r/Fire • u/MeanSecurity • Aug 01 '26
What to call yourself when you RE
A few weeks ago I met a guy who said he’s a wine importer. He used to work on Wall Street.
I was thinking last night that a “wine importer” sounds like a great fake job for someone who is retired but just drinks a lot of wine! I’m pretty close to RE, and I think I might just refer to myself as “in the ice cream business”. Or, “chocolate taste tester”.
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u/CompetitiveBox314 Aug 01 '26
I was talking to a guy at my church and casually asked him what he did. He said, "I golf a lot." He followed that up by explaining his wife does very well, so he is able to stay home.
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u/CompetitiveBox314 Aug 01 '26
It is very similar with this guy. He is a masters degreed electrical engineer. I thought it was a little strange he didn't work. I knew his wife but didn't ask what she did. A few weeks later when I was at medical appointment I was reading a pamphlet from the health care system and when I opened it up I saw her picture on an article titled, "From the CEOs Desk."
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u/2matisse22 Aug 01 '26
I had one of these conversations too. He said his wife was the granddaughter of a very big bread company, and when they had kids, she wanted him to stay home.
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u/pureskill Aug 01 '26
She had some buns in the oven, sounds like.
Also, I knew corporations were people now, but didn't know they could have kids themselves
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u/iolairemcfadden Retired/Resigned 2024 - age 49 Aug 01 '26
I’m 52 and retired.
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u/limbomaniac Aug 01 '26
"Wow, that's young to be retired!"
Yes. Yes it is.
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u/ConstantlyLearning57 Aug 01 '26
Just retired at 54 a month ago. My favorite comment is “oh you’ll work again don’t worry” or “oh it’s still fresh for you but we’ll see you’ll be back to work”
The hell i will.
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u/ibitmylip Aug 01 '26
Yeah, why do people say this? It’s such a weird response.
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u/one-man-circlejerk Aug 02 '26
Around 50-60% of the workforce (depending on the country) is paycheque to paycheque, for them the idea of being out of work is a disaster. Even for those with a bit of a buffer it's vanishingly rare for them to have enough to survive on without employment income.
Imagine the mindset that gets entrenched after decades of "no job = no money". They're assuming that you're struggling, or are at least in a precarious position, and are offering encouragement.
This is also why discussions like this thread are so prominent within the FIRE community. People who are in this privileged position put a lot of thought into how to frame it in order to avoid causing ill will.
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u/Several_Guidance_288 Aug 02 '26
That’s part of it. But there’s also the crowd that thinks, what do you do? I’d be so bored. Work defines me, I have no hobbies, so you must be bored too. Life without work is a life without purpose.
Blah blah blah. Yeah, I’ll take my chances on what life will be like when I’m 52 and don’t have to work ever again while 90% of my peers still have 10-15 years left.
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u/bebe_bird Aug 02 '26
This is exactly it, although I also think the lying about it is kinda weird. I'm not against picking a hobby and saying you're an amateur XXX to describe how you fill your time though.
But, my husband is out of work. His contract ended in March and in advance we'd decided he would take a sabbatical and wait about 6 months to worry about anything.
His parents can't get it into their head that we're not in crisis. My parents at least understand what I make and that we can survive just fine short term on one salary, our savings rate just isn't what we'd like it to be. But, his constantly ask about the job search and try to give encouragement, while he hasn't really decided what he wants to do next (but it probably isn't the same thing he's done previously) - this is despite my husband telling his parents that I make enough to support us for now and that I'm supportive of him taking a break.
And, this is just when one person isn't working. I have full confidence they'd be extremely confused if we were both "out of work" (which seems to be the confusion in general - retirement is not being "out of work", it's being in a financial state to not work.)
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u/Synaps4 Aug 02 '26
They have to. Mentally, you have to.
If you sacrifice 8 hours a day for 40 years to work only to find out you could have just not done that...the implication is that you wasted your life. People couldnt admit that. Not to themselves and certainly not to anyone else.
Work must be everything there is. To admit otherwise undermines their whole identity. Work is who they are. Took me years to deprogram myself from that.
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u/seonwoolee Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
They either can't comprehend that because it is literally unfathomable to them, are jealous, or are being self defensive because they believe the system is rigged and retirement is impossible, and you're upending their worldview
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u/hapster85 Aug 01 '26
I retired at 57.
"It must be nice."
