What's your plans (or dreams?) in retirement?

[油井緋色]

My Australian friend had a different point of view...

Do all the stuff you want to do when young while you can. Planning adventures with dodgy hips and knees isn’t as much fun.

He negotiated good positions with plenty of vacation time and he uses it all. Trekking across Mongolia on a camel etc. He figures when he’s older he won’t need as much cash to live on.

I'm really mixed on this. I did most of my stupid **** during school years (including motorcycling.)

I still remember moving out, doing the math, and realizing "I can either keep riding and **** myself 30 years down the line, or quit now and live a peasant life."

That was 5 years ago. Downsizing is painful and I still miss riding. Your friend might be doing that later in life.

 

[shanekingsley]

Once that big day comes, what's your dream? Or do you already have a plan?

Regular retirement is 2039 for me. I'm fine with it, because I have a job I thoroughly enjoy and get compensated fairly for it. I could easily see myself retiring 10 years early or 10 years later - all depends on how much my work fulfills me.

If I'm able I would like to take more long bike trips, keep a stable of at least 3 bikes while rotating different bikes each year. We already travel a fair bit and have visited many diverse places. The plan would be to downsize and move back into the small condo we rent out. Barring big catastrophe's, we'll both be financially quite stable, so I can see us volunteering quite a bit. Maybe go back to teaching motorcycle courses for new riders. Maybe become foster parents. Maybe do volunteer work in other countries. Spend lots of time hanging out with friends and family.

 

[Priller]

I can see us volunteering quite a bit. Maybe go back to teaching motorcycle courses for new riders. Maybe become foster parents. Maybe do volunteer work in other countries. Spend lots of time hanging out with friends and family.

Refreshing to hear about someone wanting to give back. Kudos.

 

[Wingboy]

Your health and your partner's health is more important than any amount of money.
We had planned on touring na and nz, but my wife's fall and brain injury in 2017 changed everything. I had to retire early or find a "home" for her. Easy choice.
Take care of yourself everyone.

 

[油井緋色]

Your health and your partner's health is more important than any amount of money.
We had planned on touring na and nz, but my wife's fall and brain injury in 2017 changed everything. I had to retire early or find a "home" for her. Easy choice.
Take care of yourself everyone.

You sound like a great husband. No homo lol

 

[Zoodles95]

I think the whole carpe diem mentality is a cultural thing. On our journeys, by far the youngest group of cut-the-strings travelers are Australians. They have a whole "Live for Today" attitude that no other country has.

Germans make up a large group of young long-term travelers as well, but it's not quite the same thing, as they all get 12-weeks of vacation a year and still have jobs waiting for them when they get home.

Rest of the full-timers are all Grey-Beards who waited till traditional retirement. Lot more Canadians than Americans - Yanks don't seem to make it out of their country.

This 60 Minutes Austrailia episode highlights an interesting approach to economics during Covid. Wouls be like us raiding our CPP ahead of time.

This highlights that live now outlook:

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[PrivatePilot]

I don't know what happened to you guys while aging but my body is falling apart* lol. That has a direct impact on options.

Are you 40 yet?

If not, hold on to your hat, **** gets real around 43-45.

My Australian friend had a different point of view...

Do all the stuff you want to do when young while you can. Planning adventures with dodgy hips and knees isn’t as much fun.

This is the biggest reason we travel a lot now. Like I mentioned, I've seen so many other people who skimped to save every penny up retirement to either never make it, or die a year or two later. Or to be so crippled they can't enjoy it.

Personally, I'm headed down the crippled route - my job, in the past at least, was brutal on my body, and **** is catching up to me seriously fast now - back issues that have developed into sciatica (thankfully well controlled 99% of the time, but the 1% is brutal), 4 broken ankles over the years that cause me grief sometimes, a wicked fun thing called Meralgia Paresthetica (also well controlled 99.9% of the time, but that 0.1% of the time is like having hot lava poured on my leg), on and off neck issues from my C1/C2 spinal fusion 20 years ago....etc. etc.

At the pace I'm going I'll be in a freakin mobility scooter by the time I'm 70 (if I'm lucky to make it that long) so I'd better enjoy **** now lol.

Your body is a bit like a motorcycle. If you want a 1985 model to run well, maintain it well.

Sooner or later it becomes impossible for that 1985 bike to stay with the pack.

Mine is like one of the motorcycle safety course bikes. Dropped a million times, scratched up, lots of dents and scuffs, parts have fell off or have been intentionally removed, and only gets occasional maintenance.

I still remember moving out, doing the math, and realizing "I can either keep riding and **** myself 30 years down the line, or quit now and live a peasant life."

That was 5 years ago. Downsizing is painful and I still miss riding. Your friend might be doing that later in life.

This is one of the biggest reasons I don't fly anymore - I was spending $1000-$2000/month just flying around purely for my own persona ***** and giggles. My wife never really showed much interest in it, same for the kids. The money was better spent elsewhere bettering ourselves.

 

[油井緋色]

Are you 40 yet?

If not, hold on to your hat, **** gets real around 43-45.

I'm aware and a decade away from that.

My optometrist is in his 50s. He's a surfer, extremely active,still runs marathons. I told him about how I'm not healing as fast and need to stretch now or I get pain. He responded:

"You know how you stretch now cause of the pain? At 50 the pain is something you wake up with and it won't go away."

This is one of the biggest reasons I don't fly anymore - I was spending $1000-$2000/month just flying around purely for my own persona ***** and giggles. My wife never really showed much interest in it, same for the kids. The money was better spent elsewhere bettering ourselves.

