Just curious. At the end of May, I will be retired for two years and a I am still adjusting to many things. It feels like now I am moving into a more sustained phase where things won’t change much.
The first months were all about Covid and then the election, Then we decided to move out west and in reality, settling in hadn’t occurred yet.
Occasionally I think about a part time job, but to be honest, why pay for gas at todays prices to go to a part time gig. If there would be remote work for CIA type monitoring of countries around the globe that would be fun. LOL. Any secret agents for the U.S. please direct message me for any opportunities.
But in all seriousness waking up, reading the news, reading the sports, reading this damn website, stretching to start my day, bicycling, running (after Achilles recovery), hiking, swimming, enjoying all the sunny weather has to offer pretty much fills up my day. At my neighborhood we have a Mens coffee three days a week that essentially is this board live and in person. Politics, sports, complaining.
Th couple of things I am still a bit mystified with right now is not having any actual active income. I have a pension (thank God for working at a place that does that). Social security in a few years (don’t always believe waiting longer is actually better). And finally a 401K that I stopped looking at recently because market guys get spooked by butterfly farts so they get really spooked by global world wars. I know that between my pension and social security I should have no worries in my life. The 401K is being treated as a fund that I don’t want to have to touch until required withdrawals if possible. And even then I will mostly want to look at other investment options.
So, just asking opinions of folks who have been retired longer if I am missing anything? I enjoy what retirement is but I am still so new to this I Am wondering what else comes up. By the way, I am pretty healthy. I take no medicines for anything which always shocks any doctor I see.
One thing that keeps nagging me is that if we are facing an end of days war with Russia, China, India, Iran and North Korea, I am trying to figure out what bucket list stuff to do before I am melted away. Crazy times.
The first months were all about Covid and then the election, Then we decided to move out west and in reality, settling in hadn’t occurred yet.
Occasionally I think about a part time job, but to be honest, why pay for gas at todays prices to go to a part time gig. If there would be remote work for CIA type monitoring of countries around the globe that would be fun. LOL. Any secret agents for the U.S. please direct message me for any opportunities.
But in all seriousness waking up, reading the news, reading the sports, reading this damn website, stretching to start my day, bicycling, running (after Achilles recovery), hiking, swimming, enjoying all the sunny weather has to offer pretty much fills up my day. At my neighborhood we have a Mens coffee three days a week that essentially is this board live and in person. Politics, sports, complaining.
Th couple of things I am still a bit mystified with right now is not having any actual active income. I have a pension (thank God for working at a place that does that). Social security in a few years (don’t always believe waiting longer is actually better). And finally a 401K that I stopped looking at recently because market guys get spooked by butterfly farts so they get really spooked by global world wars. I know that between my pension and social security I should have no worries in my life. The 401K is being treated as a fund that I don’t want to have to touch until required withdrawals if possible. And even then I will mostly want to look at other investment options.
So, just asking opinions of folks who have been retired longer if I am missing anything? I enjoy what retirement is but I am still so new to this I Am wondering what else comes up. By the way, I am pretty healthy. I take no medicines for anything which always shocks any doctor I see.
One thing that keeps nagging me is that if we are facing an end of days war with Russia, China, India, Iran and North Korea, I am trying to figure out what bucket list stuff to do before I am melted away. Crazy times.