Jimonlimon
Recycles dryer sheets
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Here I am with 6 weeks to retirement and suddenly I'm considering work?
Summary of the question: I'm considering some part-time work to pay for frivolous toys and travel. If you've done this, does it make the work more palatable than the old slog just to keep a roof over head?
A week after meeting with my boss to announce my retirement he suggested that I could come back and help with special projects, knowledge transfer, and quality assurance. I initially laughed it off, but the more I thought it started to appeal. Most of my stress is related to being a supervisor and juggling so many competing priorities. This seems a lot better.
At my employer they can offer part-time work for pensioned retirees as "annuitants". It's good for the agency because they don't pay for any benefits. It's capped at 120 days per year and a 6 month waiting period after retirement. I hadn't really thought about it because I'm ready to be done with work stress.
I'm retiring with enough pension, future Social Security, and 401k to permanently increase our spending by 20% so we don't need the extra money.
Since I would be working part-time/short-term just for fun stuff I think it would make going to work sort of fun. Nearly instant gratification instead of the last 35 years where 90%+ of my net went to bills and long-term goals, not fun stuff.
For example we used to snow ski a lot but stopped because between gear, travel/lodging costs, resort prices, etc. were too much (especially with kids). If I worked 3-4 days a week for 2 months it would pay for a nice ski week for my wife and me.
I'm glad for the 6 month waiting period before being able to go back to work- it will let me settle in and solve once again the time vs. money equation.
Summary of the question: I'm considering some part-time work to pay for frivolous toys and travel. If you've done this, does it make the work more palatable than the old slog just to keep a roof over head?
A week after meeting with my boss to announce my retirement he suggested that I could come back and help with special projects, knowledge transfer, and quality assurance. I initially laughed it off, but the more I thought it started to appeal. Most of my stress is related to being a supervisor and juggling so many competing priorities. This seems a lot better.
At my employer they can offer part-time work for pensioned retirees as "annuitants". It's good for the agency because they don't pay for any benefits. It's capped at 120 days per year and a 6 month waiting period after retirement. I hadn't really thought about it because I'm ready to be done with work stress.
I'm retiring with enough pension, future Social Security, and 401k to permanently increase our spending by 20% so we don't need the extra money.
Since I would be working part-time/short-term just for fun stuff I think it would make going to work sort of fun. Nearly instant gratification instead of the last 35 years where 90%+ of my net went to bills and long-term goals, not fun stuff.
For example we used to snow ski a lot but stopped because between gear, travel/lodging costs, resort prices, etc. were too much (especially with kids). If I worked 3-4 days a week for 2 months it would pay for a nice ski week for my wife and me.
I'm glad for the 6 month waiting period before being able to go back to work- it will let me settle in and solve once again the time vs. money equation.