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What does 'retired my wife' mean in this context?

by VoidWhisperer 2y ago

asdf6969 2y ago
She’s unemployed and he pays for her lifestyle
- scarface_74 2y ago
  The official definition of “unemployed” is you are out of work and looking for a job. Honestly, though her spending money was a matter of selling 2 shares of AMZN pre split every six months when I was getting RSUs. We cut our fixed expenses dramatically after Covid and our younger son graduated, downsizing and moving to a state tax free state.
  - joseda-hg 2y ago
    "not engaged in a gainful occupation"[1] "not having a job that provides money"[2] Maybe not official as in dictionary definition, but official as in political / statistical lingo? [1] Kagi's response provided by WordsAPI, I'm not sure if linking a technically paywalled would be the reasonable thing https://kagi.com/search?q=unemployed+meaning https://kagi.com/search?q=unemployed+meaning [2] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unemployed https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unemploy...
    - scarface_74 2y ago
      You are not considered “unemployed” by the government if you are not actively seeking work. The official definition as far as the BLS. http://www.mississippi.edu/urc/downloads/econ101-01_151118.pdf http://www.mississippi.edu/urc/downloads/econ101-01_151118.p... > Finally, other individuals who are not working or seeking work for pay or profit are not included in the labor force. > BLS considers the unemployed as those individuals without a job who have looked for one in the past four weeks and are available to work. Looking for work involves an individual taking some action to obtain a job, such as completing an application, sending out a resume,contacting an employment center, etc. Individuals who have been temporarily laid off are considered unemployed regardless if they have looked for work in the last four week
      - ok_dad 2y ago
        The government’s definition is designed to make things look nice, not gauge the actual level of unemployment. If you’re not looking for work because you gave up trying, you’re not counted even though you’re unemployed. Retired or disabled is a different thing, and being a home maker and taking care of kids should be counted in the numbers as employment, otherwise everyone should be under unemployed.
        scarface_74 2y ago
        This has been the standard definition of unemployed and being part of the labor force forever. This is the same definition the UK uses https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/outofworkbenefits/methodologies/claimantcount/unemploymentandtheclaimantcounttcm77327614tcm77387938.pdf https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/p... Australia https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/detailed-methodology-information/concepts-sources-methods/labour-statistics-concepts-sources-and-methods/2021/concepts-and-sources/unemployment#:~:text=Unemployed%20people%20are%20defined%20as,employment%20given%20a%20job%20opportunity https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/detailed-methodology-infor.... And the international OECD https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/unemployment-rate.html https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/unemployment-rate.ht... I couldn’t find a single English speaking country that didn’t use the same definition. The percentage of people who are working/total adult population or a subset is the labor participation rate.
        ok_dad 2y ago
        Yea and? The government isn’t the people, they want things to look as rosy as possible, every one of them. The people’s definition for unemployment is you’d want to work but you can’t find a job. Your definition is just appealing to authority.
        scarface_74 2y ago
        So I’m “appealing to authority” by using the global definition of “unemployment” in the entire English speaking world? Why would the OECD want things to look “rosy”? And how would someone “find a job” if they aren’t actively looking? What exactly is “the government” if it’s not “the people”? Every country I cited is one where the government is democratically elected. We should instead use a definition that a random person on HN think is more appropriate?
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scarface_74 2y ago
I made enough so she doesn’t have to work anymore. Before Covid, she was a special needs bus driver. I didn’t want her on the bus after Covid for both her health and mine. By the time Covid lifted, we had decided to fly around the country taking one way trips and she was deeply into her passion projects. We got rid of everything we owned that wouldn’t fit into 4 suitcases. Our official home was our vacation home in (state tax free) Florida that was being rented out while we were traveling as a short term rental. The “state tax free” came in handy when I was getting RSUs/pro rated signing bonuses
- PopAlongKid 2y ago
  > Our official home was our vacation home in (state tax free) Florida that was being rented out while we were traveling as a short term rental. States typically define residency as either based on domicile, or a statute. In other words, some of the states you "traveled" to undoubtedly have laws stating that if you are in the state for a certain number of days out of the year, you are automatically a resident, not a visitor, and liable for taxes on your world-wide income.
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    Besides Las Vegas where we ended up staying a month and a half and two cities in Texas where we were in Dallas and Houston 3 weeks each, we only stayed in one place for a maximum of 3 weeks. It just happens to be a moot point in Nevada and Texas since they were both state tax free states. When we do it again probably in summer 2027, those also happen to be the two states we will be spending the majority of our time. My wife knows a lot of people in both states
pelagicAustral 2y ago
She's been 'taken care of'...