I'm surprised it was "only" that much. Thought flying was far more than motorcycles...but I guess it can be much higher than that.

 

[mimico_polak]

Are you 40 yet?

If not, hold on to your hat, **** gets real around 43-45.

I like you online @PrivatePilot and with the nicest, best, and most politely way I will kindly tell you go to F$@k yourself! LoL I'm 40 going on 41 soon...and your message scares me!

As for my dreams of retiring....I can't wait in all honesty! I just started a gov't job and hopefully won't get bored of it too quickly as my timeline is 5 years typically. I'm hoping to do some travelling with my wife, and if the house gets paid off by then and funds allow...some time spent in Europe as we have a TON of family there. It'd be nice to hang out with the ones still in good health.

I hope I make it to 60+ ... in good health at least. I wish I had my kids earlier though. Would be fun to have had them 10 years ago. Could keep up better with them, and better chance of having grandkids by 60! LoL

 

[PrivatePilot]

I'm surprised it was "only" that much. Thought flying was far more than motorcycles.

Oh, LOL, it is waaaaaaay more expensive. That was just me flying a rental for a few hours once a week.

If I got into sole ownership of a plane and started flying hundreds of hours a year whole, different ball game. Probably $40K+/year for a little 2 seater, assuming I was putting around money for the major annuals and rebuilds, etc.

 

[PrivatePilot]

My optometrist is in his 50s. He's a surfer, extremely active,still runs marathons. I told him about how I'm not healing as fast and need to stretch now or I get pain. He responded:

"You know how you stretch now cause of the pain? At 50 the pain is something you wake up with and it won't go away."

I like you online @PrivatePilot and with the nicest, best, and most politely way I will kindly tell you go to F$@k yourself! LoL I'm 40 going on 41 soon...and your message scares me!

LOL. 油井緋色's comment rings true, although with some meds I can get the pain to go away most days for the work day at least LOL.

I reached the age about a year back where I started taking 1000mg of Robaxacet and one of my prescription anti inflammatories to sleep well though the night. If I forget, well, I'm not a super pleasant person in the AM.

I know I'm not typical for my age (that aforementioned work has beat me up thing, many surgeries, many broken bones) as well as just being plain old fashioned out of shape (hey, I'm a realist), but no matter what things start to happen in your 40's. Couple other fellows at my work who attest to the same and one is in waay better shape than me, but just turned 40.

 

[jc100]

Whipper snappers

 

[Zoodles95]

LOL. 油井緋色's comment rings true, although with some meds I can get the pain to go away most days for the work day at least LOL.

I reached the age about a year back where I started taking 1000mg of Robaxacet and one of my prescription anti inflammatories to sleep well though the night. If I forget, well, I'm not a super pleasant person in the AM.

I know I'm not typical for my age (that aforementioned work has beat me up thing, many surgeries, many broken bones) as well as just being plain old fashioned out of shape (hey, I'm a realist), but no matter what things start to happen in your 40's. Couple other fellows at my work who attest to the same and one is in waay better shape than me, but just turned 40.

For me it sucked losing my vision. Right around 41 I was having trouble doing my logbooks on the road. Wife said I was probably just tired. Got a vision test. Nope... Time for glasses. I miss my old vision. The other aches and pains are nust from decades of work and use. Losts of subluxed joints playing football. Pretty much every finger got of place and I wouls take off a series while I self tractioned it back and then got it taped up. Ah... The stupid stuff I used to do. Body is full of scars and the remaining marks of stitches.



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[Trials]

? I feel much younger now listening to y'all fall apart

 

[Mad Mike]

? I feel much younger now listening to y'all fall apart

Some parts are wearing, but at a predictable rate. Early on I was concerned I wouldn't get everything done that I wanted to do so I crammed in 40 years worth of living between the age of 20 and 40.

Blew my motor at 50, fortunately the rebuild worked. Now it's a little more moderation and a plan to make 70 without too many changes.

 

[jc100]

Lots of vitamin I (ibuprofen).

Works like a charm..washed down with beer (mimosas if @ breakfast time....we are not savages).

 

[油井緋色]

Lots of vitamin I (ibuprofen).

Works like a charm..washed down with beer (mimosas if @ breakfast time....we are not savages).

You're doing it wrong. It's oxycontin with alcohol and weed. (I've done this with a friend, it won't kill you, but I also joked that if he was wrong....well, he's a doctor and that doesn't change if he's intoxicated lol)



EDIT: Here's the not funny stuff since this is the internet and somebody might read this then do something stupid. Oxycontin is not something you'd take outside of surgery or chronic extreme pain. In a high enough concenration, mixing Oxycontin with alcohol will stop breathing. Don't do this aside from '***** and giggles' with a responsible and knowledgeable friend.

 

[Trials]

oxycontin = one of the dirtiest prescription drugs ever conceived, great if you are aiming for nausea, vomiting, constipation, dry mouth, indigestion, weakness, sweating, lightheadedness, dizziness and drowsiness. Wash that down with alcohol to induce blackouts, hallucinations, slurred speech and make you completely uncoordinated.

That's not a retirement plan that's slow suicide.

 

[Lyndsay]

Whipper snappers

Compared to me, you're the whipper snapper, John. L

 

[Lyndsay]

Aches and pains are for the most part self-induced. If I acted my age I'd probably not hurt as much, but then I wouldn't be able to do stuff when I really needed to. Ibuprofen and Tylenol help with that. I can get away without my glasses for distance, but need readers for the computer or reading. I can deal with that. Feeling like I need to go pee when I haven't even finished pulling up my zipper yet is the real annoyance, and does put limitations on what you can do.