If you retired you, what do you say when people ask what you do for a living?
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
| I say I’m retired. Duh. |
Anonymous
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You must be asking about if you are FIRED?
Just say you are "landed gentry" and live off your investments and rentals. |
Anonymous
| If you retired you? |
Anonymous
| DH says he is retired or semi retired. Then a million looks, and other questions follow. It’s annoying in that it is sexist. Everyone expects a 49 year old man to still be employed but it’s okay if a woman same age is a SAHM/unemployed. |
Anonymous
| I say I am unemployed and have been for a few years. Sad face. |
Anonymous
| The guy who does the sports photos for our high school is retired from his “real” job. He tells people he’s a former evil corporate overlord. |
Anonymous
| Because you’re not “retired” at 49. You just quit and don’t plan to go back. Which is fine. But it’s not what people mean when they say retired. Retirement is for elderly people. You can’t retire at 35 or 49. |
Anonymous
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Freelancer, artist, blogger, writer, photographer, investor, landlord--take your pick.
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Anonymous
| I retired at 52 and have done nothing since. I say I’m retired. |
Anonymous
| I know someone who retired young for some reason and now doesn’t work but doesn’t also describe herself as a SAHM - which I guess she is. I don’t ask bc I believe I need to MYOB but she is so secretive about all of this and so weird that people do gossip. |
Anonymous
| Retired |
Anonymous
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I’m 55 and have been early retired for 5 years now (female). I invested very early in my career and now live off $120,000 yearly dividends. No debt. When people ask me, I just say worked hard, invested well, and live below my means.
But….I live in an area now with a lot of affluent retirees. So most folks don’t ask. Many of us in the same financial circumstance. |
Anonymous
| Lady/Gentleman of leisure. Look it up. It’s a thing. Someone of independent means who doesn’t need to work and spends their time on pleasurable pursuits. |
Anonymous
| I say I’m a contractor and choose what works for me. |