Retirement

[BallHawk]

Florida is no longer for the rich. There are many pricey areas, but you don't need to a have a huge wad of cash in the bank to live in Florida.

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Florida is no longer for the rich. There are many pricey areas, but you don't need to a have a huge wad of cash in the bank to live in Florida.

Agreed. My dad was looking at a gorgeous condo evidently when he was down there in Naples. He was gonna offer 180k. Gorgeous is relative, though, and I did not see it, so it might be a pos.

[BallHawk]

Florida is no longer for the rich. There are many pricey areas, but you don't need to a have a huge wad of cash in the bank to live in Florida.

Agreed. My dad was looking at a gorgeous condo evidently when he was down there in Naples. He was gonna offer 180k. Gorgeous is relative, though, and I did not see it, so it might be a pos.

Just out of curiosity, what area of Naples was it?

[Harlan Huckleby]

my parents are in Naples.

That's where midwesterners go, don't have to deal with the inland negros or the troublesome jews on the other side of state.

[BallHawk]

Whereabouts in Naples are your parents, Harlan?

[Scott Campbell]

Whereabouts in Naples are your parents, Harlan?

My guess - hiding from Harlan.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Scott is more or less correct. They've changed addresses four times, or is it five.

My dad loves buying and selling real estate, he has terrorized my mom in what should have been their golden years. he gets restless and they move to a new place that is indistinguishable from the last. I forget where they live now, but they have been all over Naples, probably your next door neighbor at some point, Ballhawk.

[MJZiggy]

Florida is no longer for the rich. There are many pricey areas, but you don't need to a have a huge wad of cash in the bank to live in Florida.

You haven't for some time. That's part of why it's so attractive to seniors, if you've already made your money, you can live there dirt cheap. The problem is that the wages there are relative to the cost of living.

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Florida is no longer for the rich. There are many pricey areas, but you don't need to a have a huge wad of cash in the bank to live in Florida.

Agreed. My dad was looking at a gorgeous condo evidently when he was down there in Naples. He was gonna offer 180k. Gorgeous is relative, though, and I did not see it, so it might be a pos.

Just out of curiosity, what area of Naples was it?

Don't know, I can ask.

[Deputy Nutz]

What are you going to do all day if you retire at 58?

Golf
Ski
Travel
Volunteer
Tinker
Hike
Visit
Read
Etc....

And you can't do that stuff already?? I don't know, I think dedicating my life to doing those things would take a lot of the enjoyment out. By the time you're 58, your kids will gone off on their own, etc. Do you really want to spend day after day with your wife? I would venture a guess most of your close friends and family members would not be fortunate enough to retire by 58.

I don't know, I don't think its for me. I enjoy going to work. I can see when I am 58 wanting to take a month off straight (get out of the cold), but I cannot see retiring.

Gee, maybe when you actually get a career and work your ass off for 4 or 5 years you will rethink your philosophies a bit.

I know I gotta go back to work in a few years, hell probably this summer I have to get a job tending a bar at night so I can move out of this house into a bigger house.

After I retire here is what my average day will look like

9:30am Wake up
10:00am Drink Diet Rockstar
10:45am make tee time
2:45pm finish golf, go back to estate, target shoot. tinker with guns
4:45pm play racket ball
5:45pm take a steam, shower,
6:45pm drink heavily
7:45pm eat dinner
8:45 to 11:45 watch shitty tv.
12:00pm go to bed

[Zool]

And you can't do that stuff already?? I don't know, I think dedicating my life to doing those things would take a lot of the enjoyment out. By the time you're 58, your kids will gone off on their own, etc. Do you really want to spend day after day with your wife? I would venture a guess most of your close friends and family members would not be fortunate enough to retire by 58.

I don't know, I don't think its for me. I enjoy going to work. I can see when I am 58 wanting to take a month off straight (get out of the cold), but I cannot see retiring.

And the hits just keep on coming. You show your age more and more with every post P.

Why dont you try it for more than 5 years before commenting on it?

[MadtownPacker]

Scott is more or less correct. They've changed addresses four times, or is it five.

My dad loves buying and selling real estate, he has terrorized my mom in what should have been their golden years. he gets restless and they move to a new place that is indistinguishable from the last. I forget where they live now, but they have been all over Naples, probably your next door neighbor at some point, Ballhawk.

I knew it all along. How else can he hide the trust fund from their embarrassment of a son.

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And you can't do that stuff already?? I don't know, I think dedicating my life to doing those things would take a lot of the enjoyment out. By the time you're 58, your kids will gone off on their own, etc. Do you really want to spend day after day with your wife? I would venture a guess most of your close friends and family members would not be fortunate enough to retire by 58.

I don't know, I don't think its for me. I enjoy going to work. I can see when I am 58 wanting to take a month off straight (get out of the cold), but I cannot see retiring.

And the hits just keep on coming. You show your age more and more with every post P.

Why dont you try it for more than 5 years before commenting on it?

I've had jobs for 8 years now. Full time during the summer, part time during school. I like working because I like money and I like having people to socialize with outside of the family, friends, etc. Maybe you don't like working or like your job, but I do.

[Zool]

WEEEE

I've been working fill time for 19 years now. I do like my job, but its naive as hell IMO to say that you wont retire early if you have the chance.

[HarveyWallbangers]

There's a Catch-22 here. Yeah, it would suck to save up for retirement and then die two years into it, but most people that reach the age of 30 live well into their 80s. That gives them a good 20-30 years of retirement. If they haven't prepared financially for it, it can be rough.

Might as well live a little while you are younger, but also have the nest-egg for your retirement. It isn't that difficult to accomplish. Don't bet on social security being there for you.