Thread: I'm Going Back to Work (I Think)

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Originally Posted by Don Dalton

Has anyone considered going back to work after retiring? I have sat here on my fannie and watched the stock market eat away at what I have worked a life time making.My broker says hang in there it'll be back.I don't think he knows I am 70 and may not live to see it come back.I think working will help offset the loss.At 70 I'll probable have to take a greeters job or something less.Man I am pis_ _ _.I got one interview from the resume I had at a head hunter company. I may be crazy for even trying to go back.

Since you are a car guy,you might do what I do.I watch craigslist and local swap meets for Performance parts and if I can score a good deal, I clean it up and resell it at a profit.I have had intakes I bought locally for $25-$50 sell for over $190 on ebay. It's fun to do something with something you enjoy anyway.

When I lost my job almost two years ago because my company got bought out, I took early retirement at 62. I thought all my life that retirement was the pot at the end of the rainbow and I would be able to play with my toys and enjoy myself. Boy was I wrong!!

I HATED being retired. I lost all purpose in life, lost a lot of my people skills (because I wasn't dealing with the public every day) and aged more in those two years than I did in the previous 5 years. My days consisted of getting up at 10 or 11, watching TV, taking a nap on the couch with the cats, then playing on this computer until I went to bed at night.

Four months ago I went back to work and am doing what I always did.......I now work 12-15 hour days and LOVE it. I am the first guy in the door in the morning and leave hours after everyone else. I have purpose in my life again and instead of depleting my savings I am now building it back up. I feel better and am starting to use my mind again.

We've all heard of the guy who retired and died a month later, and now I know why. Retirement may work for some, but I intend on passing away at my desk at work. (hope they don't think I'm taking a power nap! )
Don