# Retirement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518 "2016-01-28T20:46:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/1 "2016-01-28T20:46:03Z")
**I Am Officially An 'Old Geezer"** … Somewhere during the first few days of January 2016 I decided I had enough and applied for Early Retirement through the USA Social Security Program. I have been approved and will get my Direct Deposit sometime in February. I plan on taking my somewhat limited savings and buying a cheap hotel room in downtown LA for fun and giggles, and hopefully attract the attention of a Hollywood producer in a cheesy action movie for the princely sum of $xxx.xx a week. AMTRAK to LA. Walk around looking at the sights. One night at a Hollywood Hotel, then get a cheap room where one bars the door with plywood with vicious cats for defense and breakfast at XXXX hole in the wall. I just finished Otto Friedrichs’ “_City of Nets_”. This could be fun! Don’t dissuade me as I have magical powers. Anyone in? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/2 "2016-01-28T22:35:11Z")
I only live a few miles from downtown LA, if yu need rescuing call me. I retired a few years ago and enjoy doing just what you are talking about, I usually do it in smaller towns though. I have a friend who rented out his home in Berkley and rented a cheap room downtown to write a book. Been there 10 years now and loves it. Still hasn’t finished his book. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/3 "2016-01-28T22:44:17Z")
Enjoy!! We’re a few years away from retiring, though we do already own a retirement condo for when the time comes. Of course, the slight hitch with THAT is that it’s occupied by my in-laws… Got to get things paid off before we can consider it, sadly. Kids’ college and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/4 "2016-01-29T01:30:37Z")
I got a far as the curb (taking out trash) and decided to wait for spring. Hopefully run-down and creepy hotels have cheaper rates then, although I can"t seem to find any on Kayak, Orbitz, et al. Oh, I am going to need a manual typewriter that fits into a backpack. …and a big bag of KitKats. …plus some Oscar Meyer hot dogs and white bread buns. I have big plans. 😉 I have a screenplay ready in my head. I just need the proper setting. I wonder which dumpsters in LA have free WiFi. Nobody seems to know. I didn’t realize retirement would be this difficult. Decisions, decisions. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/5 "2016-01-29T01:38:30Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I only live a few miles from downtown LA, if yu need rescuing call me. I retired a few years ago and enjoy doing just what you are talking about, I usually do it in smaller towns though. I have a friend who rented out his home in Berkley and rented a cheap room downtown to write a book. Been there 10 years now and loves it. Still hasn’t finished his book. 10 years for a book? I must meet this person and offer to help. Revisions can be you own worst enemy. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retirement/744518/6 "2016-01-29T01:45:26Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Enjoy!! > > We’re a few years away from retiring, though we do already own a retirement condo for when the time comes. Of course, the slight hitch with THAT is that it’s occupied by my in-laws… > > Got to get things paid off before we can consider it, sadly. Kids’ college and so on. Kids come first. In-laws…condos… Hmm, you have just given me a new plot point. I sure wish I had that manual typewriter just so I could keep Mister Whiskers the Cat on edge tonight with the clackety clack and DING! 😃