Boxx Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Calling out those "forum" members that have retired. Please share any info regarding your former profession, plans for the future, etc.... I survived 35 years in public education in Texas as a teacher, coach and administrator. I retired back in June of 2013. At the end of this month, according to Texas law, I'm eligible to return to work (in education) and draw both a salary and retirement. It looks good on paper, but hard on the soul.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Feb 25 2014 Done. Last "Job" Trident II D5 Multi warhead delivery systems. Calling out those "forum" members that have retired. Please share any info regarding your former profession, plans for the future, etc.... I survived 35 years in public education in Texas as a teacher, coach and administrator. I retired back in June of 2013. At the end of this month, according to Texas law, I'm eligible to return to work (in education) and draw both a salary and retirement. It looks good on paper, but hard on the soul.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Rant warning: Here's something that perplexes me. People are living longer than they ever did. By the time I'm eligible for retirement, they will probably have bumped up the Social Security age to 70 or more. The original deal into this Federally mandated Savings/Insurance plan was to collect on your forced saving by 62, but they messed with it. Oh, BTW, people over 50 are not considered very employable. Age discrimination is also salary discrimination where 27 year old personnel people believe that everyone gets less productive after 40 and lose intelligence. So not only do they reduce your monthly rate, the limit you to how much you can earn each year or they reduce it further or take it away. AND it's our money whether we only put in half (employee) or all of it (self-employed), we shouldn't have to have income LIMITS of any kind, since they tax us on everything anyhow. It defies logic. We are merely paying the price for their incompetence. I'm sure many are wrestling with these kinds of decisions. Edited June 9, 2014 by ClaudeJ1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Well, I am retired, but, looking for a job for the next 10 years, until Lee & Jackson graduate from high school. Older than 50; has been hard to find something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Lee & Jackson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Can't raise my hand yet. 6 years till the youngest gets out of college (assuming 4 years). Till then I'll be chasing the cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I have been retired for 3 years now, after being a Law Enforcement Officer for over 20 years. Lately I have thought about getting a part time job, but then I start thinking about it a bit more, and I am not sure I could ever work for anyone again. Getting up when I want to, and not having to do what someone else tells me is a freedom I do not want to ever lose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Lee & Jackson When someone sez "you named one of them after the town he was born in" I sez, "yes, ma'am, we sure did." Edited June 9, 2014 by Sancho Panza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Down sized June1 2013 and decided to turn it into retirement. Our small company (consulting) went from a high of 25 employees down to 9. So....worked in human services (probation, parole, mental health) for twenty years and consulting in land use development and housing for the next twenty. Except for lack of discretionary income I am enjoying retirement and setting my own schedule. Volunteer at the library two mornings a week resurfacing CDs and DVDs. Edited June 9, 2014 by Tarheel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 So....worked in human services (probation, parole, mental health) for twenty years That's kinda like the school business now a days.... lol... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) I have been retired for 3 years now, after being a Law Enforcement Officer for over 20 years. Lately I have thought about getting a part time job, but then I start thinking about it a bit more, and I am not sure I could ever work for anyone again. Getting up when I want to, and not having to do what someone else tells me is a freedom I do not want to ever lose. Yep, my thinking exactly. Still a Volunteer w/sheriff's' Volunteer Metro Fire. Volunteer Calfire, Pilot, Helidrops, second stick most of the time. Edited June 9, 2014 by minermark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) 20 years in Coast Guard ... retired 2003. Finishing up 10th year with County government ... eligible for a small pension from them this coming October. I may take it, and then travel the country crashing on forum members couches, eating good bbq and listening to their awesome sound systems. Edited June 10, 2014 by BigStewMan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 As the name suggests, I retired for Uncle Sam's Navy in '96 and immediately went back to work. Initially got a job programming and machining CNC mills since I wanted to learn the trade but then got an offer to go back into the aircraft maintenance field. At 60 I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old so I will work until I croak. As a side note, I got my first job at 13 and have not had one day of unemployment since; 47 straight I need a break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 At 60 I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old so I will work until I croak. Isn't 60 the new 40? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 At 60 I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old so I will work until I croak.Isn't 60 the new 40? Does it count if the wife is 40? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 At 60 I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old so I will work until I croak.Isn't 60 the new 40? Does it count if the wife is 40? New government math puts her at 31.5.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 I may take it, and then travel the county crashing on forum members couches, eating good bbq and listening to their awesome sound systems. Just let me know when you are coming to Texas..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I may take it, and then travel the county crashing on forum members couches, eating good bbq and listening to their awesome sound systems.Just let me know when you are coming to Texas..... it's a deal..I've only driven through Texas. Remember driving past the place where those cadillacs are partially buried. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 I may take it, and then travel the county crashing on forum members couches, eating good bbq and listening to their awesome sound systems.Just let me know when you are coming to Texas..... it's a deal..I've only driven through Texas. Remember driving past the place where those cadillacs are partially buried. That's way up in the panhandle of Texas. Sort of an unusual sight those caddies..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 10, 2014 Moderators Share Posted June 10, 2014 Just let me know when you are coming to Texas..... Same here just different state, It's nothing fancy but your welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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