Congratulations on your retirement, KRonn. :cheers:
So who here is next in line for greener pastures/being put out to grass. :P
And to widen the question out a bit, what you do if you suddenly had to retire tomorrow?
Let me know how playing video games goes for you in your retirement, that being my dream :P
That and spending time with my family and traveling. Maybe writing my memoirs.
What the hell. Congrats.
I suggest religious mania, Justinian style.
I'm semi-retired; my only "job" right now is getting my blood cleaned 12 hours a week.
Congrats, KRonn. You're a member of an ever-shrinking phenomenon.
Quote from: mongers on November 03, 2016, 08:42:22 PM
And to widen the question out a bit, what you do if you suddenly had to retire tomorrow?
Burn a big fat bowl
Thanks! :) My last work day was last Friday, October 28. My co-workers gave me a great party on Tuesday with a generous gift. On my last day I made the rounds talking and saying good bye to my friends and co-workers that I was close with. I'll maintain friendships with some, and see them at times or talk via email.
My last couple of weeks in work seemed to drag by, I guess because I could feel that I was leaving so it was like waiting for something which makes it go by more slowly.
So far retirement is good, like a vacation at first though I definitely feel more like retired than on vacation. I don't yet have too many new things going on. Right now more like catching up on stuff and getting some rest. But I do feel like I have so much freedom now and don't feel rushed trying to fit things in with a work schedule. It feels good! :)
I have been working on early retirment the whole time by living below my means. Things are progressing well, I think. I can pull the plug now even, IF I am willing to subsist on instant noodles for the rest of my life. I am essentially working to ensure that I have some vegetables and coffee to go along with the instant noodles.
I imagine that I will be very busy after retirement. Every time I take leave I feel I don't have enough time to do the things I want to do. Anime, exercise, games, food, music etc.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 08:56:35 PM
Congrats, KRonn. You're a member of an ever-shrinking phenomenon.
Yeah, I see reports that show more people of retirement age working longer, or more retirees going back to work through need or desire. I may get some part time work after a while but it won't be anything demanding. One of the managers asked if I wanted part time work next year as they go through a major upgrade. That is if they have to hire contractors/consultants. Since I know the work I'd be doing it won't really be demanding, but they may need people to do some grunt work. It'll just be a couple/few days a week as I doubt I'll want to do more. So we'll see on that.
Quote from: Monoriu on November 03, 2016, 09:01:31 PM
I have been working on early retirment the whole time by living below my means. Things are progressing well, I think. I can pull the plug now even, IF I am willing to subsist on instant noodles for the rest of my life. I am essentially working to ensure that I have some vegetables and coffee to go along with the instant noodles.
I imagine that I will be very busy after retirement. Every time I take leave I feel I don't have enough time to do the things I want to do. Anime, exercise, games, food, music etc.
Good plan, good luck. I always made sure I was putting money away also. Mainly through my job's 401k plan. Many companies offer those. I'll miss the pay check but that's ok, I'll be fine. I was so ready to leave anyway. It was partly the ever increasing work load that helped me decide and I just didn't have the desire to bust my butt anymore and it was going to get a lot worse with more big projects coming. Mentally and physically I was quite ready to retire.
Congrats KRonn and enjoy :cheers:
Thanks all for the congrats! :)
Quote from: KRonn on November 03, 2016, 09:06:45 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 08:56:35 PM
Congrats, KRonn. You're a member of an ever-shrinking phenomenon.
Yeah, I see reports that show more people of retirement age working longer, or more retirees going back to work through need or desire. I may get some part time work after a while but it won't be anything demanding. One of the managers asked if I wanted part time work next year as they go through a major upgrade. That is if they have to hire contractors/consultants. Since I know the work I'd be doing it won't really be demanding, but they may need people to do some grunt work. It'll just be a couple/few days a week as I doubt I'll want to do more. So we'll see on that.
I see far too many retired people working--and not working to keep busy, I mean
working. As in the cash register at a grocery store. The kitchen at the local mega-convenience store. The clothes steamers and sewing machines at the clothier warehouse I was working at a couple years ago. And these aren't the "Hey, life begins at 65!" types of seniors. These are the
elderly.
And I don't care what the Free Marketeer assholes, the Wall Street cocksuckers and other conservatards say: there is no good and compelling reason for the elderly to be working real jobs, laborious jobs in this country. Not this in this day and age. Not for healthcare, not for money to live. It's immoral and an obscenity.
I have read that the first year in retirement is a high risk period. Some people just can't cope with the abrupt life changes in stress levels, social status and interpersonal relationships.
Agreed CDM. Many retirees have to keep working. Even at my workplace many people would tell me they feel they'll have to work long after retirement age.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 09:26:28 PM
I see far too many retired people working--and not working to keep busy, I mean working. As in the cash register at a grocery store. The kitchen at the local mega-convenience store. The clothes steamers and sewing machines at the clothier warehouse I was working at a couple years ago. And these aren't the "Hey, life begins at 65!" types of seniors. These are the elderly.
