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Originally Posted by TinMan
Yeah, but getting back to the topic at hand, for all the good I have gotten out of no longer fighting the commute (I think my BP and sleep patterns are much improved), the freedom of movement I enjoyed during my hobby heyday is pretty much gone.
At this stage of my life, though, I’ll take the tradeoff.
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tinman, i had similar experiences.
i worked from home for 4 yrs 98-2002. then in an office from 2003-2006. then the last project i was on, office here in dallas, visit other cities, then wfh for last 5 yrs on the project.
when the s.o. worked, i could cut out during the day w/out too many problems.
when i visited the office, i could have lunch or early afternoon appts w/out too many problems.
when i went on biztrips, i could have evening appts w/out problems.
now that i'm no longer working, it's more difficult to come up w/ excuses to get out of the house for 2+ hrs. (i have the cash, just not as much time)
fortunately, s.o. has several meetings that occupy her 3-5hrs several times a month. that's when i now visit providers.
i just updated my lil black book of appts - only 10 this year. which is fine by me. i had my fill of delites from 2001-2020, so fewer appts = less funds going out of my retirement accts.
