Friday Wisdom – Retirement

Posted on 03/22/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I’m coming up on being retired for four years. I’ve been loving it and here’s everything I know about retirement:

How many retirees does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but it takes all day.

To be old and wise you first must have been young and stupid.

Life is short — smile while you still have teeth.

Retirement: The pay is low, but the hours are great!

and don’t mess with retired people. Life imprisonment isn’t that much of a deterrent to them.

We all strive to retire, but then what?

Just saw the news, another “World’s Oldest” man just died. This is looking suspicious.

Money isn’t everything, but it keeps the kids in touch.

Grandchildren and grandparents get along very well because they have a common enemy.

Retirement: That time when time is no longer money.

and here’s what happens when these professionals retire:

  • Accountants lose their balance
  • Bank managers lose interest
  • Musicians decompose
  • Academics lose their faculities
  • Tree surgeons branch out
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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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16 Responses to Friday Wisdom – Retirement

  1. Lakshmi Bhat's avatar Lakshmi Bhat says:
    03/24/2024 at 6:15 pm

    My husband too is busy after he retired in 2017. I am glad for you.

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  2. Sheila Landry Designs's avatar Sheila Landry Designs says:
    03/23/2024 at 11:20 am

    It is nice to see someone enjoying retirement. I so enjoy your posts. Thank you!

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  3. Jacqui Murray's avatar Jacqui Murray says:
    03/22/2024 at 1:01 pm

    That one–“Now what”–so true!

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  4. brnhl36's avatar brnhl36 says:
    03/22/2024 at 11:32 am

    Great post, I’ve only been retired a few months, but am loving it! Even though the money isn’t great.

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  5. Diane Henders's avatar Diane Henders says:
    03/22/2024 at 10:47 am

    More reasons to smile about retirement! Thanks for the chuckles. :-)

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  6. joynealkidney's avatar joynealkidney says:
    03/22/2024 at 9:55 am

    Perfect timing! We’re supposed to be lunching and touring a retirement place, but I came down with a cold. Perhaps something in me isn’t quite ready? Love the lightbulb one!

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  7. brilliantviewpoint's avatar brilliantviewpoint says:
    03/22/2024 at 9:04 am

    Great ones at the end, so true!!

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  8. lifelessons's avatar lifelessons says:
    03/22/2024 at 8:51 am

    All in all, can’t beat retirement! Pretty busy though, no matter what I thought retirement was going to be.)

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