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Just tell him you're glad he's still working. Somebody has to pay in to cover your SS.
I don't know how common it is, but haven't we all known people who are just happier if they work, maybe part time? Hard as it is for some here to believe, there are retirees who fall into boredom and depression when they retire - they are undoubtedly better off with at least part time work - nothing to do with money. Of my 20+ golf buddies, none of whom need the money:I've mentioned before that my dad was w*rking or looking for w*rk until he had to go into memory care. It was just his thing. He didn't need the money. Nothing I said to him made a difference. He loved w*rking, so why deprive him of it.
Understand some of them, but Amazon deliveries and Uber?I don't know how common it is, but haven't we all known people who are just happier if they work, maybe part time? Hard as it is for some here to believe, there are retirees who fall into boredom and depression when they retire - they are undoubtedly better off with at least part time work - nothing to do with money. Of my 20+ golf buddies, none of whom need the money:
Again, none of them need the money, they all had substantial professional careers and live in big houses.
- 1 works two days a week at the golf course, gets a small pay check and plays golf for free
- 1 works part time mowing at the golf course for couple hundred $/week in summer, and plays golf for free
- 1 works full time in the pro shop
- 1 works full time for Freedom Boats
- 1 does Amazon deliveries and Uber
- 1 does Amazon and (underpaid) handyman jobs for friends ALL the time (he literally can't sit still)
I don’t get the appeal, but the two guys who do Amazon (part time flex) compare notes every time they’re together.Understand some of them, but Amazon deliveries and Uber?
+1I read through and agree, the best you can do is fun stuff with him. You can't harp on it or tell him the right course, but the lightbulb may illuminate under the right conditions.
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I have a close family member in his mid-70s with an 8-figure portfolio and expenses below $2K month that simply can't flip the switch. Currently, he's trying to finish building a home that he plans to sell in order to build a sixplex on an adjacent property. He's been in the "finishing" stage of the build now for over 2 years with the initial home. When I point out he'll be 80 before his plan is done, his only response is, "You watch, It'll be done sooner."
Oh, and he has serious vascular issues and hobbles around because he needs both knees replaced, which he's planning to do just as soon as this project is done.
I am *this close* to abandoning my dream home build at 63 for these kinds of reasons. I spent the last week working on my friend's cabin and it is beating on me, plus the permit hassle I am fighting, plus the clock ticking.+1
I have a close family member in his mid-70s with an 8-figure portfolio and expenses below $2K month that simply can't flip the switch. Currently, he's trying to finish building a home that he plans to sell in order to build a sixplex on an adjacent property. He's been in the "finishing" stage of the build now for over 2 years with the initial home. When I point out he'll be 80 before his plan is done, his only response is, "You watch, It'll be done sooner."
Oh, and he has serious vascular issues and hobbles around because he needs both knees replaced, which he's planning to do just as soon as this project is done.
My old boss retired and went to w*rk for the municipal golf course. IIRC he w*rked in the club house, setting up T-times and taking money, selling golf equipment, etc. THAT was the year that it didn't rain! The club was unable to keep the club open because of the inability to save the fairways (they salvaged the greens.) Not an auspicious beginning to a second career! I guess "nature" was trying to tell him to retire (which he then did.)Well, getting to golf for free is a good perk to have at work... right?
Soooo, how much does it cost to play, how many hours do they work, and how many free rounds? Their 'take home' pay might be pretty high...
One of my friends works as a marshal at a local course. He gets a free round for putting in 6 hours. A round there costs $45 so he's working for $7.50 an hour.Well, getting to golf for free is a good perk to have at work... right?
Soooo, how much does it cost to play, how many hours do they work, and how many free rounds? Their 'take home' pay might be pretty high...
Thanks for the memories - NOT! Those corporate years were not fun.Lot of the usual stuff: unrealistic / unachievable expectations. Super long hours (to hit the unreasonable goals). Managers who got promoted not because they were good managers, but because they kissed the right ..., lots of time on the road, away from family. Needing to fly out on a weekend for idiotic/useless events, umpteen different spreadsheets to convey the exact same data, just because the inept managers/Directors/VPs all want to see things "their own way", etc. Lots of corporate politics. etc etc.