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Originally posted by evenodds
Clearly, you've never not worked. It's glorious and you would be amazed at the number of things you can do that do not involve picking up a paycheck.
Aside from the abilty to hit both pilates and the gym, have lunch at the club and meet friends for cocktails, you have more than enough time to work on that book or screenplay you've always wanted to write or volunteer for the charity you've always just written checks to. I loved writing press releases for foundations because I felt like it and flying home to spend weeks with my family (okay, I still do that). I liked planning parties and fundraisers . . . all things I could not do, or as easily, if I were working fifty or sixty hours a week.
Trust me, if I could have stayed retired, I would still be the happiest woman in the world.
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No. I have been out of work a couple of times. But every time involved debt and having to spend my days looking for work. Way too much stress. If I could retire with lots of money I would.
My point to Coltrane is that if you NEVER worked that's different.
Think of the friends you've made from the various jobs you had that you never would have made. Think of how deeper appreciation you have for people in those lines of work. If you've never worked, you don't have these things.
