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mopinko

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6. it is shaky. no i dont work.
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 07:53 AM
Sep 2014

first of all, i am 60 yo, havent held a job in 30 yrs.
i also have enough chronic health problems that i can hold a regular job. i do do some freelance graphic design, but not that much.
i could likely get a campaign job, but i dont have the stamina to do it right.

yeah, i am honestly worried about my situation, too.
re drinking, just want to say that at no point did he have a "drinking problem". borderline but high functioning. been at the same job 25 years. climbed the ladder.

the farm (really, pocket farm. a big city lot, plus some space at home) was about an active retirement more than a second career. it will bring in some money in a couple more years. but it is more about never wanting for good food no matter what than it is about income.
of course, the property is worth way more than we got it for, especially since we also bought the 2 flat adjacent to it.
that is where the mortgage worry comes. there is little equity in it. right now it clears a profit when rented. with a higher rate, it's more iffy.

also, there is a 401k that i can tap, theoretically, i could take that and say bye bye.
but the farm needs the 2flat. it needs the water, electric, basement space, and legally, to put a building on the farm, i need the residence.
it needs a building. a little barn.

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