Does it feel like the sand in your hourglass is going down quicker as you get older?
As a near 50 ( 2+ more years to go), time feels like it is flying by fast….
Need to retire quickly….Time and good health are at a premium…..don’t want to waste any un-necessarily. I feel bad for those who ‘have’ to work until 65.
Going to try and get out of the rat race on my 50th birthday…..
More power to you. It takes courage to retire before you have to. But if your assets are in order why not. Retire early enough to enjoy it.
Some find it convenient to accept an early retirement package when offered. Its nice to have the resources in place to make that possible. And it raises fewer eyebrows w family and friends.
LOL….I have always been a “outside of the box” person…..
Family and friends are still dumbfounded about my decision….
“Aren’t you going to be bored with nothing to do?”
“If you work until 55, your pension will be 12.5% higher” etc….
simple answer: no …….
They are secretly jealous and want me to go down the sinking ship with them….
Answer: yes, it seems the sand runs ever faster through the hourglass the older I get. (79 now).
While it’s obviously not true (not including the Einsteinian relativistic reality that time IS actually moving faster with the expansion of the universe) our perception changes over time. At age 10 a week is a significant part of your life, at age 40 it’s a smaller percent, at age 80 even half of that.
Add to that it takes twice as long to get something done; I’m good for a couple hours in the morning, take a nap, maybe another hour or two in the afternoon or evening, and then done.
I retired from the corporate rat race at age 48, but took a work-from-home job for a couple years which I hated and pulled out entirely. Haven’t regretted it for a moment, ever. Mrs. Goofy retired at the same time (we bought an RV and travelled the country) but when we came back she was bored and went back to work. Retired again. Bored again. Enticed back. Retired again. It finally took, and she can’t imagine going back.
On those days when I’m bored, I envision myself in a corporate PowerPoint meeting on “the best way to lay people off” and I’m cured.
Enjoy your life rather than making your boss’ life easier. It’s wonderful.
I was my own boss and enjoyed my career until age 70. Only regret is that the body won’t support me like days of old. Do your go-go stuff while you can
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end the faster it rolls.
Sure. I’m 63. I turned 50 a couple of years ago.