cost of fast-food didn't include the elevated prices due to wages paid. Some of those workers are receiving $25 an hour... I probably shouldn't make any comment on this, however, since I can't remember the last time I drove thru/entered a fast-food restaurant, unless Chipotle's is considered one. Side-note: those cities of course are the most expensive, blue cities in the country...
Squirrels - maybe cute, but not good, anywhere. That article - wow, that's a LOT of squirrels!!!. Maybe similar to chipmunks, their tunnels can cause horses to break legs... getting into attics, houses, chewing on wires = lots of damage.
Neat - amazing - lost & found story about the driver's license.
Ideal retirement - I retired from one profession into another as a small business owner, while retaining my professional degree w/ continuing ed...just in case, I guess... Volunteering has always been a part of my life, so that didn't just happen upon retirement. Same w/ travel. Now really retired, ideal is very low-key but active, more community involvement w/ friends, games, dancing... hahaha, & more time on the computer
I do know some guys, not too many women, who don't retire until they have "that" heart attack. I went to a party one time, met a couple, the guy had just retired & I asked him what he retired TO. He was surprised at my question. Most people ask "What did you do?", ie "What did you retire from?" Some of those heart attack guys had no plans of what to DO, they just worked. The place I live now, age 50+, has a large # of PIPs. Previously Important People. They love to let ya know how important they WERE, & they still think they are. There are some of us who don't think so, ya know?
Operative words, " retire to" learned by us a a seminar given by American Express many years ago. We retired to make more jewelry. I keep my certification as a jewelry appraiser current.
Enjoy your articles, however today I don’t agree with your general sentiment. Having the founder/chairman come back to run the company isn’t the answer. At best it would be a very short term fix, 3-6 mos, while a new CEO is found. If the plan seems to be to have a current employee step into this role, then he as chairman and his former CEO didn’t do their job getting their senior management team ready for the role. Senior management in an organization of this size should be able to step in and run the org “next day” if needed. If that’s the case then maybe he’s not best suited anymore for his role. Could be time to step down and truly relax with family and enjoy the fruits of his labors.
Hey Bill. For many retirement becomes caregiving for a family member. Sometimes a spouse, sometimes a disabled adult, sometimes a parent. And there is precious little preparation or support for that. Savour each moment in life none of us knows the tomorrows and as the song says the past is just a goodbye.......
Our retirement plan was to limit our responsibilities by selling our retail store ( 2018). We are still actively involved in the jewelry business through our design business and appraisal business. We get to travel and meet fabulous customers.
Happy to see founder of Sam Adams Beer highlighted. I read Jim Koch’s book, twice: Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned over a Beer or Two. A very practical business book, heartfelt and entertaining. In my opinion, it gives great insight as to why he probably decided to come back in the CEO role. I agree completely with the assessment of the tone set by his words. I saw him speak once at beer tasting, about as guy next door as a billionaire can be.
The photography business is really bad. YouTube and the cell phone has killed it. No one understands that having a pro do the job, changes the outcome from mediocre to professional. They young managers are too concerned about the price and do not know a good photograph if it bit them in the ass. I used to try to pick up students to teach but now they all think they understand the craft and business after a two hour video with no one there to guide them. By the time the pendulum swings back, there will be very few really experienced professionals left to do the teaching.
Unfortunate indeed. I knew of some younger couples forgoing photographers altogether at weddings and opting to have their friends do it. Mostly for financial reasons, but to your point, less photographers available to book.
I was a CMO at a multi-national Cloud services company. The stress of the last few years of my career made my choice to retire extremely appealing and I've never looked back. I was not once tempted with 'consulting' or some other indulgence. I suppose if it had been a company that I was involved in founding, I might feel differently. I respect his choice.
There is no shortage of decent photographers to book. There are just no clients willing to pay them. They want everything for free these days and think it is ok. I can almost understand it with how the cost of weddings has gone off the charts with some well known photographers and the fact that you only look at the photos a couple of times after the big day. But for commercial work or portraits, that is all about branding and image. Those photos are important to get right. And there are a lot of reasonably priced people out here with a lot of experience who can do that.
Doing some work is okay with me in retirement, as long as I enjoy what I’m doing. I only plan to semi-retire, working 3 days a week, in a couple of years if possible. Working 3 days and having 4 days off sounds good enough for me.
Retirement is so good, I’ve done it twice now. Will be a third time as I am still working 5 hours a week. Took me six months the first time to realize I was no longer responsible for meetings or schedules.
Haven’t eaten at McDonalds for years, although I have been seeing a lot of ads for Filet o Fish lately. I prefer A&W burgers (in Canada), the beef is much better.
We call Richardson ground squirrels gophers, used to trap them when I was a kid. For a while, you could get money for their tails. Had to be sure the trap was in a gopher hole and not a badger den, as badgers are mean and can move pretty fast for having short legs.
cost of fast-food didn't include the elevated prices due to wages paid. Some of those workers are receiving $25 an hour... I probably shouldn't make any comment on this, however, since I can't remember the last time I drove thru/entered a fast-food restaurant, unless Chipotle's is considered one. Side-note: those cities of course are the most expensive, blue cities in the country...
