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End Game. - 2/25/2016 2:49:51 AM   
Cell


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Status: offline 		If you could have all things you have been working toward, if you could flash forward and be living the life you think you should be living, if you could retire right now... what would your life be like?

If you are reading this and are basically retired, is it everything you imagined it would be?

Most of us are slaves to the wage working our whole lives to be 'free' what is freedom to you?

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RE: End Game. - 2/25/2016 5:55:53 AM   
satanscharmer


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Status: offline 		I wouldn't want to flash forward, but I would love to retire early. That's assuming I'll even be able to retire.
It has actually been in my mind a lot, lately.

I have bruxism, pretty bad, that I know is caused by work-related stress. Due to my grinding and gritting, I've had one crown put on and am supposed to have two more put on soon. I don't just do it at night, but during the day while I work.
I was told by someone, who also had it pretty bad, "Don't worry. When you stop working, it'll stop." That's little comfort - I have a long way to go. I'd like to retire with teeth.

I'm rambling.

Freedom, to me, is to do what I want, when I want, where I want it (all within the law, of course).
I've always been a night owl, so far that hasn't changed. I want to go to sleep when I want and wake up when I feel inclined to do so.
I want to take my time, maybe enjoy some breakfast (or lunch) in bed.
When I get an idea or interest, I want to stop what I'm doing and follow it. If the weather is beautiful outside and I want to photograph it, I want to drop what I'm doing and grab that camera.
I want to travel and experience more in life, without having a set amount of days to travel. And I don't want to come back to a pile of work that has building up in my absence, inevitably resulting in me asking myself if taking time off was worth it.

For me, it is difficult to balance saving up for retirement and living in the moment.
I don't want to just save money for a future that is uncertain. I may be too old, unhealthy, or dead to enjoy those things I want to.
But, if I skim from my saving to do some of the things on my bucket list then I'm reducing my chance at retiring.

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RE: End Game. - 2/25/2016 4:18:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm very lucky. When I was 53 I was able to quit working. Quite frankly, I don't know how I found time to work. We've often been so busy over the years that finding time for a job would be difficult. Until a couple years ago we were full time RVers. Spent the winter south and the summers north. We had the time to visit nearly every national park in the west. The ones we missed were the ones at such high elevation that we didn't dare go to them due to our lung problems. Until Gary's health got bad we golfed regularly. Now, when he's not sick he goes to karaoke 6 nights a week. I have finally found the time to read all the books I've had on my to do list for years.

Gary was forced to retire at 50 due to his health. We both stopped working fairly early. I have enjoyed it. I'm fortunate that the government provides a pension for the spouses of deceased 100% disabled American veterans. Without that I'd still be working to pay the bills.

When we RVed full time we would go to various BDSM events around the west. We've been to simple events where it's a kinky friend who has invited a crowd to private acreage for the weekend. We've done more elaborate events such as week long kinky camping at In the Woods and Paradise. During those years we could visit kinky friends. We'd just park in front of their house. There was no need to put us up as house guests. If you ever get the chance, The Testicle Festival in Montana although not a BDSM event is BDSM friendly and is a blast.

I had always dreamed of living in an RV and traveling around. Unfortunately my late husband just wasn't into that. However, when I met Gary I was able to follow that dream. I have to say that the years since I quit working have been the happiest of my life. Have had lots of fun. Have had lots of laughter. Have seen so much. Have done so many new things.

The stress of getting older is not as pleasant. There are health issues. Very few people hit 60 or 70 without some health issue. Those issues are not always easy to handle. That's the down side of getting older and retiring. Just yesterday I realized that Gary was getting over his last health problem and is going to make it. As I good sub I have nagged, begged, yelled, and been a real time bitch getting him to do the things he needs to do to get better. When he's really sick he doesn't realize what is best for him so knowing that is my job. It's working. He's getting stronger.

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RE: End Game. - 2/25/2016 5:28:59 PM   
mousekabob


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Status: offline 		I'd be living in a tiny home on a beach with Master and not having to do a damn thing...wake up when I want, eat fresh fruits, seafood and veggies all day long, have a cold drink in my hand and just lie on the sand at the beach all day. That's really all I want.


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RE: End Game. - 2/25/2016 9:51:18 PM   
dreamlady


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Status: offline 		Sounds lovely! Especially the part about doing what you want when you want. I'm envisioning a beach house down in Costa Rica, sipping on frozen fruity cocktails, having lots of wild monkey sex, finding waterfall lagoon hideaways to go skinny dipping in. . . .

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I'd be living in a tiny home on a beach with Master and not having to do a damn thing...wake up when I want, eat fresh fruits, seafood and veggies all day long, have a cold drink in my hand and just lie on the sand at the beach all day. That's really all I want.

peppermint, I'm jealous or green with envy, rather, about the early retirement. I'm still planning on that hopefully in a couple of years -- couple being 2, and AS a couple.

