal cities but around here is a decent but modest income. Two people that's $60K, which is above the median household income.
Yes, I'm cynical and suspicious of him and his ilk.
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I don't have my story already written (believe me!). I am, however, talking to people who fit into a pretty narrow category -- those who retired earlier than they had planned in the last year or two. I realize that is not everybody. However, it is a large group of people, and I am interested in hearing and telling their stories.
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10-10-2021, 07:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Kendall
I don't have my story already written (believe me!). I am, however, talking to people who fit into a pretty narrow category -- those who retired earlier than they had planned in the last year or two. I realize that is not everybody. However, it is a large group of people, and I am interested in hearing and telling their stories.
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Mr. Kendall,
Thank you for both of your replies.
Since your qualifications include "earlier than they had planned" and "in the last year or two", I do not meet your criteria.
Good luck with your story.
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"At times the world can seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe us when we say there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough, and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may in fact be the first steps of a journey." Violet Baudelaire.
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06-03-2022, 12:28 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SecondCor521
Mr. Kendall,
Thank you for both of your replies.
Since your qualifications include "earlier than they had planned" and "in the last year or two", I do not meet your criteria.
Good luck with your story.
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06-03-2022, 12:34 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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06-03-2022, 12:42 PM
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The cost of healthcare - reporter request
01-16-2024, 12:33 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
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The cost of healthcare - reporter request
Hello, this is Melanie Evans, I’m a Wall Street Journal Reporter. I write about the cost of medical care, among other things. I’m hoping to better reflect in my stories how households budget for premiums, deductibles and other spending for treatment. I’m hoping to talk to more people about how they make choices and plan for what can be a large and unpredictable expense.
I checked with a forum administrator, who (very promptly!) let me know this is how to make a request to speak with people.
If anyone is interested, please feel free to message me or email me at melanie.evans@wsj.com. I am working on a few stories and will gladly start by describing them. I am also always happy to answer questions about the reporting and editing process at the Journal.
Thanks so much, Melanie
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01-17-2024, 07:56 PM
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Good luck to you, Melanie!
(Just testing to see if my posting to this thread fixes something. Feel free to ignore it.)
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01-17-2024, 08:15 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by SecondCor521
Good luck to you, Melanie!
(Just testing to see if my posting to this thread fixes something. Feel free to ignore it.)
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Funny! I almost ignored this thread until I read your post in the CP thread. Let's see if it works for me.
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