I'm a public school teacher. You're allowed to spit now. I have a retirement system that I've paid into and expect it to be still available when I retire. We could argue about all of that. We could argue that it's unfair that our retirement might be considered unjustly better than private sector jobs. We could disagree on whether public jobs pay less than private, but make it up with better benefits and a retirement. That's not what I want to discuss here.
I'm more concerned about how to prepare for the future, i.e. the rest of my life, given the tools and resources I have available. Isn't that the essence of prepping? Aren't we all trying to carve out a place for ourselves to live from here on out? We can't predict what the government and other social groups may do, but ultimately what will matter is what we do with what we know and possess. I have to admit some frustration with some online prepping sites and blogs. Some seem to paint themselves as having THE answer. Others paint such a gloomy picture that you question if the life you're left with is worth living. The blogs I feel closest to though give ideas about how to live a meaningful life now and how to reasonably carry that on in the future, what ever the future might bring.
A big change we're pondering now is retirement. But this won't mean vacations and traveling, so retirement may not be the correct word. A lifestyle change is a more precise description. Some of those changes are already happening. Gardening more and the addition of animals is a move in that direction. Each of these changes have not been hard once the skills to perform the job were learned. Then the pleasures begin to unfold. Being greeted by the chickens is a morning joy. The plain task of feeding them gives a sense of simple accomplishment when compared to teaching a recalcitrant sophomore.
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We retired from coporate careers in 2000. At the time we thought we were "wealthy!" That picture has changed. We are still "rich" with a healthy life full of meaningful activities and people...but we live frugally. And it is not bad...we own our time and everyday is full of choice. Retirement (or change of lifestyle) is the best kept secret! We have found many new activities that fill our days with meaning. Our closets are slimmed down as we tend to dress very simply. We are involved with Learning-in-retirement classes and are exploring knowledge that always interested us but was not necessary for our professions so was put on the back burner. We garden year-round, I experiment with new recipes. We volunteer at our local library. We read, I knit, we meet friends for walks in the mornings. We spend time with family. Life is good!
Patricia,
If I retire, it is not because I'm done working. I'm relatively young and still want to work.The profession I work in though is becoming increasingly difficult to work in with new "issues" all the time. I will just be changing jobs. I hope to find another job that I enjoy.
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