Comments on: Coping With an Early Retirement Obsession http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Obsessed With Retirement | HarvestingDollars http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-20337 Obsessed With Retirement | HarvestingDollars Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:36:54 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=396#comment-20337 [...] That’s enough “planning” instead of “doing” for today. I’m going to go do my workout now. If you’d like to read more, Canadian Dream wrote a great article on the topic that can be found here. [...] [...] That’s enough “planning” instead of “doing” for today. I’m going to go do my workout now. If you’d like to read more, Canadian Dream wrote a great article on the topic that can be found here. [...]

]]> By: Canadian Dream http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-4767 Canadian Dream Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:32:14 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=396#comment-4767 Koogie, Well I'm glad you decided to stop lurking. It's always better to have an conversation rather than just reading all the time. I would agree balance is VERY hard to do. I think a number of people under estimate how difficult it can be. So let me tell you a little story. I was dreaming of early retirement and doing all this planning and stuff when I realized the reason I was doing all this was I was unhappy at my job. So when I heard about some work back in my old hometown of Regina I applied. I got the job easily enough but here was the big issue it paid over $20,000 less than I was currently making. Deciding to move was based on several issues and all of them had nothing to do with money. It was a weird feeling to give up the extra pay, but in the end I'm much happier for it. It's nice to have a plan for the future, but you also really need to be happy today. Retirement should not be an escape from your current life but rather the obvious evolution of your life. I would find it hard working 60 hours a week, but in the end do what is right for you. Tim Koogie,

Well I’m glad you decided to stop lurking. It’s always better to have an conversation rather than just reading all the time.

I would agree balance is VERY hard to do. I think a number of people under estimate how difficult it can be. So let me tell you a little story.

I was dreaming of early retirement and doing all this planning and stuff when I realized the reason I was doing all this was I was unhappy at my job. So when I heard about some work back in my old hometown of Regina I applied. I got the job easily enough but here was the big issue it paid over $20,000 less than I was currently making. Deciding to move was based on several issues and all of them had nothing to do with money. It was a weird feeling to give up the extra pay, but in the end I’m much happier for it.

It’s nice to have a plan for the future, but you also really need to be happy today. Retirement should not be an escape from your current life but rather the obvious evolution of your life.

I would find it hard working 60 hours a week, but in the end do what is right for you.

Tim

]]> By: Koogie http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 Koogie Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:15:05 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=396#comment-4764 Hi, I'll get the obligatory sucking up out of the way. I read a lot of PF blogs and like yours the best. There aren't to many Canadian ones (401k what now ?) and yours is the best of the bunch. Plus, you're seeing the bigger picture in terms of lifestyle and what the money means. Which is why this post took me from lurker to commenter. Man, I had this same conversation less than 24 hours before you wrote this. Are we really in the Matrix afterall ? ha ha I come from a small farm in Ontario (when there were small farms in Ontario). I'm now 34, live outside of god awful Toronto and have my own small business at the airport. I'm saving like a bugger for retirement and think I can make it happen at 40 (Knock on wood). My wife is onboard the idea and we don't (and won't) have kids. BUT, BUT, BUT, I work about 60 hours a week. Have one week a year off and am saying to myself, 5 more years of this ? It's nice to have the secret plan that keeps you warm (and awake) at night but is it worth it ? Balance is hard. Anyway, good post and if you ever doubted your comments mattered to anyone, Boom, you got a believer here. Cheers. Hi,

I’ll get the obligatory sucking up out of the way. I read a lot of PF blogs and like yours the best. There aren’t to many Canadian ones (401k what now ?) and yours is the best of the bunch. Plus, you’re seeing the bigger picture in terms of lifestyle and what the money means.

Which is why this post took me from lurker to commenter. Man, I had this same conversation less than 24 hours before you wrote this. Are we really in the Matrix afterall ? ha ha

I come from a small farm in Ontario (when there were small farms in Ontario). I’m now 34, live outside of god awful Toronto and have my own small business at the airport. I’m saving like a bugger for retirement and think I can make it happen at 40 (Knock on wood). My wife is onboard the idea and we don’t (and won’t) have kids.

BUT, BUT, BUT, I work about 60 hours a week. Have one week a year off and am saying to myself, 5 more years of this ? It’s nice to have the secret plan that keeps you warm (and awake) at night but is it worth it ? Balance is hard.

Anyway, good post and if you ever doubted your comments mattered to anyone, Boom, you got a believer here.

Cheers.

]]> By: Prime Time Money: Canadian Roundup | Prime Time Money http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-4749 Prime Time Money: Canadian Roundup | Prime Time Money Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:30:39 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=396#comment-4749 [...] Pillars shares his new ideas for emergency funds and tax free savings. Canadian Dream talks about coping with an early retirement obsession. SquawkFox shares a video tutorial on her rent vs. buy calculator. Two Wise Acres share a really [...] [...] Pillars shares his new ideas for emergency funds and tax free savings. Canadian Dream talks about coping with an early retirement obsession. SquawkFox shares a video tutorial on her rent vs. buy calculator. Two Wise Acres share a really [...]

]]> By: Mr. Stupid http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2008/04/10/coping-with-an-early-retirement-obsession/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Mr. Stupid Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:44:51 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=396#comment-4724 "Get your significant other on board. " Heh, definitely harder than it sounds... I plan on retiring when I'm 50 (I am currently 36), so at that point, my wife will have to go back to work (she's a SAHM right now) so we can have medical insurance. For some reason, she still seems a little resistant to this plan... “Get your significant other on board. ”

Heh, definitely harder than it sounds… I plan on retiring when I’m 50 (I am currently 36), so at that point, my wife will have to go back to work (she’s a SAHM right now) so we can have medical insurance.

For some reason, she still seems a little resistant to this plan…

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