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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: bacon   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Most real life retirees don't take 4%
Date: 03/07/26 10:20 AM
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Count me in this camp. I've changed careers a few times over my life, retiring out of my last working for a defense contractor. I really enjoyed many of those careers, including my time in the Air Force and that last job with that defense contractor as a systems engineer and test director. Once I got out of the fast pace and adrenaline rush and no longer had to do that, the only career I miss was that first one with the Air Force.

There always are things to do that are interesting and that keep us engaged; all that's necessary is that we poke around until we find something. Even just the process of poking around can be engaging.

Eric Hines
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