How many of you are retired?

Joebelle · 09-30-2009, 03:10 PM

How many here are retired? I retired rather early and was glad I had been frugal all my life. I worked for 3 major corporations, so when I got vested, I pulled out and moved to another company.

I hope the young people who post here have that same oppotunity.

Feedback please.

Vytautas · 09-30-2009, 03:19 PM

I just got out of college so I'm not quite at that stage yet. But it is good to actually hear that people are retiring well nowadays instead of just hearing stories of how people got screwed by their companies, bad investments, etc. that is forcing them to work well into their retirement years.

Xin Lu · 09-30-2009, 07:05 PM

Congratulations on retiring early! I am 26 and only four years out of college so I am not retired yet. I do read the early retirement forum at http://early-retirement.org a lot. I am hoping to retire in less than 20 years with the hubby. We're making pretty good progress on our savings and I think we could definitely do it. I find that there are a lot of naysayers to our plan of early retirement, but it is definitely a personal goal. People are always asking, "won't you be bored if you retire that early?" The truth is that we ALWAYS find a lot of things to do when we have free time. In fact there is not enough free time. A lot of people are actually more bored at work because they are forced to something over and over again. Anyway, I will definitely write about it when I drop out of the corporate life in the glass tower.

The Wise Buck · 10-01-2009, 08:13 AM

I like this thread! I am currently 41 and am planing to retire in 4 years. My goal is to sell my business and "retire" when I am 45.

I won't retire but I plan to spend the majority of my time working with and teaching ohers how to do the same thing!

I think it's a great goal!

Mike

kenyantykoon · 10-02-2009, 07:39 AM

i am in my early twenties and i have young businesses that i am so psyched up about so as you can tell, retirement is the last thing on my mind. i hope to really enjoy my chosen fields and find then fascinating for the rest of my life. i have worked for enough people and i want total independence

The Wise Buck · 10-04-2009, 06:25 PM

That's a good way to look at it Kenyan...Having financial independence is really what this is all about (well, at least for me)

My goal of "retiring" is really about being able to focus on the things I really enjoy and being able to live off of my investments.

Mike

trustno1 · 10-07-2009, 09:47 AM

Sorry, I tried to look that word up in my entrepreneur's dictionary. It was not listed. I have never really related to the official definition of "retirement". I guess because it seemed require accepting a prospective of structure. A beginning with specific steps leading to a planned end...retirement.

That view just sucked the life out of my creativity room, lol. I make money creating and experimenting with different ideas...I do not "work". (except for my brief corporate "career"). I suppose people who know me would say when I left that world (about age 40), I "retired". But I am still starting businesses, running them until I run away again to start another one. I will probably drop dead someday...in the middle of some new venture I jumped into. Life is just one big sandbox for me.

I am debt free, financially stable (whatever that means), and living pretty well for a crazy guy....hehehe

trustno1 · 10-07-2009, 10:59 AM

BTW, we entrepreneurs pronounce it "real tired" not retired...lol

ALIZEE2009V · 10-07-2009, 08:16 PM

thanks for sharing.[img]http://www.*********.com/img/4713/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif[/img]

starshard0 · 10-08-2009, 05:20 AM

I'm 20 right now and plan to retire when I'm 35. As of right now I'm pretty sure I'm on track.

09-30-2009, 03:10 PM	#1
Joebelle Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	How many of you are retired? How many here are retired? I retired rather early and was glad I had been frugal all my life. I worked for 3 major corporations, so when I got vested, I pulled out and moved to another company. I hope the young people who post here have that same oppotunity. Feedback please.

09-30-2009, 07:05 PM	#3
Xin Lu Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 439 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Reputation: (91)	Congratulations on retiring early! I am 26 and only four years out of college so I am not retired yet. I do read the early retirement forum at http://early-retirement.org a lot. I am hoping to retire in less than 20 years with the hubby. We're making pretty good progress on our savings and I think we could definitely do it. I find that there are a lot of naysayers to our plan of early retirement, but it is definitely a personal goal. People are always asking, "won't you be bored if you retire that early?" The truth is that we ALWAYS find a lot of things to do when we have free time. In fact there is not enough free time. A lot of people are actually more bored at work because they are forced to something over and over again. Anyway, I will definitely write about it when I drop out of the corporate life in the glass tower. __________________ The Baglady @ http://baglady.dreamhosters.com Wise Bread @ http://wisebread.com/xin-lu Following me @XinLuDJ

10-01-2009, 08:13 AM	#4
The Wise Buck Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Reputation: (14)	I like this thread! I am currently 41 and am planing to retire in 4 years. My goal is to sell my business and "retire" when I am 45. I won't retire but I plan to spend the majority of my time working with and teaching ohers how to do the same thing! I think it's a great goal! Mike __________________ http://thewisebuck.com , @TheWiseBuck Wise Advice for Your Money and Life

10-02-2009, 07:39 AM	#5
kenyantykoon Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (11)	i am in my early twenties and i have young businesses that i am so psyched up about so as you can tell, retirement is the last thing on my mind. i hope to really enjoy my chosen fields and find then fascinating for the rest of my life. i have worked for enough people and i want total independence __________________ i blog about investments and because i want to be an investor who knows what he is doing http://kenyantykoon.wordpress.com/

10-04-2009, 06:25 PM	#6
The Wise Buck Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 107 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Reputation: (14)	That's a good way to look at it Kenyan...Having financial independence is really what this is all about (well, at least for me) My goal of "retiring" is really about being able to focus on the things I really enjoy and being able to live off of my investments. Mike __________________ http://thewisebuck.com , @TheWiseBuck Wise Advice for Your Money and Life

09-30-2009, 03:19 PM	#2
Vytautas Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (11)	I just got out of college so I'm not quite at that stage yet. But it is good to actually hear that people are retiring well nowadays instead of just hearing stories of how people got screwed by their companies, bad investments, etc. that is forcing them to work well into their retirement years.

10-07-2009, 09:47 AM	#7
trustno1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rocky Mtns, Colorado, USA, Earth Posts: 284 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Reputation: (30)	Sorry, I tried to look that word up in my entrepreneur's dictionary. It was not listed. I have never really related to the official definition of "retirement". I guess because it seemed require accepting a prospective of structure. A beginning with specific steps leading to a planned end...retirement. That view just sucked the life out of my creativity room, lol. I make money creating and experimenting with different ideas...I do not "work". (except for my brief corporate "career"). I suppose people who know me would say when I left that world (about age 40), I "retired". But I am still starting businesses, running them until I run away again to start another one. I will probably drop dead someday...in the middle of some new venture I jumped into. Life is just one big sandbox for me. I am debt free, financially stable (whatever that means), and living pretty well for a crazy guy....hehehe __________________ "Think Less, Act More...Life is Short"

10-07-2009, 10:59 AM	#8
trustno1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rocky Mtns, Colorado, USA, Earth Posts: 284 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Reputation: (30)	BTW, we entrepreneurs pronounce it "real tired" not retired...lol __________________ "Think Less, Act More...Life is Short"

10-07-2009, 08:16 PM	#9
ALIZEE2009V Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (10)	thanks for sharing.[img]http://www.*********.com/img/4713/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif[/img]

10-08-2009, 05:20 AM	#10
starshard0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 615 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Reputation: (13)	I'm 20 right now and plan to retire when I'm 35. As of right now I'm pretty sure I'm on track. __________________ Why should you read my blog? Because I'm awesome, that's why. من جون جالت؟

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