DreamLady

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RE: End Game. - 2/26/2016 11:23:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'll be traveling in an RV with a dog, staying for long periods in the most beautiful natural places in this country. Like Peppermint did! I have to work longer to build up my pension but I've been lucky so far with my health. I'm excited to hit the road! Sitting around in one place getting old just has zero appeal to me. I'd rather dispense with my stuff, lighten that load, and camp all over without having to pee in the woods

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RE: End Game. - 2/27/2016 9:59:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'd be just as happy as I am now, only I would have achieved world domination and have a harem.

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RE: End Game. - 2/27/2016 10:38:37 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Spiritedsub2

I'll be traveling in an RV with a dog, staying for long periods in the most beautiful natural places in this country. Like Peppermint did!


Yellowstone in the spring. Lots of baby animals. So cute. Yellowstone in the fall. Bull elk bugling. The sound of antler clashing against antler as the bulls fight for the right to breed the females.

Most awesome park is Arches in Utah. Drove up the hill with mouth agape, stunned by the beauty of rock.

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Yes, I am crazy about feathered creatures. I have a dozen chickens, 3 ducks, 5 geese, and 2 parakeets.

Revise that number. Just got 14 new chicks and 5 turkeys.

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RE: End Game. - 2/29/2016 3:07:28 AM   
pleasnpetrichor


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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cell

If you could have all things you have been working toward, if you could flash forward and be living the life you think you should be living, if you could retire right now... what would your life be like?

If you are reading this and are basically retired, is it everything you imagined it would be?

Most of us are slaves to the wage working our whole lives to be 'free' what is freedom to you?


I don't think I would like retirement. Freedom would be owning my own business and working real hard at something I enjoy, I think.

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RE: End Game. - 2/29/2016 3:11:34 AM   
betataster


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Status: offline 		I took an early retirement some years back and have a comfortable income and the time to pursue my passion. In some ways, it was the best move I ever made.

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RE: End Game. - 2/29/2016 3:15:06 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Cell
If you could have all things you have been working toward, if you could flash forward and be living the life you think you should be living, if you could retire right now... what would your life be like?

If you are reading this and are basically retired, is it everything you imagined it would be?

Most of us are slaves to the wage working our whole lives to be 'free' what is freedom to you?

I never imagine myself retiring. I mean, I think I will always be busy with activities. So I guess I imagined my retirement, if I can afford to keep doing things unpaid, I would definitely organize alot of different types of events, which is what I do now anyway.

I love having projects and seeing it come to fruition and see it become a success and give people a great time.

I don't know exactly what specifics I would be involve in when I'm really old, because different stages of life, you will be involve in different activities. But I don't think I will stop doing something.

I'm exactly the kind of the crazy person where work becomes enjoyable when I don't get paid. Because I am doing it freely out of my own free will and not because of money.

My old job was doing something I genuinely enjoy, basically I got paid to do what I love, but because I got paid, I started resenting the job. I know it sounds crazy but now, I choose to do something I hate, because whenever I get paid, I start hating it anyway, so why not just choose something you hate that gives you money anyway. And then do the things you love for free, which is exactly what I do now, and see myself doing when I retire.

My other goal is to have a life mate in my bed every night when I retire, but that's nothing you can work towards. It's impossible to work towards "having feelings" isn't it? And also it gotta happen in a mutual way. Sometimes the guy likes you, you don't like him. Sometimes you like the guy, he don't like you. You can't work towards this. There is no sure way.




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RE: End Game. - 2/29/2016 4:18:39 AM   
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A lifetime of hard work and wise/lucky investing and then, a work accident that was the trigger for my PTSD essentially ended my work life. I continued on in what had been my "side job" for a few years so that I could accrue that retirement, as well.

Once my son was killed (22 DEC 12), a year after I was diagnosed with a neurological condition, I effectively retired.

Because of my outlook, I've had to prioritize some of my "golden years" plans. I did do a little traveling before 2012 and I was able to arrange my work schedule so that it wasn't a day-to-day grind, but once my son was killed, I realized that I had made some promises in my life that needed to be kept.

So ... I started another "career" that I could do because I had promised both of my grandmothers that I would find some way to truly serve my neighbors. Also, I am currently (finally) pursuing a degree (A promise I'd made to three people).

One thing I still want to do is to finish re-recording my band's last album (yes, I'm that old. They were still on vinyl; just switching to CDs, back then). I will be able to do that, once I move into the new place in August. The renovations begin in a month or so.

Freedom? Waking up and having a good movement day ... going down to the workshop and puttering around with a guitar or two or going to the studio and doing some recording ... having a nice, leisurely breakfast with the ladies and messing with the dog (he's afraid of the strangest things and I just bought a slinky to send it down the stairs and drive him nuts).

I had wanted to live out my last years in Colorado and die, looking at the Grand Mesa, but with the advent of the weed smoking, I'll be looking to Abalama or Jawja.



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RE: End Game. - 3/16/2016 10:37:02 AM   
CorporalB


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Status: offline 		I am retired.

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