chinaco
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Related to another post about spilling the beans to "Mom" about the personal balance sheet.
We were at a family get together. Ohhh wait, some background. Let me back track.
I have coached DW on divulging information to about the balance sheet, FIRE issues, etc. Unfortunately she does not quite get it.
Anyway we were at a family gathering... lots of friends. DW blurts out... DH is going to Retire next year. Of course most of the people are about our age or older... but still working.
Every head on every shoulder whipped around so fast to look at me that I thought heads would snap off. Uggg! I wanted to pinch DW... unfortunately she was on the other side of BIL (notorious spendthrift) so I couldn't mete out some level of justice immediately for the infraction.
Now I am on the spot... there are about 30 or so 50+ age adults staring at me waiting for further information... you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet. I quickly collected my thoughts and calmly said, I had the option to take an early pension and I was thinking about it.
On the way home (of course) I did not pinch DW ... but she got the speech (which she resented )! Hopefully she doesn't do it again.
Fast forward to another family and friends get together a couple of months later. BIL has a numb-nuts buddy (who is unemployed regularly). NN Buddy corners me and begins talking to me about a couple of business ventures that would be great ideas!!!
Here is the funny part... one of the business ventures was a neighborhood bar that he claims could be picked up cheap because the current owner drinks all the profits. NN buddy hinted that he could manage it. I have never NEVER seen NN Buddy sober in the 20 years I have known him!
True story.
Small early pension... it is true and it is my cover story!
We were at a family get together. Ohhh wait, some background. Let me back track.
I have coached DW on divulging information to about the balance sheet, FIRE issues, etc. Unfortunately she does not quite get it.
Anyway we were at a family gathering... lots of friends. DW blurts out... DH is going to Retire next year. Of course most of the people are about our age or older... but still working.
Every head on every shoulder whipped around so fast to look at me that I thought heads would snap off. Uggg! I wanted to pinch DW... unfortunately she was on the other side of BIL (notorious spendthrift) so I couldn't mete out some level of justice immediately for the infraction.
Now I am on the spot... there are about 30 or so 50+ age adults staring at me waiting for further information... you could hear a pin drop it was so quiet. I quickly collected my thoughts and calmly said, I had the option to take an early pension and I was thinking about it.
On the way home (of course) I did not pinch DW ... but she got the speech (which she resented )! Hopefully she doesn't do it again.
Fast forward to another family and friends get together a couple of months later. BIL has a numb-nuts buddy (who is unemployed regularly). NN Buddy corners me and begins talking to me about a couple of business ventures that would be great ideas!!!
Here is the funny part... one of the business ventures was a neighborhood bar that he claims could be picked up cheap because the current owner drinks all the profits. NN buddy hinted that he could manage it. I have never NEVER seen NN Buddy sober in the 20 years I have known him!
True story.
Small early pension... it is true and it is my cover story!