by SDP Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Journey Stories
So You Think You Want to Retire? I think I can still be of value in a lot of ways, but probably different from what I have primarily done in the past. During Covid, I began to think of what regrets I would have if Brenda or I died from the virus. I’d regret that I...
by SDP Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Journey Stories
So You Think You Want to Retire? The time has come. In fact, it’s probably overdue. Rick and Will are seasoned and highly capable. We’ve been navigating through the toughest and most challenging conditions we’ve faced in several decades, so they are battle-tested and...
by SDP Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Journey Stories
So You Think You Want to Retire? ESTIMATED 2MIN READ I was too busy to think of retirement at 70. I was going to work as long as “the boys” at SDP would let me, or until I couldn’t work. Oh, I envisioned slowing down and taking a day a week off, but retiring wasn’t...
by SDP Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Journey Stories
So You Think You Want to Retire? ESTIMATED 2MIN READ It was simple. I didn’t want to retire. I had not considered it. That’s when I was mid-60s. My Social Security retirement date was age 65, but I wasn’t ready. Age 65 came and went, as did 66, 67, etc. I was...
by SDP Team | Aug 16, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Journey Stories
So You Think You Want to Retire? ESTIMATED 2MIN READ In the last post I was somewhere in my mid- 60’s; this time I am approaching 70 as we start. I postponed Social Security because I was in good health at 65, and I knew the larger payout was worth waiting for if I...
by SDP Team | Aug 3, 2022 | Conrad Slate, Craig Fowler, Journey Stories, Rick Disharoon, Will Parrish
So You Think You Want to Retire? I think I can still be of value in a lot of ways, but probably different from what I have primarily done in the past. During Covid, I began to think of what regrets I would have if Brenda or I died from the virus. I’d regret that I...
