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My comfortable, happy working world fell apart when my wife was killed in a road collision and I was left with PTSD and chronic depression for some time - so bad I had to give up my self employed work at 58 years old. My MH has been my salvation, planning and doing the next trip; I only wish I'd bought a fully winterised one so I could keep going all year! My retirement interests are zero. I hate gardening, I've never been a "club" person and so I never really got to meet any people in my town and my step daughters and grandchildren live away. To me retirement is mostly loneliness and boredom and trying hard to fill in the days until the next holiday. Would I want to go to work again? Not really; customers never become friends and I don't need the money as insurance claims made me financially secure. Do I like retirement? It sure beats being dead - but only marginally I guess!
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A day in the life of a young retiree…. I gave up working some years ago so have had much experience in doing very little for some time now and I must say that it was an easy transformation for me. I can never understand why some dread the day, it is fantastic.
Just sitting comfortable this morning eating my toast, the last member of the family had just left leaving me and the dog in peaceful bliss when my mobile rings, it’s my son…Dad I need a new cutter blade asap and I can’t get away to get it. So put my toast down and off I go, new cutter blade delivered to site. The dog was happy as he ended up with the toast.
The weather was really good so I got back and hung out a line of washing that I had already washed yesterday, it should dry in no time and it is only 11am. I noticed another fence panel is a bit damaged so ordered another and will do that when it arrives.
My other son phoned from the US had a chat to him for ten minutes, he said the snow has all but gone and the sun is forecast for there too.
I think one of the best things about retirement is the freedom and non commitment of having tight goals each day. I’m going to have some fresh toast, have a bath then maybe a bit of shopping.
How is your retirement panning out and what do you find to do with yourself outside the motorhome season.?
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Well it has been another good retirement day, not achieved too much but it really doesn't matter, there is another day tomorrow. My lovely lady has told me all about her day and I have told her all about mine obviously with a bit of poetic license thrown in so she doesn't feel that I am in any way under doing it.
The kids all appear happy, my youngest is building a block of flats, the building inspector passed it up to the third floor today so he is happy, My granddaughter has popped down to Southampton for a few days to see her boyfriend my eldest in the US seems happy when I spoke to him today my daughter would be a lot happier if she could find a new man, nothing new there and the dog has just gone to bed with my Ex. so what more can I say, it wont be long before I get into bed myself. Night....
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That puts everything in perspective. I'm grateful for what I have and do hope that life gets better for youMy comfortable, happy working world fell apart when my wife was killed in a road collision and I was left with PTSD and chronic depression for some time - so bad I had to give up my self employed work at 58 years old. My MH has been my salvation, planning and doing the next trip; I only wish I'd bought a fully winterised one so I could keep going all year! My retirement interests are zero. I hate gardening, I've never been a "club" person and so I never really got to meet any people in my town and my step daughters and grandchildren live away. To me retirement is mostly loneliness and boredom and trying hard to fill in the days until the next holiday. Would I want to go to work again? Not really; customers never become friends and I don't need the money as insurance claims made me financially secure. Do I like retirement? It sure beats being dead - but only marginally I guess!
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I retired about five years ago...should have done it years before. Only wee problem of the finances though. I love retirement, never been so busy. Grandkids, kids (in their forties now) always with the "Dad could you..." or Mum do you have time to..." Needless to say we do, but manage to squeeze in the odd trip in Toad Hall to wherever. Ex caravanners, just the last couple of years with the moho and getting our heads around it all...but as that well known fast food outlet spouts "We're loving' it"!This is an interesting read, as we plan to retire early (in 2020) and are working furiously towards making it a reality.
We recently moved from a neighbourhood where many residents were retired and mostly the gents regularly passed the time of day saying that they "missed work".
I would always comment that "I could not wait to retire" and most would say "not to wish your life away" and "work as long as you could".
All are different of course, and depending how you fill your life, partner, finances, etc all come into the equation; but I do envy you guys and am counting the next 47 months.....
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