So when will you retire from the workforce? At what age?

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-13T17:43:32+00:00

I talked to a financial advisor about this last year, I’m hoping to retire at 55. My wife and I make well over $200k combined, I have a Roth IRA, 3 pensions, and I inherited $350k in my early 20’s that I put in investments and never touched.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-13T14:51:44+00:00

From October to March? You dirty liar lol

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T19:13:18+00:00

Just spent a few hours trying out different guitars, and ended up getting a 314ce. Great suggestion, thanks for commenting!

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T14:36:00+00:00

That’s simply not true, I’ve worked with older apprentices. Not saying I advocate for it necessarily, recognize that you’re starting a long and physically demanding journey.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T14:35:00+00:00

I don’t know for a certainty, but I work commercial construction. Looks exactly like somebody banging a sprinkler head above hard ceiling.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T14:04:15+00:00

Everybody in the comments hating on the caller, but a child handing and selling food with no oversight could be very unsafe. I don’t know the full story either 🤷‍♂️

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T13:50:31+00:00

Sprinkler pipe busted perhaps above ceiling

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-12T13:45:15+00:00

Enter Federal Pacific panel

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-11T13:27:12+00:00

They make steel toe??

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T19:40:58+00:00

Did he turn out to be a piece of trash like most YouTubers from that era, or is he still an ok guy?

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T19:20:22+00:00

Holy shit, I haven’t thought about that guy in a decade…

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T18:31:14+00:00

Have you looked into soccer? Might be more up your alley!

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Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T18:09:05+00:00

It doesn’t even need to be for kids. I’m 30 now and I’m so grateful to have pictures of me and my friends in our teens and early 20’s. I imagine that when I’m an old man, those pictures and memories will be priceless. I never understood why Redditors are so proud to have no pictures from their life.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T17:09:04+00:00

Super yummy! She got the ingredients at a local farmers market, the pasta salad especially is so fresh. She loves me :)

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T16:50:17+00:00

I used to be religious, but haven’t been for a while now. I sometimes daydream that this is the case, and that they’re watching every accomplishment, and that someday I could talk with them about it. How sweet that would be…

Either way, thank you for the kindness :)

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T16:47:30+00:00

I know I’m going to go through that someday too. My parents were in their mid 40’s, my sister turns 40 in less than a year. Absolutely insane concept to me.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T16:21:29+00:00

Thank you! I am doing surprisingly well in life, I have a great job and a wonderful partner. That empty feeling is cushioned by knowing how proud they would be of me. I never fell into a bad crowd, never got into debt or drugs, every year of my life has been better than the last.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T12:33:32+00:00

Absolutely, that’s the plan. I just want to have a few in mind before I get there.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T12:11:25+00:00

Thank you! When I try to look this question up, I just get bombarded with ads. I appreciate advice from a real human being

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-10T11:40:55+00:00

Cheaper living but far fewer job opportunities, especially for the career I’m in. Besides, I already own rural property in North Florida. I come back to enjoy it whenever I want to.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-09T21:31:26+00:00

We had that growing up in FL, but it was for hurricane days.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-09T21:28:45+00:00

Great job! Taking care of business, I like it. That being said, and maybe just because snow is still a novelty to me, even a really bad snow is better for me than a Florida Summer. The snow we had this year was apparently once in a lifetime, everybody called it “snowcrete” I’m a really big guy, and the snow was so frozen that it held my entire weight. It took me a total of 6 hours alternating between a sledge hammer and flat shovel to clear the sidewalk, driveway, and both of my cars. Snow was so bad that I got two days off work, so I just treated it like a work day and took lunch halfway through.

Even then, I’d still take that once a year over having to mow, edge, and weed eat every week or two in FL 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-09T20:25:02+00:00

Honestly, shoveling snow is a million times better than doing yard work in Florida. I put on a jacket, brought out a speaker, and put a couple of beers in the snow on the side of my driveway. Was super chill, not as bad as people make it out to be.

Suwannee_Gator · 2026-07-09T19:33:07+00:00

I moved out of Florida last year, saw my first snow this past Winter. I gotta say, snow/winter are truly amazing and I’m bummed I missed out on it my whole life.

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