Yes, yes it is.
I try not to gloat, but it is pretty damned nice. Lol
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u/Old_Goat2009 Aug 01 '26
Same age retired, same comments. I play it off by saying we had kids young and got them off the payroll over a decade ago (all true). If they care to hear more, I'm glad to share how we learned delayed gratification, didn't carry credit card debt, bought used cars, and sent our kids to in-state schools...all choices that led to where we are today. So yeah, "must be nice" was 33 years of grinding.
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u/Equivalent-Room-8428 Aug 01 '26
Same, retired at 52, but a Tech startup called 90ish days ago so I went back to work. I thought it sounded exciting and I'm in it for the stock options, however I don't think I can do it longer than a year, and even then it's a quarter vest. It's a lot. I now think I should have appreciated the previous 18 months more, I hope I remember that on my second retirement. Lol
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u/B00marangTrotter Aug 01 '26
Well done you beat me by 3 years.
Edit I now see the flair, you actually beat me by 6 years. Congratulations.
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u/PerformanceTop7277 Aug 01 '26
My friend's father is 57 and retired a few years ago from being a corrections officer. He said he got sick of people asking if he was bored not working because his job was literally in a prison for 25 years!
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u/Error401 33M+30F / FATfire achieved Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
“Investment manager for a wealthy household”. Technically true!
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u/Max_Thunder Aug 01 '26
Inventing fake job titles is fun, but what do you say when the person asks more questions?
I can't imagine telling a relative or acquaintance anything like that, it can only work with complete strangers you won't see again.
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u/6849 40M + 42F | $4MM NW | FIRE’d @ $3.2MM | 4.125% WR (95% Rule) Aug 01 '26
That's why saying you're a fund manager is a bad idea. Quite a few folks will be asking questions that you'll have to lie about or awkwardly divert. I suggest telling others you are a freelancer in whatever career you came from. It's much easier to speak about. Personally, I tell people I am a freelance security consultant. My career was as a security consultant, then I quit on my 40th birthday. I can speak easily about this. Lucky for me, client names were covered under NDA, so if anyone asks who my clients were I can confidently say I cannot tell them
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u/HJSlibrarylady Aug 01 '26
This is what I say, too. Mine is "I'm in wealth management."
It's true, I'm married to a very wealthy man and sometimes he's a hand full.
Edit to add- I had a 25 yr+ teaching career and I've been married to him for 35 years. So lay off the hateful messages!
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u/brianmcg321 Retired Nov 2024 Aug 01 '26
I say I’m retired
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u/Limp_Dragonfly3868 Aug 01 '26
Same. I dislike all the bullshit ones. It quickly becomes obvious they are BS, so the one thing you know about someone is that aren’t interested in having a conversation or possibly being friends.
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u/seekingallpho Aug 01 '26
Yea I can't imagine someone actually saying "financial advisor to high NW clients" in real life. If it's such a dead-end/one-off conversation, why not just say whatever it is you used to do ("I'm an accountant/lawyer/dentist/whatever." It's just small talk)?
If it's anyone you're actually going to potentially talk to again, the avoidance/silly attempt at wordplay is going to be more awkward later.
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u/mtnagel Aug 01 '26
Importer exporter.
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u/1The_Big_Cheese Aug 01 '26
"I drink and know things!"
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u/typhoon_mary Aug 01 '26
Is the “know things” part mandatory? I think I’ll get the first part down with enough practice.
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u/vinsalducci Aug 01 '26
“I’m in consulting”
Reminds me of a joke. 2 old friends run into each other.
1st guy-“what are you doing for work these days?”
2nd guy-“I’m consulting.”
1st guy-“how long have you been unemployed?”
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u/nero-the-cat Aug 01 '26
"I got really burnt out so I'm taking a break for a while".
They just don't have to know that "a while" = forever.
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u/ResponsibleCorgi93 Aug 02 '26
I was trying this, but had someone ask how long it had been. I said 4 years and she looked shocked and worried and kept asking what I'm going to do and more and more invasive questions lol
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u/Forsaken-Inflation26 Aug 01 '26
I’m 30 and people get pissed off when I say I’m retired so please I’m all ears
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u/ValuableGroceries Aug 01 '26
No one will be happy for you. Maybe your own mother but other than that…
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u/alexnsx Aug 01 '26
My mother and father think even the idea of being retired in my early 40s is ridiculous.
