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RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:46 am
by RangerJoe
Considering the cost of not going to work, the plus of gardening, and to be able to do things like fishing and such to procure additional food not to mention less of a tax bite, the lower income should not be as bad as some might think.
Not to mention in better times such as spring break, taking a telescope and going to the beach to look at the heavenly bodies . . . [;)]
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:46 am
by btd64
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
Time for a Geezer update.
On July 1st of 2020 I made the decision to retire early after having just turned 63 on 6/22.
Early retirement comes with a reduced retirement benefit in the good ole USA, but since my house and vehicle are paid for and my overhead is low (well except for the burden of feeding my 10 cats), and my younger brother moved in with me to both reduce his overhead and lend me a hand, I am managing well enough on a third of the income I used to enjoy.
My time now is focused on making a dent in my 150+ model kit collection (working on a diorama of the first lunar landing), playing AE, getting a really serious garden going this year, spending time with my beloved cats and making regular trips to our country dark sky property for stargazing.
Transforming into a full time hobbyist is pure bliss!
Hey Hans, other than the 1/3 loss, sounds pretty good for a grumpy post....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:27 pm
by USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
Time for a Geezer update.
On July 1st of 2020 I made the decision to retire early after having just turned 63 on 6/22.
Early retirement comes with a reduced retirement benefit in the good ole USA, but since my house and vehicle are paid for and my overhead is low (well except for the burden of feeding my 10 cats), and my younger brother moved in with me to both reduce his overhead and lend me a hand, I am managing well enough on a third of the income I used to enjoy.
My time now is focused on making a dent in my 150+ model kit collection (working on a diorama of the first lunar landing), playing AE, getting a really serious garden going this year, spending time with my beloved cats and making regular trips to our country dark sky property for stargazing.
Transforming into a full time hobbyist is pure bliss!
That doesn't sound very grumpy, Hans! [:D] Congratulations!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:22 pm
by HansBolter
ORIGINAL: USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
Time for a Geezer update.
On July 1st of 2020 I made the decision to retire early after having just turned 63 on 6/22.
Early retirement comes with a reduced retirement benefit in the good ole USA, but since my house and vehicle are paid for and my overhead is low (well except for the burden of feeding my 10 cats), and my younger brother moved in with me to both reduce his overhead and lend me a hand, I am managing well enough on a third of the income I used to enjoy.
My time now is focused on making a dent in my 150+ model kit collection (working on a diorama of the first lunar landing), playing AE, getting a really serious garden going this year, spending time with my beloved cats and making regular trips to our country dark sky property for stargazing.
Transforming into a full time hobbyist is pure bliss!
That doesn't sound very grumpy, Hans! [:D] Congratulations!
Does having a Grumpy Cat mouse pad at work up until I retired count?
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:32 pm
by btd64
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
ORIGINAL: USSAmerica
ORIGINAL: HansBolter
Time for a Geezer update.
On July 1st of 2020 I made the decision to retire early after having just turned 63 on 6/22.
Early retirement comes with a reduced retirement benefit in the good ole USA, but since my house and vehicle are paid for and my overhead is low (well except for the burden of feeding my 10 cats), and my younger brother moved in with me to both reduce his overhead and lend me a hand, I am managing well enough on a third of the income I used to enjoy.
My time now is focused on making a dent in my 150+ model kit collection (working on a diorama of the first lunar landing), playing AE, getting a really serious garden going this year, spending time with my beloved cats and making regular trips to our country dark sky property for stargazing.
Transforming into a full time hobbyist is pure bliss!
That doesn't sound very grumpy, Hans! [:D] Congratulations!
Does having a Grumpy Cat mouse pad at work up until I retired count?
Nope [:D]....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:53 am
by rustysi
TBH I retired on a bit over half my pay, and with all the deductions that are not coming out of my pay I bring home pretty much what I had been while I was working.
