OT: I retired today.

Submitted by Lordfoul on

Yes, thanks to the University of Michigan, I met a wonderful woman that went on to become a doctor and allow me to quit being a bench-jockey chemist and follow my real dreams.*

So here's to her, and retirement at the age of 35.

 

*Currently to build a kick-ass Inn/Lodge on acreage by South Haven and serve up some killer trenchers of beef to clientele. 

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MLaw06

January 25th, 2013 at 11:29 PM ^

in sum, the story is:

your wife is making mid six-figures, so therefore, you've decided to forego your salary since it was merely discretionary income.  now, you're going to pursue a new venture (which is somewhat speculative, considering its a land-play in the leisure sector during the tail end of a recession).

i'm happy for you if that's your dream, but i don't think that's what i would call "retired." 

the best retirement story that i heard was a friend of mine who was a portfolio manager at a fund.  he was fired during the recession, but received a nice golden parachute (left w/ approx. 20 mil in savings at the age of 36).  he met a girl, signed a pre-nup, got married, and the last i heard is that he's raising a family on the coast in the south of france. 

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ggoodness56

January 26th, 2013 at 1:13 AM ^

You won't find my ass working, cooking, dealing with service issues. I'll be kicked back, feet in the sand, with a cool drink and my hot young wife on my right...deciding on what fresh seafood item we will enjoy that night.

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duffman355

January 26th, 2013 at 4:43 AM ^

You must have some serious game dude.  Good luck, and I hope you (successfully) fufill your dreams while making your wife a bit jealous of your sucess.  As a powerful sucessful female, she will appreciate your accomplishments all the more.

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might and main

January 26th, 2013 at 8:44 AM ^

I too am graced by my better half, who also is a UM trained physician. We have a number of years of life in the rear view window compared to you. Turns out my wife is quickly getting burned out by the stress. And a surprisingly large number of her classmates have already left medicine, all burned out sooner. Just FYI, fwiw.

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Buzz

January 26th, 2013 at 9:49 AM ^

I'll never come close to that. But I when I got divorced last fall, I did go out and buy a 1965 Shelby AC Cobra replica (see avatar). So there's that.

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LSAClassOf2000

January 26th, 2013 at 12:11 PM ^

Allow me to throw in my congratulations on what today is a very rare opportunity to do such a thing at 35, and that's coming from another 35 year-old. Do keep  us updated on the progress, because I deifnitely think you'll get some MGoBusiness. Cheers, and good luck with this!

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MGoRyan

January 26th, 2013 at 12:35 PM ^

Love this. 30 here and my Fiancée is very successful in the financial world. Once we the tie the knot, she wants me to quit what I'm doing and start a business that I enjoy.

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