• Zement@feddit.nl
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    2 days ago

    Damn,… Ruffalo looks young in this picture… then I realize, he was and we all got fucking old. This was 13 years ago!!!

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      Yep! Wait until you have kids that are older than your co-workers.

      Source: My kids are older than many of my co-workers. It sucks.

      The only way to fight it is to stay fit as fuck. Oh and retire early like I did. Takes some of the pain out of getting older!

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        Exactly my plan my friend! Why bother grinding if you can’t afford anything? Better grind less and live more.

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          22 hours ago

          I did that and “retired” to a ski resort in my mid 20s and pursued snowboarding instead. I’ve worked a variety of odd jobs to feed the habit and I’m lucky to be talented enough to be flowed gear.

          If working a corporate 40 hr a week job that requires a degree doesn’t pay enough for me to move out of my moms house in NY and get an apt of my own somewhere nearby then fuck it, I’ll take some nonsense jobs and move to where I want and leave the grind entirely. My life is their $20k vacation. I’ve had more powder days than those rats in the race.

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          Agreed. I basically took early retirement–I’m 55.

          My pension is small since I bailed early, but I have zero debt, and very few bills, so I get by just fine. My kids are grown. My house and cars are paid off. Property taxes here are very low.

          Sure, I won’t be traveling the world, but the park next to my house is beautiful, and I can see the mountains from my front porch. All is good.

          Good luck to ya, mate!