marko
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I know that in Paris asking 'where do you live?' is considered rude because one can infer your income from the neighborhood.
Having said that I must say that after 48 posts I'm still a bit amazed at folks who find saying that they're retired is awkward. I'm sure it's just me.
I'm not saying that you should shout "I made millions and live off my investments", but lots of folks retire early on military, gov't pensions and so on; it doesn't imply anything.
Lots of people worked, scrimped and saved in order to be FI and I find it interesting that it's become something people are almost ashamed of. I would think if someone said: "I was lucky and got out early!" most folks would say 'good for you!'. Again, it might just be me. YMMV
Having said that I must say that after 48 posts I'm still a bit amazed at folks who find saying that they're retired is awkward. I'm sure it's just me.
I'm not saying that you should shout "I made millions and live off my investments", but lots of folks retire early on military, gov't pensions and so on; it doesn't imply anything.
Lots of people worked, scrimped and saved in order to be FI and I find it interesting that it's become something people are almost ashamed of. I would think if someone said: "I was lucky and got out early!" most folks would say 'good for you!'. Again, it might just be me. YMMV