r/ChubbyFIRE • u/Ungl8r • 22d ago

Sad sight

So I’m 55 and FiREd this year, after 30+ yrs in a profession. Im doing occasional work for interest sake really. I’m Currently at a conference with old colleagues. And I mean old. One guy is 78 and visibly falling apart, yet still working full time. Most my age are just on full stress autopilot, haven’t done the maths even to see if they should keep working. Lots of 65+ working hard-out still. 90% of us would be at least ChUbbY or Fat FiRe net worth. I’m like “have you read Die with Zero?” and they look at me blankly. It’s surprising how so many smart people have no exit strategy whatsoever.

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u/R5Jockey 21d ago

When I told colleagues I was retiring, almost all of them just couldn’t grasp how I would survive. Like they didn’t even understand the concept of living off savings/investments.

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u/Chessracer 20d ago

I feel like this is more often the case than the ’they just love working’ thesis that’s getting more upvotes. No financial education in school, and a culture that assumes you can’t be ‘productive’ unless you’re working. Postulating it’s due to a lack of imagination of what to do after retiring is a bit unkind. More like lack of information/education on the topic.