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40 hours a week #8245065 04/22/21 01:52 AM
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I worked 40 hours a week for about a year a few years ago. It liked to have killed me. I was bored. BORED! I thrive on adrenaline and stress. So I picked up another part time job full time and it’s becoming a 3rd full time job. Throw the wife and kid into the mix and it’s all out chaos. Makes the time fly and life interesting.

I want to retire in 15 years, I’ll be 51, I don’t see that working well for me


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I remember you posting a few years ago about being passed up for a promotion and wasn’t happy about it, guess that changed pretty quick huh? roflmao


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I wish I still had your energy.


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I only want to retire if I find something to do.

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Originally Posted by Paluxy
I only want to retire if I find something to do.



Retirement does not sound appealing to me. I have known people who have retired and they didn’t do much of anything. But come to think of it, except for work they didn’t do much of anything prior to retirement either.


I hope to continue to do what I love until I die


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If you’ll be 51 in 15 years, you sure aren’t an OldPig. Man, I got socks older than you...


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Originally Posted by txtrophy85
Originally Posted by Paluxy
I only want to retire if I find something to do.



Retirement does not sound appealing to me. I have known people who have retired and they didn’t do much of anything. But come to think of it, except for work they didn’t do much of anything prior to retirement either.


I hope to continue to do what I love until I die


Funny, I can think of a million things I’d rather be doing while I’m working


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Doing nothing is a rare talent. Fortunately, I've been working up to it my entire life. grin


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Originally Posted by bill oxner
I wish I still had your energy.


Sir, you’ve never worked like BigPig

He works HARD to relax, you have no idea


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I have had the same thoughts. I’m sure I will work the day I kick the bucket, I enjoy it.

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Before I retired I lived life like I was retired. My nickname at work was ROD, "retired on duty". So I have had no problem keeping busy in retirement, Hunting, Fishing, fun projects, metal detecting, hunting arrowheads, picking for my antique mall booth, stock trading, odd small construction jobs, and on and on. Same as I did on my off time when I was working. I actually seem to have less time for stuff than I did when I was working because there is so much more fun stuff I want to do now. Y'all will notice I am not on the forum as much as I used to be when I was still working. Know that in retirement you also will get pulled in several different directions by others to do stuff for them or with them "because you are retired".

But I have known others who either because they did not really have that many hobbies or pass times before they retired or for whatever reason did not adjust to the life change. Some lifestyles probably should never retire. It can be too easy sometimes to do nothing everyday when you don't have to. The trick is to stay active, find or keep doing the things you like to do, and not give in to being a slug. At least not every day. I can be a slug with the best of them on some days.

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I work a lot of hrs a week so that I can retire at 57. I want to retire while I still have mobility, plus tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

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Congrats, you work a job and own a business lol.

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Once you have a few more kids or they get to the age where they are busy with activities that may change. I've been a gunner since high school....but now with 4 kids, I've cut back on work and enjoy more time with them. My priorities have definitely changed from what they were 10 years ago.

Money can fix a lot of problems, but the most important things it provides are options and opportunities to do what you want.


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Originally Posted by DocHorton
Once you have a few more kids or they get to the age where they are busy with activities that may change. I've been a gunner since high school....but now with 4 kids, I've cut back on work and enjoy more time with them. My priorities have definitely changed from what they were 10 years ago.

Money can fix a lot of problems, but the most important things it provides are options and opportunities to do what you want.




He is not wrong lol


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You need to get put before a grand jury for causing the death of someone you never even touched and you will beg for retirement. Trust me, you will do just fine once you get there. I was all about the juice when I was young, but the last 4-5 years were about just trying to escape intact both financially and physically. I already had my ranch to retire to and I highly suggest you get some land now so you will too.

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I’d read Doc’s post again and really think about it... I was burning both ends, middle, sides and the back in my 40’s to early 50’s chasing $ with a side gig in addition to the primary career. It’s very easy to lose sight of what’s most important. You can always work and make money. Time with your kids and being together as a family will end sooner than you think. Live and remember every moment. I’d do it different, if I could do it over.

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Just because you retire from employment does not mean you retire from life. I was retired at 54 and seem never to catch up with things I like to do or need to do.

Originally Posted by BigPig
I thrive on adrenaline and stress.


Stress....I have been there and avoid it at all costs. Stress kills. I lost two brothers before their time and believe stress had a lot to do with it.

This post reminds me of that old quote....Nobody on their deathbed has ever said “I wish I had spent more time at the office.”

From the sound of your post I would wager you will handle retirement well.

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You thrive on adenaline and coffee. Stress is simply a by product lol.


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Originally Posted by Old Shakie
Just because you retire from employment does not mean you retire from life. I was retired at 54 and seem never to catch up with things I like to do or need to do.

Originally Posted by BigPig
I thrive on adrenaline and stress.


Stress....I have been there and avoid it at all costs. Stress kills. I lost two brothers before their time and believe stress had a lot to do with it.

This post reminds me of that old quote....Nobody on their deathbed has ever said “I wish I had spent more time at the office.”

From the sound of your post I would wager you will handle retirement well.


Right there with you Old Shakie. I'm 76, retired at 55. Haven't been bored a day since. Always something to do. Hunting, fishing, gardening, making charcoal, working food plots at the hunting lease, shooting on the lease rifle range, home maintenance, family stuff, lots of silly projects (build it and it will either work or make you laugh) cooking, and last but not least - midday naps. Life is good!


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Work smarter, not harder.


Here’s the thing about Cops. We tend to retire earlier/younger than the majority of the population, it’s generally because we work more hours up front (extra jobs and OT), but we work the same amount of hours overall. We also have a much shorter life span, I think the average age of death is 58.

I may not have worded all that correctly.


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Originally Posted by Mickey Moose
Work smarter, not harder.

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Work smarter and harder. It's actually easier to work harder. You can't always work smarter, but if you can, get ahead and do what you want..

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