retirement

7mmag6 · 09-22-2003, 03:53 AM

you young guns, probably havent given this consideration, man 3 more years and im hitting the road,50 foot motor home, the house is paid off, and im off to alaska, to fish for 3 months, river rafting, if im able, tring to see all 50 states, hunting , in canada, im out of here, riding my house boat, www.mylittlerunaway.com, the only problem is my spouse *****ing at me for my retirement, what do you guys want to do when you retire? im going to be a gypsy

7mmag6 · 09-22-2003, 03:57 AM

http://www.users.qwest.net/~tom_pam_nelson/

alan c. · 09-22-2003, 04:27 AM

Sounds good to me when are we leaving?

PAPA G · 09-22-2003, 09:29 AM

do you plan on trailering the houseboat

as long as your health holds out, go for it!!! i'm in my 3rd year of forced retirement, and it sucks big time, can't do squats any more

oneastrix · 09-22-2003, 09:43 AM

I am so far from retirement that it is depressing

. My department takes seven percent of our earnings each check and puts it into a retirement fund. From there there are several different plas you can chose from once you are fully vested, but I don't really know what they are.

NRAJOE · 09-22-2003, 10:16 AM

I d a m sure ain't going to Canada for anything!

PAPA G · 09-22-2003, 11:24 AM

not even for a bottle of Canadian Mist, and nanookie of the North???

dhermesc · 09-22-2003, 11:29 AM

Right now the retirement plan consists of me working till November 2032, then I drop over dead in my office chair (no lingering illness with mounting medical bills for me). Then my wife collects my life insurance and she gets to retire. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

NRAJOE · 09-22-2003, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by PAPA G
not even for a bottle of Canadian Mist, and nanookie of the North???

Maybe if she met me at the boader!

Oxford · 09-22-2003, 03:10 PM

As someone with five years of retirement under my belt...thanks to a decent retirement plan and personal investment plan, I'm really enjoying retirement. This is only possible because we have fairly decent health. However, who knows what tomorrow will bring.

I was required to pay 11% of my salary into my retirement plan, plus a matching 11% from my employer, which was invested. Then about 25 years ago I got really serious about investing in all sorts of other investment opportunities which balanced out my portfolio.

That's given my wife and I enough independence since retirement to do lots of the things we wanted to do during retirement, especially traveling.

Before retirement we had vacationed strictly within the U.S.A mainland, plus Canada and Mexico.
Since then we've traveled in England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Australia. Enjoyed seeing how people from other countries lived and have concluded the USA is definitely the best place of all.

In addition, for me, I've concluded that volunteering services to others is a high priority for me. Through Rotary International, Habitat For Humanity, and other groups, I've been active in their projects.

Then, as many of you know, I'm a recreation nut...specifically I'm still playing competitive tennis. In fact. I just competed in a doubles tournament this past weekend. Didn't win all the marbles but had plenty of fun and met some great guys from other states who enjoy tennis as much as I do.

Then I'm continually building something for both of my two son-in-law's, and working in my own woodworking shop.

Haven't had time to sit down much and that's just fine with me. I've found that the more I'm out of my easy chair the better I feel.

Retirement can be great...if you have good health, if you've invested early in life and often up to the maximum of your ability, and if your spouse and you allow each other to be independent at times...yet you can still agree on many common goals to do during your retirement.

Ox :nod:

Shaun · 09-22-2003, 04:06 PM

I want to do 35 years at Cat First but when I get the next 28 years completed then I am going to spend plenty of time hunting and shooting -- no more killing myself by then I will have banked 8million and I should be able to live off the interest and the Pension. The rest will have all been paid off long before, since I am the type to always be busy I will probably go seek out something new but who knows thats a long time off for me - I know that bottle of crown royal I have will get opened when its 60 on the day I retire and I am sure it will be smooth

7mmag6 · 09-23-2003, 01:22 AM

shaun what is cat first?

7mmag6 · 09-23-2003, 01:27 AM

joe ill take you hunting for elk, or caribou, or deer what ever you want, bro

missharpshooter · 09-23-2003, 01:55 AM

Pick me up....I want to see Alaska.....that is what I want to do.....travel...as soon as my law suit is settled I am going to get an H2 or a new truck and hit the road....go where it is peaceful and quite and cool in the summer and rent a house or condo and be a snow bird in the winter....I miss working...but most of all my guys...they miss me to, but I can't do it anymore.....30 years in the casino business is long enough, I need a running mate to hang with....and I will be set...LOLLLL Miss S

Shaun · 09-23-2003, 02:29 AM

Cat - Caterpillar , first I missed a comma

whirlwind · 09-23-2003, 02:44 AM

I WANNA GO WITH YOU 7MM!

alaska has always been my dream!

09-23-2003, 02:44 PM

There probably won't be any retiring for my generation. Just work till we're dead.

Oxford · 09-23-2003, 06:35 PM

Try looking at it like this...you're in charge of your own retirement. Start saving and investing now. To hexx with depending upon someone else's retirement program. The compounding effect could do wonders with you investments if you play your cards right. My suggestion is to try paying yourself first (for your savings and investment account) before paying other bills.