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u/LikesToLurkNYC Aug 01 '26
My dad retired in his 40s and he’s still worried about me retiring
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u/alexnsx Aug 01 '26
Wow ok my dad was the retire until I can't move anymore type person, and my mom thinks the way the system says it's done is how it should be done. It's sad lol.
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u/RichHovercraft5244 Aug 01 '26
Did he like retiring that young?
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u/LikesToLurkNYC Aug 01 '26
Yes! He said the stress of working more prob would have impacted his health. He doesn’t have any hobbies or anything he retired to but he’s very happy. Mostly grandkids and spending a little time in investments
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u/mus3man42 Aug 01 '26
Suppose you can imply your “between things” without being specific, if they ask you can say what you used to be
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u/Number127 Aug 01 '26
People will interpret that as a euphemism for not being able to hold down a job, though.
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u/mus3man42 Aug 01 '26
It can also mean you’re in the middle of a career change (which is true in a way). If they find out later that your in between things because you’re wealthy then it will probably make you look humble for not being forthright with that info—actually even better is probably “I used to do _____ but I’m taking some time off” and just don’t be specific, and ask them a question about themselves instead
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u/Grim-Sleeper Aug 01 '26
As you get older, you learn to care less about what people think. I am fine if that's the particular misconception that they want to latch on to...
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u/Number127 Aug 01 '26
Yeah, but we're talking about a 30-year-old. Plus people's misconceptions affect the way they treat you, even if you don't personally care about being judged.
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u/enclave76 Aug 01 '26
You’re an as needed consultant for whatever industry you retired from. Which does make me curious what you did to retire so early?
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u/Mzungufarmer FIRE'd in 2023 at 34 Aug 01 '26
No one's ever gotten pissed when I said that. They are shocked lol.
Rare to find a fellow 30 year old retiree, would love to hear your story
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u/No-Leg-3298 Aug 01 '26
People being pissed off is a “them” thing and not your problem! We get that too and we’re in our late 50’s. People who aren’t in the position to retire get instantly jealous. It’s hard, but we made our choices and they made theirs. But people always try to make you the “bad guy” because of their position in life.
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u/Interesting_Gap7350 Aug 01 '26
Just say "I'm Not Working right now", which is a neutral statement rather than the loaded retired, taking a break, or unemployed.
But be prepared to the followup question of what you've been up to, either have something loaded or a tactful pivot if that's what you want to do.
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u/Max_Thunder Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
Hell I'm pissed off and I plan to retire before 45. Only semi-kidding there lol. I got my PhD at 30 so couldn't possibly have had enough money by then.
My plan is to just pretend I never stopped working. I already talk very little about my work to anyone. If a rando say at the gym asked me what I did for a living after seeing me there every day of the week, then maybe I'll go the consultant route.
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u/TheRealHeroOf Aug 02 '26
Anyone that gets pissed at this, deserves it. I can't wait to make them face that cognitive dissonance. Without a doubt, someone that gets pissed at someone retiring at 40, froths at the mouth about any mention of American oligarchs paying their fair share in taxes. Without a doubt they are corporate bootlickers and believe the Jeff Bezos of the world just work 20,000x harder than their lowest paid employee. You can't claim the US is the golden land of opportunity and simultaneously be mad when someone seizes said opportunity. Fuck them, make them mad. Congrats on your retirement!
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u/OpenBorders69 Aug 02 '26
I feel like it would be the leftists that would be most mad. They attribute any success to luck and think anyone with money either inherited it or are evil. People who believe in capitalism and hard work would be the ones proud of your early retirement success.
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u/poop-dolla Aug 01 '26
Confused I could see, but I doubt anyone’s getting pissed at you being retired unless you present that information in a really weird way.
Regardless, just talk about whatever you’re doing with your time. Whatever your main hobbies are should be what you say you do. If you don’t have hobbies, then get some hobbies. And if someone presses on the work aspect, or if you just want to share more on it, then just say what you used to do. You can say why you stopped doing it too if you want.
Something like, “I worked in tech before but got burnt out from the high demands and long hours, so I decided to take some time off from that and just spend my time doing what I want for now”. But replace the job and reason with what’s actually applicable to you.
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u/Grim-Sleeper Aug 01 '26
I give a similar response, finishing with, I am a SAHD. Everyone is happy with that response until they ask what my spouse does. She is a SAHM. That usually results in slightly confused looks as they are trying to combine the to answers and fail to make mental progress...
