A job to prepare for the next down turn

[sv2007]

Well guys, my retirement is officially over as I'll be starting a full time job tomorrow. I've been interviewing the past 3 weeks.

It's too bad that I didn't decide on the job until I've already started my community college classes (I've decided to get an associate degree a while back). I'm grateful that everybody @ company and school seem willing to work with me. I've scheduled my classes to be on Tue/Th mornings and made 1 pass/fail; the company is willing to let me WFH on Tue/Th (this company culture is face-2-face).

So now, I'm excited to get back to work. Plus I don't have to worry about the next down turn as I'll be picking up cheap stuff with the extra money. Our financial position strengthened significantly during each of the past 2 economic downturns, and I'd like to see it do the same again. I'm also looking forward to not paying so much monthly for health insurances.

BTW, just something interesting, in my community college classes, there are many who's just come here from other countries just to study (and I'm only taking music classes). They are here living independently (w/o parents). Wow, I'm just so amazed that so many people do this for community college.

Anyway, hope everything works out. Oh, and I hope there's no upcoming economy downturn (I don't want this post to be construed that I want a downturn).

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

For how many months were you out of the work world?

[GoodSteward]

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you and what exactly is your profession?

[bjl584]

why did you decide to go back to work?

[sv2007]

For how many months were you out of the work world?

I've been retired for almost 2 years. Not entirely out of the working world as I do some contract work (and I also keep current and program for fun; work is actually my hobby).

[sv2007]

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you and what exactly is your profession?

I'm more than 10 years younger than disneysteve. Work in the software industry; I call myself a software engineer (except a few years as manager), although for the last many years there's no "software" and/or "engineer" in my official job titles.

[sv2007]

why did you decide to go back to work?

I don't know exactly. I've been wanting to work because (frankly) working is more fun than retirement. Wife is somewhat against me working, so that's what has been keeping me away.

Actually, I didn't even tell my wife, I just surfed and applied. I didn't even have an updated resume or references; kind of like a preplanned but also spur of the moment thing. This has been the way I've changed jobs mostly; I never know when exactly when I'm going to leave a company (sometimes I leave a lot of stock incentives on the table because of bad timing on my part).

[DaveInPgh]

I don't know exactly. I've been wanting to work because (frankly) working is more fun than retirement. Wife is somewhat against me working, so that's what has been keeping me away.

Actually, I didn't even tell my wife, I just surfed and applied. I didn't even have an updated resume or references; kind of like a preplanned but also spur of the moment thing. This has been the way I've changed jobs mostly; I never know when exactly when I'm going to leave a company (sometimes I leave a lot of stock incentives on the table because of bad timing on my part).

Aren't you the one that posted that the most important thing for marriage is respect? The scenario you just described is not having respect for your spouse.

[disneysteve]

Wife is somewhat against me working

I'm curious why she doesn't want you to work. You say you're more than 10 years younger than me (which is an odd way to answer the question of how old you are) so that makes you 41 or less. While it's great that you have the financial resources to not work at such a young age, I wonder if that's really the best thing for someone to do. I guess it depends what you would do instead of working.

[sv2007]

It is very strange to retire at this age; people are surprised to say the least. I think nobody really cares except my parnets, who just couldn't understand why I'm retired and nagged me for the first year.

Wife thinks I get too involved at work, but she does like the money (BTW, the real money isn't in the job pay but the stock incentives so I do choose my companies and groups within them carefully).

Although I applied for the initial job without telling the wife, but I just can't see why this is disrespectful (well, at least based on our relationship). Applying for job is different than taking up a job. Oh heck, most of the time I apply without knowing truely that I want to change jobs or even know I want to work there. We give each other a lot of independence, and that to me is a sign of mutual respect.

As for my age vs steve's; I thought it would be a fun way to state it as only the regular readers will figure it out. Unfortunately steve goes and spoils the puzzle : )

[DaveInPgh]

Although I applied for the initial job without telling the wife, but I just can't see why this is disrespectful (well, at least based on our relationship).

You previously stated that your wife does not like the idea of you working and you applied for a job without first discussing it with her. In my opinion, that is not respectful.

[DaveInPgh]

As for my age vs steve's; I thought it would be a fun way to state it as only the regular readers will figure it out.

Totally fun. Your fun post and Steve's response to it was where I came up with the idea for my latest thread.

http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/general-discussion/84315-how-old-you-when-do-you-plan-retire.html

Unfortunately steve goes and spoils the puzzle : )

Yeah, he spoiled mine too

[sv2007]

You previously stated that your wife does not like the idea of you working and you applied for a job without first discussing it with her. In my opinion, that is not respectful.

We understand each other very well. Like I said, we give each other significant latitude. One time, I rwent to the ATM and found $370k in our checking account. the first thoughts that went thru my mind was: "I hope she's not going to involve me if she's buying a house". I didn't really care about the money or what she wants to do with it; only that she doesn't not involve me.

This is how we like to live. Job application doesn't take much time at all. Oh heck, I think I spent less time on the job search than on this forum. (In fact, I'll probably be logging in less now that I'm not at my home office as often.) I did inform her the next time I see her about that I've applied to a few positions. Her comment was "ok"

A job isn't all that important to us financially speaking; but I guess we are still greedy people.

[DaveInPgh]

We understand each other very well. Like I said, we give each other significant latitude. One time, I rwent to the ATM and found $370k in our checking account. the first thoughts that went thru my mind was: "I hope she's not going to involve me if she's buying a house". I didn't really care about the money or what she wants to do with it; only that she doesn't not involve me.

This is how we like to live. Job application doesn't take much time at all. Oh heck, I think I spent less time on the job search than on this forum. (In fact, I'll probably be logging in less now that I'm not at my home office as often.) I did inform her the next time I see her about that I've applied to a few positions. Her comment was "ok"

A job isn't all that important to us financially speaking; but I guess we are still greedy people.

I am not asking this in a derogatory manner, but were you or your parents born outside the United States? The reason I ask is because many of your views are very different than what I encounter regularly, and your sentence structure sometimes is often different as well.

Just curious if a foreign culture has helped shaped the views that you post here.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Good luck on the new job. Did you find the health insurance during your two years for a family of 3 to be $250/month? I found that impossible to match Mr Money Mustache and granted we're a family of four. But that was not even close to our premium.