Although now that I'm 65 and eligible for Medicare I have to pay for that again. To the tune of over $200 bucks a month. They say I make too much money. Really?
Grump!!![:D]
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:37 am
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: rustysi
TBH I retired on a bit over half my pay, and with all the deductions that are not coming out of my pay I bring home pretty much what I had been while I was working.
Although now that I'm 65 and eligible for Medicare I have to pay for that again. To the tune of over $200 bucks a month. They say I make too much money. Really?
Grump!!![:D]
GRUMP!!!!
But if you are a war time era US Veteran with an Honorable type discharge, you are eligible for aid and attendance. If you don't get enough money per month
after deductions, then you are eligible for a pension.
If you have any kind of service connected disability, then the disability pay is not taxed - that includes hearing loss.
GRUMP!!!!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:48 am
by btd64
That last part doesn't sound like a grump.
But a good way to bump things up 😉....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:53 am
by btd64
On the other hand it looks like mother nature is going to throw me the old stinky eye with not one but two snow storms[:@]Grump....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:27 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
That last part doesn't sound like a grump.
But a good way to bump things up 😉....GP
GRUMP!!!!
But then you have to live with said disability.
How about walking on bone spurs? How about a bad back? Hip problems?
No to mention missing appendages, eyes, teeth, deafness or many other things.
Besides any mental health issues. Even with no obvious physical problems, they may be there.
I bet a lot of people would rather not have those issues than have them.
Then think of their spouses and immediate family members. What affect those problems have on them. What if their other family members can't understand and just don't give a fecal matter deposit?
GRUMP!!!!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:55 pm
by btd64
I hear you. I'm disabled and sometimes my wife just doesn't get it. Grump....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:03 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
I hear you. I'm disabled and sometimes my wife just doesn't get it. Grump....GP
GRUMP!
But they now have pills for that . . . [;)]
GRUMP!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:16 pm
by btd64
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
I hear you. I'm disabled and sometimes my wife just doesn't get it. Grump....GP
GRUMP!
But they now have pills for that . . . [;)]
GRUMP!
With plenty of side effects. Grump....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:24 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
I hear you. I'm disabled and sometimes my wife just doesn't get it. Grump....GP
GRUMP!
But they now have pills for that . . . [;)]
GRUMP!
With plenty of side effects. Grump....GP
GRUMP!
Well, it started out as an anti-high blood pressure pill so it still has that action. But a certain side effect was noted and now it is marketed as a quality of life drug. Then priced accordingly . . .
GRUMP!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:08 pm
by btd64
One of the pills I'm on is 100 bucks a month. Grump....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:13 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: btd64
One of the pills I'm on is 100 bucks a month. Grump....GP
anti-GRUMP!
I pay nothing . . .
GRUMP!
But one of my cats filling a prescription died. [:(]
GRUMP!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:50 pm
by btd64
I grew up on a farm in New Jersey. I believe it was the 76 storm. Well the 40 plus cats we had living on the farm dropped to around 12 by spring because the cats knock over something into the feed bowls.[:(]. Grump....GP
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 4:10 am
by Ambassador
GRUMP !
I have to wake up, get up, and go to my work-place to fill in for a colleague who took some time off with his kids.
We’re already understaffed (8 out of 11), and some people find it normal to take a vacation.
GRUMP !
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:36 am
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: Ambassador
GRUMP !
I have to wake up, get up, and go to my work-place to fill in for a colleague who took some time off with his kids.
We’re already understaffed (8 out of 11), and some people find it normal to take a vacation.
GRUMP !
GRUMP!!!
At least you have a job!
Of course, work is a four letter word that can be quite dirty at times. Then again, so is play.
GRUMP!!!
edit: Stupid keyboard. I press a key but it does not register. I think that it needs cleaning!
GRUMP!!!
RE: The AE Geezer Thread!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:40 am
by btd64
Ah, four letter words. SNOW is one of them. Grump.[:@]....GP