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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
I view retirement as not not having to work jobs you don't love, more than not having to work at all. I'm on pace to retire at 45 and sure, I'll take some trips and finally get to volunteer more than a paltry few hours, but what I look forward to most is the ability to (almost) completely dictate that circumstances of my life.
I'd like to just get a job working at a motorcycle shop 20 hours a week. No responsibility, talk bikes all day, maybe score a staff discount.....making a few bucks just happens to be the bonus.
In summary, I love the idea of retiring the idea of retirement being a time of non-work and replacing it with the notion of de-stressing life and better dictating your circumstances. Someone mentioned working at a vineyard.....Brilliant!
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Yup, sign me up for that. The work I do to support a family isn't something I love nor would I write poetry about how I cherished my time there. That said, I'm by no means suffering showing up to my job or anything remotely close to. But I want to retire from that type of work and when I do I'd like to be able to financially not work again and have enough financial cushion (and health benefits) to take care of myself comfortably until death. However, I could completely imagine being paid or earning money (whether by salary/wage/investment/asset ownership) in addition to drinking coffee, reading the newspaper and farting around all day.