It started with the AARP invites. That wasn't bad, it was essentially congratulations, you made it to 50 without dying. Then came the mass Medicare and related supplement mailings. Meh, still didn't bother me all that much. Then came the promotions for burial plots.
I have enough contacts in the design/construction industry locally to pick up contract PM work for 15 to 20 hours a week, much of which can be done anywhere with a wifi connection.
That's my plan once I've got enough. Work 10-20 hours a week because I want to, not because I have to.
Congrats on the retirement! Sounds like a pretty awesome way to spend your time. I'll be 40 this year and retirement seems like an impossibility. Wife has a pension and she can go at 56. Mine depends totally on the market and depends on this coming "lost decade". I'm building up my home shop and developing some product lines so I'll probably never "retire" in the traditional sense, but will be able to slide out to the shop and generate some income in some way if I still have my health and wits about me.
I betcha someone died because they couldn't afford proper medical care, food, etc., and probably did say that at some point in history. But not many, obviously
I have nationwide contacts in the pet waste removal services industry for anyone interested. Seriously, it's not such a shitty gig.
I turned 57 last fall and had planned to retire at 62 (not draw SS until 65) and maybe work part time at something relatively mindless and volunteer for things I care about. My retirement funds are 2 years ahead of target, which has me thinking of going sooner - it depends on the kind of day that I'm having at work. I did have a particularly frustrating month that had me wanting to go NOW, and looking into ACA health plans to cover me until I qualify for Medicare.
Trying to understand what you're saying there.... Many people die because they're poor? Check. Many people cannot afford to retire at all? Check. Some people prefer to work until they're dead, even if they could retire? Check.
I saw a vid about a month ago, made by a financial advisor, who was talking about the various calculations to determine when to jump. He said that "the realization of the lack of funds to retire" was not the most sad of his interactions. He said the most sad thing was when he talked to people who were more physically broken than they used to be, and it was determined that they had enough funds to have quit working 5 years ago. He said the look on their faces said it all.
I have Seriously contemplated messaging you the last week on info for starting my own pooper picker upper service here in N. ga. As a side gig on weekends to supplement my 2 wheel addiction I'm already picking up shit at home from my 2 ...So I have experience,and love dogs, and just bought a new pu truck
I actually looked at that version of the 51 back in 08 when I was shopping. Very roomy....4 cabin layout and an aux cabin up in the bow where you could actually stick a couple of stowaways. Thing was huge. Previous owner didn't do a very good job on maintenance and I got a deal on the 466 that I just couldn't pass up. Got her for about 75K less than what comparable 466's were going for at the time and she was very well maintained. Owner was in some kind of financial trouble and he made the mistake of telling a broker I know in Key West how much he needed to cover the mortgage he had on her. After logging around 25K miles on her I'm still happy with my decision.....so many adventures so far...
Pu truck? Poo truck? Seriously, though, getting a critical mass to make it worthwhile is a bitch. If you want to make money sometime in the next few years, you can buy an existing service or go to work for one. Owning and building your own business from the ground up is harder work than actually working for a living.