Ox :nod:

09-22-2003, 03:53 AM	#1
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	retirement you young guns, probably havent given this consideration, man 3 more years and im hitting the road,50 foot motor home, the house is paid off, and im off to alaska, to fish for 3 months, river rafting, if im able, tring to see all 50 states, hunting , in canada, im out of here, riding my house boat, www.mylittlerunaway.com, the only problem is my spouse *****ing at me for my retirement, what do you guys want to do when you retire? im going to be a gypsy __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

09-22-2003, 03:57 AM	#2
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	http://www.users.qwest.net/~tom_pam_nelson/ __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

09-22-2003, 04:27 AM	#3
alan c. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pasadena,Tejas - also known as Texas Posts: 3,769 Images: 15 Blog Entries: 2	Sounds good to me when are we leaving? __________________ God Bless. From Tejas -- formerly known as Texas.

09-22-2003, 09:29 AM	#4
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!!! do you plan on trailering the houseboat as long as your health holds out, go for it!!! i'm in my 3rd year of forced retirement, and it sucks big time, can't do squats any more

09-22-2003, 09:43 AM	#5
oneastrix Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I am so far from retirement that it is depressing . My department takes seven percent of our earnings each check and puts it into a retirement fund. From there there are several different plas you can chose from once you are fully vested, but I don't really know what they are. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

09-22-2003, 10:16 AM	#6
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,209 Images: 3	I d a m sure ain't going to Canada for anything! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

09-22-2003, 11:24 AM	#7
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	not even for a bottle of Canadian Mist, and nanookie of the North???

09-22-2003, 11:29 AM	#8
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	Right now the retirement plan consists of me working till November 2032, then I drop over dead in my office chair (no lingering illness with mounting medical bills for me). Then my wife collects my life insurance and she gets to retire. I'll let you guys know how it works out. __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

09-22-2003, 03:10 PM	#10
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,074 Blog Entries: 4	As someone with five years of retirement under my belt...thanks to a decent retirement plan and personal investment plan, I'm really enjoying retirement. This is only possible because we have fairly decent health. However, who knows what tomorrow will bring. I was required to pay 11% of my salary into my retirement plan, plus a matching 11% from my employer, which was invested. Then about 25 years ago I got really serious about investing in all sorts of other investment opportunities which balanced out my portfolio. That's given my wife and I enough independence since retirement to do lots of the things we wanted to do during retirement, especially traveling. Before retirement we had vacationed strictly within the U.S.A mainland, plus Canada and Mexico. Since then we've traveled in England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Australia. Enjoyed seeing how people from other countries lived and have concluded the USA is definitely the best place of all. In addition, for me, I've concluded that volunteering services to others is a high priority for me. Through Rotary International, Habitat For Humanity, and other groups, I've been active in their projects. Then, as many of you know, I'm a recreation nut...specifically I'm still playing competitive tennis. In fact. I just competed in a doubles tournament this past weekend. Didn't win all the marbles but had plenty of fun and met some great guys from other states who enjoy tennis as much as I do. Then I'm continually building something for both of my two son-in-law's, and working in my own woodworking shop. Haven't had time to sit down much and that's just fine with me. I've found that the more I'm out of my easy chair the better I feel. Retirement can be great...if you have good health, if you've invested early in life and often up to the maximum of your ability, and if your spouse and you allow each other to be independent at times...yet you can still agree on many common goals to do during your retirement. Ox :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

09-22-2003, 04:06 PM	#11
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	I want to do 35 years at Cat First but when I get the next 28 years completed then I am going to spend plenty of time hunting and shooting -- no more killing myself by then I will have banked 8million and I should be able to live off the interest and the Pension. The rest will have all been paid off long before, since I am the type to always be busy I will probably go seek out something new but who knows thats a long time off for me - I know that bottle of crown royal I have will get opened when its 60 on the day I retire and I am sure it will be smooth __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

09-23-2003, 01:22 AM	#12
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	shaun what is cat first? __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

09-23-2003, 01:27 AM	#13
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	joe ill take you hunting for elk, or caribou, or deer what ever you want, bro __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

09-23-2003, 01:55 AM	#14
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	Pick me up....I want to see Alaska.....that is what I want to do.....travel...as soon as my law suit is settled I am going to get an H2 or a new truck and hit the road....go where it is peaceful and quite and cool in the summer and rent a house or condo and be a snow bird in the winter....I miss working...but most of all my guys...they miss me to, but I can't do it anymore.....30 years in the casino business is long enough, I need a running mate to hang with....and I will be set...LOLLLL Miss S __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

09-23-2003, 02:29 AM	#15
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	Cat - Caterpillar , first I missed a comma __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

09-23-2003, 02:44 AM	#16
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	I WANNA GO WITH YOU 7MM! alaska has always been my dream! __________________ De oppresso liber !

09-23-2003, 02:44 PM	#17
Lenny2 Guest Posts: n/a	There probably won't be any retiring for my generation. Just work till we're dead.

09-23-2003, 06:35 PM	#18
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,074 Blog Entries: 4	Try looking at it like this...you're in charge of your own retirement. Start saving and investing now. To hexx with depending upon someone else's retirement program. The compounding effect could do wonders with you investments if you play your cards right. My suggestion is to try paying yourself first (for your savings and investment account) before paying other bills. Ox :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".