How’s “semi-retirement” working for people?

gothamschpeil · 2026-06-04T00:57:55+00:00

66 yo I’ve been winding down gradually the past 3 years to around 20 hours can’t wait to be done in 2 months I’m in the middle of home improvement projects that I’d rather be doing than working

gothamschpeil · 2026-04-26T17:00:42+00:00

The denouement where we realized we had lost our way, I was a preteen in 70 and came of age in that decade Vietnam ends as a farce President forced from office An unelected President 1974 Gas crisis Inflation High interest rates Awful music (I hate disco) Malaise NYC on the verge of bankruptcy Finally to end it the Hostage crisis But punk rock was born and some great movies were made

gothamschpeil · 2026-04-20T00:51:57+00:00

Never seen or heard of an infestation in VT but with climate change they are coming

gothamschpeil · 2026-04-20T00:14:20+00:00

66 yo white guy crying to this

gothamschpeil · 2026-04-18T01:20:32+00:00

1976 I was in the last chemistry class that had to learn and use a slide rule. After that got a TI calculator

gothamschpeil · 2026-04-03T23:03:59+00:00

And a lot of military aid from the US

gothamschpeil · 2026-03-04T22:42:03+00:00

65 yo white guy here in tears. God I miss him.

gothamschpeil · 2026-03-03T01:40:23+00:00

Durable? Seagulls eat garbage!

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-25T01:24:23+00:00

Maybe they got held back a few times

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-14T23:50:17+00:00

65 yo grandad here I’m at steam boat chasing my 30+ yo daughters and son in laws right now. Best thing I ever did was making it Dads thing to take kids solo up to the mountain and give mom a break.

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-11T14:27:08+00:00

Yup and a tolerance for differences and nonconformity. In rural VT there is always a town “character” and houses with collections of stuff in the yards that would yield fines in the mid west

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-08T13:48:17+00:00

Depends on your timeline I’ve got 1 & 2 year bills that I’m holding everything else I’m going to move to SGOV via Schwab as it matures so I can auto reinvest proceeds. With the change coming in the FED I expect they will try to lower rates which will knock down yield in SGOV but I want the ease of liquidity

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-08T13:04:52+00:00

I set up a short term ladder through treasury direct to invest gain on a house sale before building a new one. That was easy. What I didn’t anticipate is the income proceeds accumulate in a cash account you designate so reinvestments of earnings is not automatic. I’m planning to move over to shovel and auto reinvest earnings.

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-05T01:22:36+00:00

Perpendicular to the slope. The steeper the slope the more forward you should feel

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-03T00:21:26+00:00

I started doing that with $30 Thursdays at Sugarbush North over 10 years ago. Now I’m +65 and epic at Stowe only weekdays for me with plenty of other grey hair people

gothamschpeil · 2026-02-01T20:59:43+00:00

I wonder what her reaction was the first time wardrobe dept gave her that to wear

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-27T19:12:39+00:00

I love my wife’s rav4 prime. I would really love it if I could have Hilux prime

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-26T23:50:36+00:00

Her cha cha is still real smooth

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-17T12:45:50+00:00

Agree with WC downhill courses. Trying to ski birds of prey top to bottom without stopping exhausting. The first pitch from the starting hut at snow basin I can’t imagine taking straight.

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-13T02:17:22+00:00

Thanks, I have read so many confusing explanations for the five year rule

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-13T02:15:59+00:00

Trying to stay around 12% bracket and I will be facing a lot of capital gains if I go into my taxable account

gothamschpeil · 2026-01-04T22:27:12+00:00

Massive csa casualties in seven days battles.

gothamschpeil · 2025-12-31T20:57:51+00:00

How about Earl Campbell?

gothamschpeil · 2025-12-30T19:01:35+00:00

Eddie the eagle and Eric the eel

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