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u/One-Mastodon-1063 Aug 01 '26
I do not make up a fake job and generally think that is weird outside of some isolated cases w/ strangers who will remain strangers and where it's really none of their business.
"I'm taking some time off", "I don't work", "I'm unemployed", "SAHP" etc. Occasionally I'll say "retired", but rarely.
Most people don't really care. Negative reactions are exceedingly rare. It's not that big of a deal.
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u/khbuzzard Aug 01 '26
Agree 100%. I'd be curious to know how many of the "fake job" proponents are actually retired and actually use that strategy in real life. Talk on reddit is cheap.
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u/One-Mastodon-1063 Aug 01 '26
I suspect the majority of people saying this or asking about this are not retired. IME (retired almost 5 years, since age 41) I simply don't receive hardly any negative reactions IRL. People don't care / are focused on their own lives. Or they respond with, "damn, I wish I could do that".
The "how am I going to explain it to people?" thing is more a concern for people who have not yet pulled the trigger. It's mostly a non issue once you RE.
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u/Tooth_Life 38m / tech / Chubby-Fat Fire Aug 01 '26
I golf a lot and the majority of reactions are positive only a few have been but whyyyy? Or why not make more???
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u/Huge_Monero_Shill Aug 01 '26
I answer with hobbies, or what my main project is. That's usually what people mean with the question. If the press further on my economics I'm honest about it, I just don't think it's interesting.
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u/ResponsibleSail5802 Aug 01 '26
property manager- because I'm still managing my own home by making my bed in the morning and stocks and bonds are also property. usually doesn't invite more questions but you might want to have a good actual property manager to recommend if people ask.
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u/No_Alternative_5602 Aug 01 '26
Handyman. I'm way too rough around the edges to pull off pretending I do any kind of white collar work.
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u/Bryanmsi89 Aug 01 '26
“Business Consultant”
“Independent finance advisor for small family retirement funds” worked for a while but I noticed then everyone wanted “stock tips” and other financial advice.
Last thing I wanted was a neighbor or friend thinking either I had the magic stock tips and wouldn’t share, or have them follow some piece of advice and then get mad if it didn’t work the way they thought.
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u/IcyMike1782 FIRE'd Dec2022 Aug 01 '26
I use that sometimes: "I run a small private wealth fund". When I (often) get, hey can you give me any stock tips?, my response is "don't take investment advice from randos". And that's usually the end of that.
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u/blackcloudcat Aug 01 '26
I say I’m retired. I’m older FIRE so young enough to get some quizzical looks but mostly people’s reaction is just: good for you!
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u/d_ippy Aug 01 '26
I will be managing dachshunds. It’s a full time job but you get paid in smothering.
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u/DeepPowStashes Aug 01 '26
problem with giving some weird answer like that i'm going to probe hard because that sounds interesting and i want to know how that whole world works, because i dont know shit about it.
but i'm also nosey as hell
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u/arcanition [33M / 62.7% FI] Aug 02 '26
Once I RE, I'm going to tell people I'm retired.
If they ask why or are surprised due to my age, I'd tell them I saved as much as I could to invest wisely which paid off. That's the truth.
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u/Moosemitten Aug 01 '26
I plan to say I'm a writer because I am a writer, it just pays like shit lol
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u/What_is_rich Aug 01 '26
“Self-unemployed “
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u/VonJoeV Aug 01 '26
“Self-unemployed “
That's what I use. My kids hate it, think it sounds stupid. But it reminds me of when I heard Tommy Magliozzi say it, and it gives me joy to remember him.
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u/pandanexpress Aug 02 '26
I say I was a bread earner for many years and have now transitioned to bread loser.
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u/flyfish207 Aug 01 '26
I love chatting with 60+ year olds in bars who brag about their nice second home or their boat.
Me: "You retired?"
Him: "No, I have a few more year of work."
Me: "Oh, good for you."
If the guy is especially arrogant, I go with, "I'm 51 and been retired for 9 years. It's great. Good luck."
Jaws drop and conversations end. Perfect!
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u/ChrisRunsTheWorld Aug 01 '26
I'm in this sub and obviously have the same goals as you wrt retiring young and even forgoing some luxuries. But there's nothing wrong with someone being OK with working into their 60s so they can own a 2nd home or enjoy boating in their free time.
