Change / myLot

Anniston, Alabama

March 21, 2025 9:12am CST

Change is inevitable, without change we don't grow. I've made my 2 year plan and my five year plan..... the backup plan. Businesses close, jobs end. I do love my job but it's not a retirement job. Learning new skills, stepping out of the comfort zone, whatever it takes to make sure I will be able to live into old age, whatever that is, with comfort. Yes, I have plenty of skills for plenty of jobs but having your own business, growing your own food, etc. is awesome. How about you, got a five year plan?

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snowy

@snowy22315 (207482)

• United States

21 Mar 25

Sort of, but it's not crystallized. Some depends on circumstances

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169034)

• United States

22 Mar 25

Nope. Not even a two year plan, unless I decide to stay with the schools two more years. If I did it would be at reduced hours. I have tentative summer plans, though.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91301)

• United States

22 Mar 25

I can never plan Angie. No roots or home to do so. So surviving is first then plan for me anyway.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148392)

• Roseburg, Oregon

22 Mar 25

My five year plan is just to earn some extra money. I hope you have a good retirement.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (379884)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Mar 25

I don't at the moment but it's good that you do. I guess we had plans years ago as we're pretty well set up for old age.

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Honey143

@sw8sincere (6026)

• Philippines

22 Mar 25

Love that mindset—preparing for the future while staying adaptable! Having your own business and growing your own food sounds like real freedom. I have some goals, but maybe I should work on a solid five-year plan too.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (134435)

• Marion, Ohio

21 Mar 25

Kind of. Working on getting more critters so I buy less food

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112288)

• United States

21 Mar 25

I never had the word "job" in my ultimate plan. To me retiring comfortably just means making the most I can possibly make, and then keeping more of what I make, saving and investing it wisely, and retiring comfortably when I want to. For me that was 50. As for plans. I always have a plan and always have had a plan. I knew what I wanted very early on and made sure to get there and then some. And of course, I am not done yet EVEN IF I am retired.

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