Life is just too short to put things off

[BlueSkyNick]

As I reach the ripe old age of late 40's I am hearing about more people whose life has been cut short by illness, just when they were about to start really enjoying themselves.

Most recent case was an e-mail about an old work acquaintance - not a close friend, just somebody I happened to know. Retired at 60 and moved to a villa in Spain. Just bought the boat of his dreams - heart attack, brain haemmorage, gone.

It just proves my own theory that it is never too soon to buy a boat and start making the most of it. Many of us have other financial commitments, ie mortgage, college fees, etc etc, which obviously have to be met. But deep down, if its what you really want to do, putting it off until retirement is postponing too late, in my view.

<hr width=100% size=1>As one bar of soap said to another - "That's Life Boy"

 

[Roberto]

I am still convinced one should retire at 20ish years old, enjoy retirement until say 50-60 and then begin working ..



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[pugwash]

My father raised five kids then sold the farm and retired at 45. I'll work again but I won't sweat, he said. Seems a good maxim and for him it worked.

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[AIDY]

Sounds good to me.

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[Metabarca]

Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait...!

or as Marvell put it, "Lente, lente currite noctis equi!"

I rest my case

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[tcm]

Re: Oho !

er what sort of boat was it then? is it going cheap?

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[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Oho !

Dunno, but if I find out, I will let you know - adding at least 50% mark up along the way.

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[Tomsk]

I made that decision last year, though at 40, not 20. Being FAT, 40 and Diabetic I may not make it past 60 so I decided to take the time out now to enjoy life, boats and travel. It may mean that I have to keep on working after retirement age (if I make it that far) but at least I will have all my adventures to look back on talk about!

<hr width=100% size=1>Tomsk -

What the hell... it's only money!

 

[Sybarite]

I have worked out that I will probably be able to afford retirement when I am 85. So hence the thoughts about an alternative life style now.

John

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[Metabarca]

"I have worked out that I will probably be able to afford retirement when I am 85."
Well, you're luckier than me: I've calculated that I will have perfectly squared my income with my outgoings, resulting in a happy stasis in the bank account, only when I'm dead. (If I can afford that luxury: by then there'll probably be a tax to pay before you'll be allowed to keel over)

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[Nich39Nige]

Nick...

I've reached that stage, no mortgage, kid grown up and housed, boat refitted and paid for, house sold and flats for rental purchased (one rented out already), enough savings for a good lifestyle. Was 50 last year (and still am!) which was a date I'd set myself for retirement. Trouble is I took this last contract cuz the money (tax free) was to good to miss. Now SWMBO and I will sail off into the sunset Aug 05. That is a firm date. Only took 25 years in the planning and an awful lot of luck.

(Not getting divorced was probably the best thing..... I couldn't have afforded that!)

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[Sybarite]

Went to the "Mairie" to organize my wedding, having brought my official divorce papers with me.
"I need to see your wedding certificate" she said.
"But," I countered "I had to produce it to get this divorce document"
"I don't care," she persisted "I need to see proof of your marriage"
"And" added the guy in the queue behind me " when you die, you have to prove you lived..."

John

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[Sybarite]

<<(Not getting divorced was probably the best thing..... I couldn't have afforded that!) >>

There's an American song " It's cheaper to keep her ..."

My ex believed that alimony meant "all the money"

John

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[Sunnyseeker]

I've just got to the back to work bit! took a good break at 40...bought a boat went sailing! fantastic...came back with not much money in the bank, but sold the boat for more than I paid for her...and am now trying to make a living out of some funky new marine products..but cant say here I guess?

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[nicho]

Since Mrs Nicho's sudden illness last october, we have adopted the same attitude - hence rather too many holidays this year!! As someone (a supposed friend) said to me, "why are you saving for your future - at your age, your in your bloody future now"!!

Now, when's our next break.....ah yes, next week!!

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[cameronke]

..........Unless asked!

So what is this funky new marine product?

Regards
Cameron



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[alan_d]

"Lente, lente currite noctis equi!" is Marlowe, not Marvell. It comes from Dr Faustus.

(This is my official entry for the smartarse of the week award.)


Alan

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[TheBoatman]

I've worked out that I will never truely be able to afford retirement, however I do run my own business which allows me as much time off as I can reasonably take. Its a bit like semi-retirement I suppose and I've been doing that for the last 7 years. Dispite the efforts of Gordon and HM Customes and Excise I do my best to keep this life style. This all came about (my thinking) many years ago when I was an apprentice at Vickers, I worked with a 64 year old fitter who told me that I was really lucky now becasue we got 20 days holiday a year but when he was a lad it was only 5. He was also very proud of the fact that he had worked all his life and was looking forward to retirement. Every morning at 9.30 we would sit down and have tea until one morning he complianed of not feeling the best. Later on that morning he colapsed and whilst he was being carted off on the stretcher he said to me "tell Charlie (the foreman) to put me down for overtime on Saturday". HE DIED ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL. After that I vowed that I would never work all my life to just die on some factory floor.

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[SydneyTim]

I'm 35, wife 38 and we've just handed in the resignations to do exactly this, logic as we see it is to keep life simpler and work when we need money and have time when we don't. Seen too many people in the 35 to 45 age group be struck by medical tradgedies in the last few years plus the I'd rather be poor and 80 than rich 50 and dead!

However the main reason for the post is another good quote on the subject but in English so I won't win smart arse of the week!

"a tie is an inverted noose, but it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful"

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[Metabarca]

Look not so fierce upon me!
"Lente, lente currite noctis equi!" is Marlowe, not Marvell. It comes from Dr Faustus.
(This is my official entry for the smartarse of the week award.)

Natch, and I humbly bow before said elegantly-attired bum, while my own cringes in shame.

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