Retiring young?

[DodgyAgent]

Work. I don't plan on stopping working-but not career jobs. Just bits and pieces. Maybe drive the odd car from the UK to Europe, for delivery.

Build a boat with my Dad. Work doesn't have to be paid.

Grow my own veg and join local produce "swapsies" communities.

I would like to give careers advice to young people - something I never got.

Metalwork - I'm going to teach myself welding and make cool outdoor tables to sell at a local market. To pass the time.

Music - I'm dabbling in making ambient dance music - id put more time into that.

Research - I want to trace my family tree. I also want to master some maths topics that I left behind at Uni.

Triathlons.

Play chess - I'm a keen player.

Go round the UK- many many places I have not visited, despite having been around the world.

I won't be sitting at home. Every time I leave the office I'm buzzing. I like being out amongst people. Everybody has a story to tell.

In other words a waster. People with no purpose in life become exceedingly dull and regress back to being children obsessed with the petty little things in life. Just look at how old people behave and are treated.

[GlenSausio]

In other words a waster. People with no purpose in life become exceedingly dull and regress back to being children obsessed with the petty little things in life. Just look at how old people behave and are treated.

You've missed the point. Several of those activities produce something useful - no time wasted!

Can you stretch yourself to imagine how producing something useful might be worthwhile?

You're just annoyed - one less contractor to feed off.

[DodgyAgent]

You're just annoyed - one less contractor to feed off.

[SueEllen]

You've missed the point. Several of those activities produce something useful - no time wasted!

The point of being a contractor is if you want to take some months out doing some of these things you can.

[Dark Black]

In other words a waster. People with no purpose in life become exceedingly dull and regress back to being children obsessed with the petty little things in life. Just look at how old people behave and are treated.

How is he being a waster? He's worked hard enough to build up enough funds to provide the income he needs, so can now get on and spend his life doing what he wants to do.. I wouldn't call that being a waster, I'd call that smart

Not everyone wants to work till they drop.. I certainly don't.

[ladymuck]

What exactly are you going to do for the next 50 years?

That frightens the hell out of me. I am no position to retire yet but I love working and therefore not working is a completely alien concept at the moment. If I get to a point where I am too doddery to be useful, I'm off to a nice bland clinic in Switzerland.

[GlenSausio]

The point of being a contractor is if you want to take some months out doing some of these things you can.

No, for me the point of contracting is to get higher pay, so to reach retirement (from IT) quicker.

If I started taking a few months out here and there my CV is going to look patchy. I don't know a single contractor that does that.

[FatLazyContractor]

That frightens the hell out of me. I am no position to retire yet but I love working and therefore not working is a completely alien concept at the moment. If I get to a point where I am too doddery to be useful, I'm off to a nice bland clinic in Switzerland.

Which industry you in aye love?

[Avalonia]

I've been in IT for 25 years , 10 of which as a contractor , not got enough to retire on but after voluntarily benching myself from last hideous gig I don't think I want to do that tulip anymore

[DodgyAgent]

How is he being a waster? He's worked hard enough to build up enough funds to provide the income he needs, so can now get on and spend his life doing what he wants to do.. I wouldn't call that being a waster, I'd call that smart

Not everyone wants to work till they drop.. I certainly don't.

I did not mean waster as in someone who has fallen out of society and sponged off others I mean someone with no real purpose in life. We have all met them. they are usually ex pats with nothing to get out of bed for and they want to bore you into thinking that they have the perfect life. The world moves in its own slow and dull way to them. Give me someone who has to get out of bed each morning and deal with sh*t all day. These are the people for who leisure time is valued and who usually have the capacity to understand others and what happens in the real world.