And I don't care what the Free Marketeer assholes, the Wall Street cocksuckers and other conservatards say: there is no good and compelling reason for the elderly to be working real jobs, laborious jobs in this country. Not this in this day and age. Not for healthcare, not for money to live. It's immoral and an obscenity.
We can argue about this all day and it won't make any difference. This is important to every one of us personally, and there really is no point trying to win the argument and hope the government will take care of us when we grow old. It won't happen. We need to take matters into our own hands and provide for ourselves. We need to save money now and start investing.
Quote from: Monoriu on November 03, 2016, 09:33:19 PM
We can argue about this all day and it won't make any difference. This is important to every one of us personally, and there really is no point trying to win the argument and hope the government will take care of us when we grow old. It won't happen. We need to take matters into our own hands and provide for ourselves. We need to save money now and start investing.
Fuck off, Hong Kong Phooey.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 03, 2016, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: Monoriu on November 03, 2016, 09:33:19 PM
We can argue about this all day and it won't make any difference. This is important to every one of us personally, and there really is no point trying to win the argument and hope the government will take care of us when we grow old. It won't happen. We need to take matters into our own hands and provide for ourselves. We need to save money now and start investing.
Fuck off, Hong Kong Phooey.
Things are a lot worse here. You guys are lucky. The elderly in Hong Kong don't even have the chance to work the cash registers. They go through garbage to find anything of resale value. And there is no Social Security or any kind of public pension scheme here. They are on their own.
Many companies here have 401k retirement plans for employees to contribute to, and many companies give contributions to those plans. But many companies don't, I would think especially smaller companies. Many people live paycheck to paycheck as it is so have a hard time saving, so the idea of retiring is pretty difficult.
Congratulations! :cheers:
Congrats :cool:
Quote from: Monoriu on November 03, 2016, 09:01:31 PM
I have been working on early retirment the whole time by living below my means. Things are progressing well, I think. I can pull the plug now even, IF I am willing to subsist on instant noodles for the rest of my life. I am essentially working to ensure that I have some vegetables and coffee to go along with the instant noodles.
I imagine that I will be very busy after retirement. Every time I take leave I feel I don't have enough time to do the things I want to do. Anime, exercise, games, food, music etc.
That sounds good, Mono - and I am in a similar situation as you although I still enjoy my job a bit.
Kudos especially on the last part - when I started reading your post my first thought was "does he have passions that will fill his time when out of the job". It seems you do.
Edit: Actually my first thought was to say something sarcastic like [spoiler]"anyone else think Mono will ironically die on his first day of retirement?"[/spoiler] My second thought was to suppress the first thought. What I said above was my third thought. :P
And congratulations, Kronn!
In 23 days I start to receive my civil service pension :cool:
Congratulations KRonn :cheers:
We gamers have need of free time.
Congrats Kronn :)
Make sure to keep busy on the long run, it seems very important to keep retirement enjoyable. Although I haven't studied any gamer pensioners, maybe our kind has it easier. :D
Quote from: Martinus on November 04, 2016, 03:02:44 AM
Edit: Actually my first thought was to say something sarcastic like [spoiler]"anyone else think Mono will ironically die on his first day of retirement?"[/spoiler] My second thought was to suppress the first thought. What I said above was my third thought. :P
That actually happened to my grandfather. :(
Oh, and congrats KRonn! Jelly!
I'm eligible to retire in 2030 with an indexed pension at 60% of my salary at age 55.
But then I realize that I'll have 3 kids in, or shortly about to enter, post-secondary, so there's no chance I'll be retiring in 2030. :(
Technically I'm half retired since June. :pirate
And in the civilian world I just have 10 to 15 more years! :yeah: :cry:
Quote from: Tamas on November 04, 2016, 06:57:38 AM
Congrats Kronn :)
Make sure to keep busy on the long run, it seems very important to keep retirement enjoyable. Although I haven't studied any gamer pensioners, maybe our kind has it easier. :D
Agreed, it can get boring, but then work was often boring. But I will need to get back more into old hobbies and working out. I have some things in mind and started some before retiring, and in the spring/summer I do a lot in a large backyard garden. I haven't been gaming as much for a while but now I might do more, get into more things there too. It's just been a week so I'm just getting going. It is an odd change though to go from work to retirement.
Quote from: KRonn on November 04, 2016, 10:34:02 AM
But I will need to get back more into old hobbies and working out. I have some things in mind and started some before retiring, and in the spring/summer I do a lot in a large backyard garden. I haven't been gaming as much for a while but now I might do more, get into more things there too.
That's a solid system KRonn. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Monoriu on November 03, 2016, 09:01:31 PMAnime, exercise, games, food, music etc.
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