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Be thankful for what you have stop stressing over what you don’t. If you can’t apply that in some measure you’ll never be happy or even a little content. Also just being born in a free country like the USA , and in Australia I’d guess. you already won the f’n lottery

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Lotta truth there. Worth remembering there's always some sumbitch out there got it worse. 3rd world munters rarely have the luxury of retirement. If they make it to that old. I have crap degenerative health issues but that's been an opportunity for me and my dearest to take a hard look at priorities. So, we've both transitioned to part time (20-30 hrs pw in our 50s) and it's ace. We live in a rural paradise in a wonderfully supportive community. I sit at my desk in the house I built with my own hands and get paid to muse on whatever I feel like or shitpost socials. She gardens for local friends and has time to follow her pleasures of knitting and sewing. On balance, life is good. It's all about perspective.

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I’m on the other side of this particular mountain. Worked like a galley slave from 15 to 56, retired at 56 and went from being a workaholic to a gentleman of leisure overnight and never looked back.

My wife and I always lived well but not to our income level. So when we retired our standard of living did not decline and we have put aside enough money for the education ofour grandchildren.

I also had the “Fuck yes, this is my wheelhouse” attitude every day of my career.

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This hits my sweet spot. I hope to retire in a few years - or at least do less days - and when i do i plan to spend a lot of time in my little sanctuary typing out stories. And i dont care if anyone reads them. I just like doing it and look forward to having more time to do it.

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I suspect 9 seasons from now the world may be in a very different place, not a reason for him not to do this but I confess my long term planning for the future is a bit F'd up present.

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I have a target of 18 more months in my current role, this would hopefully achieve house being paid off and Junior W being off to school (and therefore no / reduced childcare costs). I don't want to operate at this pace forever, and shouldn't if the financial imperatives aren't there.

Of course, the best laid plans etc etc.

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have you factored in uni costs as a future expense? because we are staring down the barrel of those atm and its like "bloody hell, its like paying for childcare all over again"

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Junior W turns 18 the year I turn 65...I know, I'm a bit of a late bloomer.

But yes, sort of factored uni costs into the thinking.

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‘Oh god, I have to keep doing this for the rest of my life’...I think I'm here.

Fewer days in a few years would be a good and achievable goal, whatever I use the extra time for.

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