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“Death & Taxes”, they say. .. . . . .; .
But many here are facing “retirement” if we luck-out and get a few years between the job & the grave.
By now we’ve all seen financial advice ad nauseam, so not more of that.
Let’s share some non-financial discoveries we have uncovered around our own retirements.
For me, one major thing is de-junking before work life is over. I had accumulated lots of boating & hunting gear. But Wife is a “saver of things”, not so much a hoarder, but just likes to keep things which have little chance of being used in our lifetimes.
At one point, we had 3 rental warehouses & a garage filled with books, furniture, cooking equipment, sports gear, & assorted ammo. That stuff “costs’’ to keep in many ways.
Another is clothing. I didn’t realize just how much my usual wardrobe would change once retired. Of course snow-ski gear, wetsuits, & neckties went promptly. But it took me a while to fully understand that dress shoes, sports coats, & thin socks would never be worn again.
Even after losing some 60#, and taking loads of fat clothes to Church Charity, there were many more items still taking-up my life-force. A commercial cooking grease filter set, a complete never used child’s toy kitchen set, door covers for a JEEP whose doors stay on, a couple hundred rounds of 00, a few Galvanized anchors w/ chains, a giant box of giant scrub shirts, embroidered w/ my name, mesquite firewood from 2002, swimming pool skimmers (never had a pool), etc.
We become prisoners of our possessions. As ‘Rich Dad’’ Kiyosaki explained: What is an asset? An asset is something which, should you suddenly become disabled, would pay you regularly. Everything else is a liability. A boat, for example, has to be stored, insured, cleaned, maintained, etc. whether one uses it, or not.
Then, there is inertia born of lack of duties. We all have our bucket lists; but, what to follow them ?
We all as Humans can anticipate declining capabilities. If you really want an African Safari or a long offshore sailing voyage, don’t wait
OK, I’m out of ammo for now; please add your observations or advice.
leVieux
(retired)
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“Death & Taxes”, they say. .. . . . .; .
But many here are facing “retirement” if we luck-out and get a few years between the job & the grave.
By now we’ve all seen financial advice ad nauseam, so not more of that.
Let’s share some non-financial discoveries we have uncovered around our own retirements.
For me, one major thing is de-junking before work life is over. I had accumulated lots of boating & hunting gear. But Wife is a “saver of things”, not so much a hoarder, but just likes to keep things which have little chance of being used in our lifetimes.
At one point, we had 3 rental warehouses & a garage filled with books, furniture, cooking equipment, sports gear, & assorted ammo. That stuff “costs’’ to keep in many ways.
Another is clothing. I didn’t realize just how much my usual wardrobe would change once retired. Of course snow-ski gear, wetsuits, & neckties went promptly. But it took me a while to fully understand that dress shoes, sports coats, & thin socks would never be worn again.
Even after losing some 60#, and taking loads of fat clothes to Church Charity, there were many more items still taking-up my life-force. A commercial cooking grease filter set, a complete never used child’s toy kitchen set, door covers for a JEEP whose doors stay on, a couple hundred rounds of 00, a few Galvanized anchors w/ chains, a giant box of giant scrub shirts, embroidered w/ my name, mesquite firewood from 2002, swimming pool skimmers (never had a pool), etc.
We become prisoners of our possessions. As ‘Rich Dad’’ Kiyosaki explained: What is an asset? An asset is something which, should you suddenly become disabled, would pay you regularly. Everything else is a liability. A boat, for example, has to be stored, insured, cleaned, maintained, etc. whether one uses it, or not.
Then, there is inertia born of lack of duties. We all have our bucket lists; but, what to follow them ?
We all as Humans can anticipate declining capabilities. If you really want an African Safari or a long offshore sailing voyage, don’t wait
OK, I’m out of ammo for now; please add your observations or advice.
leVieux
(retired)
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