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Hey measlies, what to call my plans: retire or semi-retired? Right now, I'm doing might be called semi-retired as I'm collecting Social Security & continuing to work as a consultant (part-time more or less by definition). I'm either too old now or not netting enough income to trigger the reduced SS benefit.
Here's what's on deck: ending my 6.6 years of working as a consultant with a Sr. center in December This brings no more grant writing ,ever. Retired from that. I'm happy to coach other writers, though. For pay.
I also attend board meetings and take minutes. No more of that.
We applied for a grant with me as the lead for researching wayfinding in clinics and hospitals. When I wrote the grant I had the concept but not the word, wayfinding. Got news from my client that we didn't get it. That would have run out to Dec 2024. But not happening. So retired from that potential. I'd been told since childhood that I had a lot of potential. I guess that's run out.
My other client work runs out in December, too. So retiring from that.
My stint as board president is supported to run out in March. Don't have faith in the other owners so not sure what I might have to do to keep hearth together. One day at a time for this, but will create ways to get away a month at a time.
I'm also cancelling my business liability insurance after December and getting a refund if I can for the last 1/6 of the year I won't use ($700 a year, about $116 back) and if any pickup client can't deal with that fact I'll turn it down.
So, I'm going to float along and see what I'm called to do.
Reu2
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