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You can make stuff up with statistics. I for one am a FIRE early retiree, and have no desire to return to work regardless of remote or not. Perhaps I'm just n

You can make stuff up with statistics. I for one am a FIRE early retiree, and have no desire to return to work regardless of remote or not. Perhaps I'm just not motivated...

zeroonetwothree 4y ago
I guess you are the 5 in 6 then
eachro 4y ago
Who said anything of their desire to return to work?
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zucked 4y ago
I want to be a Barista FIRE - meaning, I actually enjoy talking to other humans and performing a task in exchange for money. I don't want that to dominate my personality and I don't want to NEED that job. In my later years, I hope to be lucky enough to work for fun and not to survive. That's what I'm aiming for. Full-on retirement seems boring.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  I used to say "My dream is to work for free." I'm living the dream. I was pushed out of the workforce, five years ago (Laid off, then no one would talk to an "old"). It was scary and infuriating, but, I have since found it to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm very fortunate, in having the means to live (fairly humbly), and not need to work. I love writing code, though, so that's what I do; all day, every day. I found some nonprofit stuff that engages me, and I give them a level of code that they could only dream of.
sgjohnson 4y ago
I’m not even expecting to ever retire. Be it for the fact that I don’t think that the economic situation is going to improve that much, or for the fact that I’d most likely die from boredom. I’m in my mid-20s.
- JustSomeNobody 4y ago
  > I’m in my mid-20s. Your mindset changes as you increase your years. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do. I just would rather be sitting on a bucket with a pole in the water.
- twblalock 4y ago
  When you're in your mid-50s and you get crippling arthritis or some other age-related ailment, not being able to retire is going to be a serious problem. Quite a few people, particularly in the trades, don't get to choose when they retire -- their health dictates it. Plan to retire, start saving now. Even if you choose to keep working in old age, having a lot of money saved up is a nice thing to have.

You can make stuff up with statistics. I for one am a FIRE early retiree, and have no desire to return to work regardless of remote or not. Perhaps I'm just not motivated...

zeroonetwothree 4y ago

I guess you are the 5 in 6 then

eachro 4y ago

Who said anything of their desire to return to work?

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zucked 4y ago

I want to be a Barista FIRE - meaning, I actually enjoy talking to other humans and performing a task in exchange for money. I don't want that to dominate my personality and I don't want to NEED that job. In my later years, I hope to be lucky enough to work for fun and not to survive. That's what I'm aiming for. Full-on retirement seems boring.

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
I used to say "My dream is to work for free." I'm living the dream. I was pushed out of the workforce, five years ago (Laid off, then no one would talk to an "old"). It was scary and infuriating, but, I have since found it to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm very fortunate, in having the means to live (fairly humbly), and not need to work. I love writing code, though, so that's what I do; all day, every day. I found some nonprofit stuff that engages me, and I give them a level of code that they could only dream of.

sgjohnson 4y ago

I’m not even expecting to ever retire. Be it for the fact that I don’t think that the economic situation is going to improve that much, or for the fact that I’d most likely die from boredom. I’m in my mid-20s.

JustSomeNobody 4y ago
> I’m in my mid-20s. Your mindset changes as you increase your years. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do. I just would rather be sitting on a bucket with a pole in the water.
twblalock 4y ago
When you're in your mid-50s and you get crippling arthritis or some other age-related ailment, not being able to retire is going to be a serious problem. Quite a few people, particularly in the trades, don't get to choose when they retire -- their health dictates it. Plan to retire, start saving now. Even if you choose to keep working in old age, having a lot of money saved up is a nice thing to have.