Squirrels - maybe cute, but not good, anywhere. That article - wow, that's a LOT of squirrels!!!. Maybe similar to chipmunks, their tunnels can cause horses to break legs... getting into attics, houses, chewing on wires = lots of damage.
Neat - amazing - lost & found story about the driver's license.
Ideal retirement - I retired from one profession into another as a small business owner, while retaining my professional degree w/ continuing ed...just in case, I guess... Volunteering has always been a part of my life, so that didn't just happen upon retirement. Same w/ travel. Now really retired, ideal is very low-key but active, more community involvement w/ friends, games, dancing... hahaha, & more time on the computer
I do know some guys, not too many women, who don't retire until they have "that" heart attack. I went to a party one time, met a couple, the guy had just retired & I asked him what he retired TO. He was surprised at my question. Most people ask "What did you do?", ie "What did you retire from?" Some of those heart attack guys had no plans of what to DO, they just worked. The place I live now, age 50+, has a large # of PIPs. Previously Important People. They love to let ya know how important they WERE, & they still think they are. There are some of us who don't think so, ya know?
Operative words, " retire to" learned by us a a seminar given by American Express many years ago. We retired to make more jewelry. I keep my certification as a jewelry appraiser current.
Enjoy your articles, however today I don’t agree with your general sentiment. Having the founder/chairman come back to run the company isn’t the answer. At best it would be a very short term fix, 3-6 mos, while a new CEO is found. If the plan seems to be to have a current employee step into this role, then he as chairman and his former CEO didn’t do their job getting their senior management team ready for the role. Senior management in an organization of this size should be able to step in and run the org “next day” if needed. If that’s the case then maybe he’s not best suited anymore for his role. Could be time to step down and truly relax with family and enjoy the fruits of his labors.
Hey Bill. For many retirement becomes caregiving for a family member. Sometimes a spouse, sometimes a disabled adult, sometimes a parent. And there is precious little preparation or support for that. Savour each moment in life none of us knows the tomorrows and as the song says the past is just a goodbye.......
People who strive for goals live longer. So why not continue to work on special projects for the business I started?
Gary, 80
Gary's Specialty Plants LLC
Epstein. Inquiring minds want to know!
Our retirement plan was to limit our responsibilities by selling our retail store ( 2018). We are still actively involved in the jewelry business through our design business and appraisal business. We get to travel and meet fabulous customers.
At this point, I don't know if I have retired or am unemployed.
Happy to see founder of Sam Adams Beer highlighted. I read Jim Koch’s book, twice: Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned over a Beer or Two. A very practical business book, heartfelt and entertaining. In my opinion, it gives great insight as to why he probably decided to come back in the CEO role. I agree completely with the assessment of the tone set by his words. I saw him speak once at beer tasting, about as guy next door as a billionaire can be.
The photography business is really bad. YouTube and the cell phone has killed it. No one understands that having a pro do the job, changes the outcome from mediocre to professional. They young managers are too concerned about the price and do not know a good photograph if it bit them in the ass. I used to try to pick up students to teach but now they all think they understand the craft and business after a two hour video with no one there to guide them. By the time the pendulum swings back, there will be very few really experienced professionals left to do the teaching.
Unfortunate indeed. I knew of some younger couples forgoing photographers altogether at weddings and opting to have their friends do it. Mostly for financial reasons, but to your point, less photographers available to book.
semi retired, get to still do what I adore but not the "don't want to" stuff, and more time to travel study, and relax, play, choose wisely, eh??
No retirement in site for me. I decided to start a remodeling company instead and enjoy every day of it!
I was a CMO at a multi-national Cloud services company. The stress of the last few years of my career made my choice to retire extremely appealing and I've never looked back. I was not once tempted with 'consulting' or some other indulgence. I suppose if it had been a company that I was involved in founding, I might feel differently. I respect his choice.
I'm scared to retire. I haven't figured out what to retire to.
There is no shortage of decent photographers to book. There are just no clients willing to pay them. They want everything for free these days and think it is ok. I can almost understand it with how the cost of weddings has gone off the charts with some well known photographers and the fact that you only look at the photos a couple of times after the big day. But for commercial work or portraits, that is all about branding and image. Those photos are important to get right. And there are a lot of reasonably priced people out here with a lot of experience who can do that.
Doing some work is okay with me in retirement, as long as I enjoy what I’m doing. I only plan to semi-retire, working 3 days a week, in a couple of years if possible. Working 3 days and having 4 days off sounds good enough for me.
Retirement is so good, I’ve done it twice now. Will be a third time as I am still working 5 hours a week. Took me six months the first time to realize I was no longer responsible for meetings or schedules.
Haven’t eaten at McDonalds for years, although I have been seeing a lot of ads for Filet o Fish lately. I prefer A&W burgers (in Canada), the beef is much better.
We call Richardson ground squirrels gophers, used to trap them when I was a kid. For a while, you could get money for their tails. Had to be sure the trap was in a gopher hole and not a badger den, as badgers are mean and can move pretty fast for having short legs.