If you retired you, what do you say when people ask what you do for a living?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

yeah you can. not super uncommon. people have high incomes and decent investments and/or sell a company they made. just say you do 'consulting' in your old field you retired from. people don't ask too many questions.

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Anonymous wrote:Office stuff

president business

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I’m a married man and say “I married well” and smile!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

He is unemployed

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Anonymous wrote:I say that I’m a retired investor living on a pension.

Hyman Roth?

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Sure you can retire at these early ages if you are financially secure. Retirement is about being financially secure not just your age. There are many people that will work up to the day they die as they cannot afford to retire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

No... it's still not o.k. with society if you are not working as a woman ... even if you are 55. You still get lots of stunned people who don't know what to say. I know this from personal experience. It's not sexist -- because people treat women the way your husband experiences it. It's AGE-IST. Or maybe just work-centric. I don't know what to call it.

The financially secure early retired do not care what you think. We are busy enjoying our life. We worked smarter.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

yeah you can. not super uncommon. people have high incomes and decent investments and/or sell a company they made. just say you do 'consulting' in your old field you retired from. people don't ask too many questions.

This! My DH and I are consultants who made a lot as 1099 contractors billing by the hour. Haven’t worked a W-2 job in over 20 yrs as my consulting biz was 3 times more lucrative. I now still consult periodically to help out friends or former clients if needed. Don’t need the work. Love the freedom! Retired early.