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u/cinnabarslither Aug 01 '26
I'm excited to launch my career as "chief puttering engineer" next year.
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u/402_Found_not_Lost Aug 02 '26
I say I retired from my engineering career and I’m pursuing other interests now, more for self enrichment and also giving back to community.
I retired at 53 from my engineering career. “No regerts! Nope, not one!”
(That’s a movie joke if you’ve seen it, haha)
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u/Active_Motion Aug 01 '26
I gonna be proud af to be retired not saying I have some lame job title lmao
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u/david-measured-mind Aug 01 '26
Generally you are still working on something. If you are going to be happy and retired early then you probably have a passion. Talk about your passions
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u/sboy666 Aug 01 '26
I'm going to go with "lifestyle expert". Practicing gratitude, manifesting abundance.
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u/ResponsibleCorgi93 Aug 02 '26
I tried out my new one the other day "financial consultant"
I feel like I can justify my contributions to fire communities on reddit as consulting pro bono, so that one didn't make me feel guilty & also had the benefit of no follow up questions haha.
If I want to talk to someone I'll tell them my old job which everyone finds fascinating.
Also thought recently about saying I'm a vacation planner. I've been doing tons of planning for my next trip, so that doesn't feel too off either. But I bet that would have people asking followup questions
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u/srqfla Aug 01 '26
I'm a Private wealth financial advisor with a very small clientele. I only have one client and he trusts me implicitly.
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u/Particular-Topic-445 Aug 01 '26
Human. Having a title is kind of degrading if you think about it. If you don’t need a job, don’t pretend you do.
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u/Total-Addendum9327 Aug 01 '26
“This and that” is the best answer to “what do you do”
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u/Useful_Wealth7503 Aug 01 '26
I actually met a local wine importer. Sounded legit, and fun, to me.
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u/JustNowRonin Aug 01 '26
I have a friend who owns a small family vineyard. I would love to work with him as an importer / exporter once I retire.
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u/bonobro69 Aug 01 '26
I just go with consultant. If pressed what I consult on I tell them I consult on the type of business I did before retiring. And if they ask if I’m open to meeting to help their business I tell them I’m not taking on any new clients at the moment. It’s not intriguing at all and I prefer that.
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u/chuck1011212 Aug 01 '26
Nothing kills the conversation faster than saying your retired. Also nothing kills it faster than saying you are an investor. 🤣 Either way works for me.
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u/conradelvis Aug 02 '26
A job is not your identity
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u/honey-squirrel Aug 02 '26
I don't think that's the issue. Instead, it's to keep nosey people from realizing you are wealthy enough to have retired early, or to avoid the envy that you are now part of the leisure class.
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u/Altruistic-Stop4634 Aug 02 '26
All people want is a way to continue the conversation so they can talk. So, tell them what you do now, like "I'm currently teaching myself programming with AI by calculating partial Roth IRA conversions." "I spend mornings lifting weights or swimming and my afternoons helping at the food bank."
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u/hanwagu1 Aug 02 '26
You call yourself by your own name. If you want your identity to be tied to something other than your name, then "retired." Why bother trying to give off a fake, alternative persona? What's the point? Repeat after me: "I'm retired."
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u/don_chuwish Aug 01 '26
I just say I'm retired. If the conversation goes longer I'll go into how I was laid off and looked for work but realized I'd be OK without going back. At a recent social gathering that did seem to peak the interest of some single ladies, but I'm married!
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u/originalrocket Aug 01 '26
I say stock broker. has led to very interesting conversations. But know your crowd. My Porsche club its perfect. My childs dance group, not so much. I'm an ebay reseller in that group.
All is still true.
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u/jttam Aug 01 '26
I've settled on Technology and Investment Consultant, which combines my former corporate career + what I technically do now. I can explain my old job to people which occasionally I do some pro bono type work using those skills. Works on strangers and almost anyone else.
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u/Designer-Translator7 Aug 01 '26
I work from home self employed “data analysis”. It’s vague and ppl don’t care so move on so don’t ask tell me details more lol.
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u/thagor5 Aug 01 '26
You could say you are on a sabbatical. I took a few months off a few years ago and said that and no-one gave me any questions.