What does 'retired my wife' mean in this context?

asdf6969 2y ago

She’s unemployed and he pays for her lifestyle

scarface_74 2y ago
The official definition of “unemployed” is you are out of work and looking for a job. Honestly, though her spending money was a matter of selling 2 shares of AMZN pre split every six months when I was getting RSUs. We cut our fixed expenses dramatically after Covid and our younger son graduated, downsizing and moving to a state tax free state.
- joseda-hg 2y ago
  "not engaged in a gainful occupation"[1] "not having a job that provides money"[2] Maybe not official as in dictionary definition, but official as in political / statistical lingo? [1] Kagi's response provided by WordsAPI, I'm not sure if linking a technically paywalled would be the reasonable thing https://kagi.com/search?q=unemployed+meaning https://kagi.com/search?q=unemployed+meaning [2] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unemployed https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unemploy...
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    You are not considered “unemployed” by the government if you are not actively seeking work. The official definition as far as the BLS. http://www.mississippi.edu/urc/downloads/econ101-01_151118.pdf http://www.mississippi.edu/urc/downloads/econ101-01_151118.p... > Finally, other individuals who are not working or seeking work for pay or profit are not included in the labor force. > BLS considers the unemployed as those individuals without a job who have looked for one in the past four weeks and are available to work. Looking for work involves an individual taking some action to obtain a job, such as completing an application, sending out a resume,contacting an employment center, etc. Individuals who have been temporarily laid off are considered unemployed regardless if they have looked for work in the last four week
    - ok_dad 2y ago
      The government’s definition is designed to make things look nice, not gauge the actual level of unemployment. If you’re not looking for work because you gave up trying, you’re not counted even though you’re unemployed. Retired or disabled is a different thing, and being a home maker and taking care of kids should be counted in the numbers as employment, otherwise everyone should be under unemployed.
      - scarface_74 2y ago
        This has been the standard definition of unemployed and being part of the labor force forever. This is the same definition the UK uses https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/outofworkbenefits/methodologies/claimantcount/unemploymentandtheclaimantcounttcm77327614tcm77387938.pdf https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/employmentandlabourmarket/p... Australia https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/detailed-methodology-information/concepts-sources-methods/labour-statistics-concepts-sources-and-methods/2021/concepts-and-sources/unemployment#:~:text=Unemployed%20people%20are%20defined%20as,employment%20given%20a%20job%20opportunity https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/detailed-methodology-infor.... And the international OECD https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/unemployment-rate.html https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/unemployment-rate.ht... I couldn’t find a single English speaking country that didn’t use the same definition. The percentage of people who are working/total adult population or a subset is the labor participation rate.
        ok_dad 2y ago
        Yea and? The government isn’t the people, they want things to look as rosy as possible, every one of them. The people’s definition for unemployment is you’d want to work but you can’t find a job. Your definition is just appealing to authority.
        scarface_74 2y ago
        So I’m “appealing to authority” by using the global definition of “unemployment” in the entire English speaking world? Why would the OECD want things to look “rosy”? And how would someone “find a job” if they aren’t actively looking? What exactly is “the government” if it’s not “the people”? Every country I cited is one where the government is democratically elected. We should instead use a definition that a random person on HN think is more appropriate?
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scarface_74 2y ago

I made enough so she doesn’t have to work anymore. Before Covid, she was a special needs bus driver. I didn’t want her on the bus after Covid for both her health and mine. By the time Covid lifted, we had decided to fly around the country taking one way trips and she was deeply into her passion projects. We got rid of everything we owned that wouldn’t fit into 4 suitcases. Our official home was our vacation home in (state tax free) Florida that was being rented out while we were traveling as a short term rental. The “state tax free” came in handy when I was getting RSUs/pro rated signing bonuses

PopAlongKid 2y ago
> Our official home was our vacation home in (state tax free) Florida that was being rented out while we were traveling as a short term rental. States typically define residency as either based on domicile, or a statute. In other words, some of the states you "traveled" to undoubtedly have laws stating that if you are in the state for a certain number of days out of the year, you are automatically a resident, not a visitor, and liable for taxes on your world-wide income.
- scarface_74 2y ago
  Besides Las Vegas where we ended up staying a month and a half and two cities in Texas where we were in Dallas and Houston 3 weeks each, we only stayed in one place for a maximum of 3 weeks. It just happens to be a moot point in Nevada and Texas since they were both state tax free states. When we do it again probably in summer 2027, those also happen to be the two states we will be spending the majority of our time. My wife knows a lot of people in both states

pelagicAustral 2y ago

She's been 'taken care of'...