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Originally Posted by twobone
Any advice on responding to the stigma and addressing comments that I should "achieve something"? I have watched too many people die and my most precious resource is time. I want to maximize my happy relaxed time.
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I recommend a non-committal "I'm open to doing something down the line, but for now I'm going to relax/take it easy."
After I was laid off from my middle-management bank job, I felt the same. I figured I'd just enjoy myself. I moved back home to KY, bought a house and fixed it up, bought a motorcycle, whittled down my to-read pile, kept an eye on the apt bldgs I own.
After three years, I went back to work, just not in banking. Pure and simple, when I dreamed of retiring in my 50s I was thinking of my grandparent's 50s, not mine. I'm much better off physically than they were, and keeping active can be a chore when you've got the entire day to fill up. I'll try again when I'm 70 or so.