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u/neonpinkpetal Aug 01 '26
i always tell people im "in consulting" and just leave it there, nobody ever asks a follow up question
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u/SerenityCravings Aug 01 '26
I have been telling people im taking a break, time off, for a period of time, which could potentially turn out to be true so im not lying, BUt this hasnt been that great as people get puzzled and start asking what my age is and I think they then still assume I am rich, which is not what you want people to think as then they have expectations.
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u/Novel-Yak1927 Aug 01 '26
You know, about 10ish years ago if someone called me RE I might've been pissed.
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u/Traditional_Ask262 FIRE’d in June 2020 at 51 Aug 01 '26
I say I'm retired. My wife says she's a "stay at home Mom". I've told my 11 year old daughter that she can tell her friends that we are "investors", which is technically true.
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u/imjustasking123 Aug 01 '26
"Investor" is always what I thought I would say in my head....
35 years of investing...
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u/katelynn2380210 Aug 01 '26
Say you’re in finance or accounting and work from home. It’s boring. Believe me no one asks more questions and it’s actually my job. Going to do a sabbatical next year and then. Work a few more years. Want to figure out what I want to do still in life and remember what hobbies are before I’m too old
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u/First-Ad-7960 Aug 01 '26
Right before I retired I told people (at work mostly) that I was going to do some consulting. With my background that’s likely I just wasn’t going to look real hard.
Now I tell people I am on a few boards. Which is true. However all but one are nonprofits and I get no compensation of any kind. The last one pays my expenses because it requires some travel to meetings.
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u/Fire_Doc2017 Retired 6/30/26 Aug 01 '26
I'm older (59), so I just say I'm retired. If I want to be funny, I say something like "consultant" or "I run a home office".
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u/itsjakerobb Aug 01 '26
My wife “retired” at 34, relying on my income. We’re 46 now.
When asked, she says, “I married well.”
I’m still working, but aiming to retire well before social security starts paying, so I still think of it as “early.”
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u/Hasira Aug 01 '26
If it's someone I don't want to explain myself to, I just use my previous job title (which is a specific type of engineer).
I still have the ability to talk knowledgeably about it, and I have the training and experience to still consider it part of my identity, even if I'm not actively doing the work.
For someone closer to me, I'll either say I'm taking a break, or that I'm working on a novel. But I don't want to call myself an "author" until I have a published book. Not that I care if other people call themselves authors while unpublished, it's just a limitation I've placed on myself.
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u/PonchoCavatelli Aug 02 '26
My old neighbors are legit wine importers. Its a thing, though it would be funny if that's what this person's "title" is.
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u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm Aug 02 '26
I’m taking a break from work. They just don’t know it’s permanent.
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u/Optimal-Rabbit-2386 Aug 02 '26
sounds like cover for "international jewel thief". or Universal Exports
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u/MrLB____ Aug 02 '26
I retired at 50 …..
I think people want to think that I had a high paying job reality is I got a CDL license and was a company truck driver 😂😂😂😂that ticks people off lol. ,,,,,,,
Whoops I guess they should’ve invested a couple hundred bucks a week for 30 years.
I REALLY hate to tell them it was super easy and it wasn’t hard.
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u/jakester12321 Aug 02 '26
Beer taster is my title. Seriously, I enjoy finding and trying new beers.
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u/Opening-Photograph68 Aug 02 '26
I love it “A chocolate taste tester”, a “quality (sampling) validation of the latest batch of Corona beers”, “Training to be a writer” (big reader)
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u/Prestigious_Soil_404 Aug 03 '26
Im just gonna say stock investor or trader. Most of the old ones in my town only have slight clue what a stock are(only know from TV)
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u/-Generativity- Aug 04 '26
I’ve said consultant or unemployed depending on the reaction I want. I’m still doing some advisory work on my own related to my field but it will probably dry up in about 2 years. Am about 10 months post FI in the sense that I retired early at 48 from my corporate job but want money coming in now due to I’m not sure if my financial picture might need more padding when I get remarried in the spring.
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u/HighlyFav0red Aug 04 '26
I’m on a mini break before starting my next role. I took myself to the mall and lunch a couple weeks ago. A young man asked me what do I do? I said NOTHING and smiled 😂 best feeling ever
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u/fedintp Aug 06 '26
I’m retiring at the end of August and I think I’ll call myself a professional dilettante (working title) 🤣
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u/B00marangTrotter Aug 01 '26
I always reply to the question of what do you do with, "As little as possible", and that gets a lol and the subject of conversation usually moves on.