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An Interesting Social Security Retirement Story -

Interesting Social Security Scenario - What’s your take on this? ? or ? A (breadwinner) parent divorced a real deadbeat parent after 14 years of marriage -and (2) kids. Neither ever remarried. T...

community.aarp.org Nov 01 2025

Reading Recommendations Just for Fun

Hello fellow retirees. I've been retired since June 2024 and have gotten into reading again after 30 yrs of a career that consumed all of my time and brain capacity. I'm now on a first name basis with...

reddit.com Oct 25 2025

Spreadsheet of the Gods

I recently had lunch with a former coworker. He was on the interview team that hired me years ago, and my direct manager on the very last day of my corporate consulting career. Our conversation provid...

retirebeforedad.com Oct 25 2025

How to choose a part time job in retirement

For a very long time, I’ve had this theory that any job is fun as long as you don’t do it for too long. And there are two key things about retirement that are tremendously liberating about...

reddit.com Oct 23 2025

Visiting your old job after retiring?

I am going back to my old work today to attend a co-worker’s last day party - plus I baked the cake for the event. I’ve only been retired now since early July but I feel very nervous about...

reddit.com Sep 21 2025

Should I stay or should I go???

I enjoy my job, it’s not difficult for me, it helps people and my skills are in short supply. The pay is not great and I have enough to retire very comfortably right now (63F). I keep thinking &...

reddit.com Sep 11 2025

Why I Spent My Career Hoping to Get Laid Off

Most people spend their careers terrified of being laid off. I spent my entire career hoping for it. Not because I hated working. Not because I was lazy. But because I had built my financial life diff...

dadisfire.com Sep 04 2025

Marry an ELECTRICIAN 250810

Episode 487 Whether you’re looking for a spouse with excellent lifetime career earning potential or for a stock market growth opportunity that’s not limited to the narrow Mag7, consider th...

wealthsteading.com Aug 12 2025

Hiring replacement for my “old school” job

I’ve been at my job at a small business for 33 years. I told the owner about a year ago that I planned to get down to 15 hours/week by Sept 2025. I hired someone that didn’t work out im 20...

reddit.com Aug 10 2025

Are you finding retirement boring?

I was kind of forced in to retirement. I had a job as a software developer, which I left to take care of housing issues. When I tried to find another job, it was extremely difficult to find someone th...

reddit.com Aug 09 2025

15 Hard Jobs That Pay Well and Are in High Demand

Not every six-figure job is found behind a desk. Some require strength, stamina, or serious mental focus, but they still offer $100K+ potential. This gallery uses salary data from the U.S. Bureau of L...

dadisfire.com Jul 28 2025

Do you still use a calendar to manage your week?

I'm aware that a lot of retirees adore NOT keeping a calendar of any kind. We still do (we share a common one), to keep track of part-time job shifts (green), our together dates (purple), my other com...

reddit.com Jul 28 2025

Third Year of Freedom

I can’t believe it but it’s already been three years since I left my full-time job! To commemorate this special anniversary and to recap the things I’ve learned during this last year...

dts.podtrac.com Jul 25 2025

Second Year of Freedom

I can't believe it... It's already been two years since I left my full-time job! To celebrate this special anniversary, I decided to release a podcast episode containing my thoughts on my second year ...

dts.podtrac.com Jul 25 2025

First Year of Freedom

On August 1st, 2018, it will be exactly two years since I left my full-time job as a software developer. To celebrate, I've decided to release two podcast episodes that contain all the valuable lesson...

dts.podtrac.com Jul 25 2025

Fifth (and Final) Annual Update

If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that I’ve released an annual update every year since I quit my job. It’s now been five years since I stopped working so this is m...

dts.podtrac.com Jul 25 2025

17 Jobs Gen Z Is Choosing Over Traditional Careers

For Gen Z, staying at one company for 30 years sounds more like a warning than a goal. This generation wants control, creativity, and income that fits their lifestyle. In this gallery, we’ll hig...

dadisfire.com Jul 24 2025

17 Jobs Where Extroverts Can Make $100K or More

Some jobs actually reward being outgoing, and extroverts tend to thrive in the right ones. If you’ve got people skills, there are careers that pay six figures just for being good at communicatio...

dadisfire.com Jul 18 2025

Stuff You Should Take with You When You Leave Your Job

Someday—hopefully years from now—I will pack up my office and go home for the last time. Here's what I will think about taking with me. The post Stuff You Should Take with You When You Lea...

whitecoatinvestor.com Jul 18 2025

Woefully underprepared at age 59

Soon to be 59yo career nurse. My wife and I have about $240k in retirement savings with an anticipated $1100/month pension, $1800-230/month SS, and $200,000-300,00. I was feeling ok about my plan unti...

reddit.com Jul 16 2025