Husband retired EARLY as he was terribly burned out at work. Being an accountant I ran the numbers several times and I suggested he take a 6 month leave of absence from work and then see if he felt better and wanted to go back or he wanted to quit. (Too young to actually retire and start his pension.)
I hoped the break would be enough, but if it was not I was prepared for him to quit and I would support us and we would build up our handcrafted business. (I was working at the time.)
I should have gone with a year’s leave from work. At the end of the 6 months he quit. It took about a year in total before he missed going to work.
That was about 20 years ago now. We are together almost 24 hours a day/365 (one rule was that he was not to be with me same all the time and he would go out and do things on his own – that disappeared about 8 years in) . Right now – 2 am – he is still upstairs and I am downstairs in the kitchen. After the TV news at about 11:30 he goes upstairs to his computer and I stay on my laptop in the kitchen to have some time apart from him. I still work extremely part time. We still make and sell handcrafted items – not enough to pay bill, but it gives us – especially him – something to do.
Rhetorical_Question about 1 month ago
Amazing retirement adventures!!!!!
eromlig about 1 month ago
Did a hot air balloon three weeks ago for my wife’s birthday. Amazing!!
crookedwolf Premium Member about 1 month ago
Nice place, lots of space! I wonder where it “is”..?
Ellis97 about 1 month ago
Sounds like Crunchy’s having quite an adventure.
LONNYMARQUEZ about 1 month ago
he will be back, misses Joe, but don’t tell anyone
jconnors3954 about 1 month ago
How to retire!
stamps about 1 month ago
If you go fishing from a hot air ballon, you might get lucky and catch a flying oesophagus (per Mark Twain).
Aladar30 Premium Member about 1 month ago
With his beautiful car.
DKHenderson about 1 month ago
Maybe Crunchy can swing by the kids’ camp!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 month ago
He’s running away from his wife,but don’t tell her
mafastore 28 days ago
Husband retired EARLY as he was terribly burned out at work. Being an accountant I ran the numbers several times and I suggested he take a 6 month leave of absence from work and then see if he felt better and wanted to go back or he wanted to quit. (Too young to actually retire and start his pension.)
I hoped the break would be enough, but if it was not I was prepared for him to quit and I would support us and we would build up our handcrafted business. (I was working at the time.)
I should have gone with a year’s leave from work. At the end of the 6 months he quit. It took about a year in total before he missed going to work.
That was about 20 years ago now. We are together almost 24 hours a day/365 (one rule was that he was not to be with me same all the time and he would go out and do things on his own – that disappeared about 8 years in) . Right now – 2 am – he is still upstairs and I am downstairs in the kitchen. After the TV news at about 11:30 he goes upstairs to his computer and I stay on my laptop in the kitchen to have some time apart from him. I still work extremely part time. We still make and sell handcrafted items – not enough to pay bill, but it gives us – especially him – something to do.