Would you delay retirement for 6 months to purchase dream car?

pbonsalb · Today, 06:45 PM

Sure, why not as long as work isn’t killing you.

TallGibbs · Today, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 412g80

May be I am one of the goofballs

I never want to retire. Boredom would kill me.

I have similar thoughts on boredome, however I frame it more like "in retirement, I get to finally pursue all of my hobbies." So, it's not a matter of being bored, its that I now have financial freedom to go and do all the things I really enjoy 24 hours per day.

The key to me is: have hobbies IN ADDITION to doing work that you love. Win-Win situation there if you can figure that out (and then report back to me how you figured that out).

dreamingat30fps · Today, 06:52 PM

My gut says if you make enough to buy the car in 4 months then you should probably have enough in retirement where having $150k or whatever it goes for less would not make much of a difference and if it did I would be concerned you don’t have enough cushion in your savings.

However for a simple answer… sure I would. I’m self employed and I don’t hate what I do so doing it for 4 more months would not be an issue.

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dreamingat30fps Lieutenant Colonel 5855 Rep 1,987 Posts Drives: Miata, Cayenne, Model 3, F350 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida & NC iTrader: (1)	My gut says if you make enough to buy the car in 4 months then you should probably have enough in retirement where having $150k or whatever it goes for less would not make much of a difference and if it did I would be concerned you don’t have enough cushion in your savings. However for a simple answer… sure I would. I’m self employed and I don’t hate what I do so doing it for 4 more months would not be an issue.
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