Resting easy wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Dude, congrats on being retired at 47. That was never my wish or goal. Not everyone who can retire at a certain age wants to or does. You're kind of a punk for telling me to scrimp and save and that I'll get there one day, but you know that about yourself. I am in the middle of a 7-year project right now that ends in about 3 more years. This is 50% of my work load right now, and it's very interesting. I will see it through to the end. At that point, I will probably retire for good, but you never know. My main goal has always been to be at a place where I COULD retire if I wanted to or needed to. My goals have changed over time. I was going to retire at 67 and then 65 and then 62 and then 60 and then 59.5 and now, while I could do it today, mid 50s is the target. I have also changed the location. 10 years ago we were looking at Arizona, but we have changed that to some super nice areas of Southern California. And, I don't need a raise. Raises for me come by getting new clients, and I don't want any new clients. Like I said earlier, I just shed a client. I could acquire more clients, bring on a partner who wants to take over my business and then sell it to him/her in three years when I decide to hang it up for good, but I don't even need to do that. And more importantly, I don't want to do that. Comment back to me again if you like, but you bore me, so I don't plan to respond back to you on this topic.
I'll interpret the consultant-speak:
Consultant-speak: "My goals have changed over time..."
Reality: "I made some bad career and financial decisions that led to me not being able to retire early."
Consultant-speak: "I just shed a client."
Reality: "A client fired me."
Consultant-speak: "At that point, I will probably retire for good, but you never know."
Reality: "I know I will not be in a position to retire at that time."
Consultant-speak: "I don't want any new clients."
Reality: "I am unable to get new clients."
Consultant-speak: "I could acquire more clients, bring on a partner who wants to take over my business and then sell it to him/her in three years when I decide to hang it up for good, but I don't even need to do that. And more importantly, I don't want to do that."
Reality: "My company has no value."
Consultant-speak: "You're kind of a punk for telling me to scrimp and save and that I'll get there one day, but you know that about yourself."
Reality: "I envy you."
Consultant-speak: " Comment back to me again if you like, but you bore me, so I don't plan to respond back to you on this topic."
Reality: "I can't win this debate. I give up."
Nicely, done.
lmao