Sanjib Saha
Sanjib Saha retired early from software engineering to dedicate more time to family and friends, pursue personal development and assist others as a money wellness mentor. Self-taught in investments, he passed the Series 65 licensing exam as a non-industry candidate. Sanjib is the president and co-founder of Dollar Mentor, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering free investment and financial education. Follow his non-profit on LinkedIn, and check out Sanjib’s earlier articles.
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Hello! Thanks for sharing your experience. I occasionally watch TV, but not on a regular basis. My wife and I might watch a movie together on weekends, but it's not very regular. We have a TV in the kitchen too and we sometimes keep the TV on (with a standup-up comedy, a talk-show, or something light) at dinner time, but don't pay too much attention. Same thing for my occasional daytime naps - I leave the TV on with a documentary and quickly fall asleep. A single episode might take a month to finish :). That's pretty much about it as far as "entertainment viewing" is concerned. I also watch some of the video courses on TV, but I do not count them as TV watching because they serve a different purpose. In the past, my wife and I used to watch TV several nights a week - watching a movie or an episode after dinner became almost a daily habit. However, we stopped doing it because of the side-effects: Eating snacks unnecessarily, not getting enough "quality" sleep, but more importantly, too much movie/series was destroying my love for reading fictions. We don't do this anymore, though my wife watches a couple of series on her tab. We've never had a TV in the bedroom. I think a bedroom TV increases TV viewing time.
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Link to comment from November 5, 2024
Thanks for your note, dsurr.
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Link to comment from October 24, 2024
Thanks, DrLefty. I also ended up stretching myself too thin in the initial months of my retirement, but now I've a better sense of my capacity and reduced my commitments.
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Link to comment from October 24, 2024
:) Thank you OBX9397. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
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Link to comment from October 24, 2024
Thank you, SCao.
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Link to comment from October 24, 2024
Thanks, Jeff. Your article was an excellent read. Thanks for sharing it. Woodworking sounds like a lot of fun. I'm sure your grandkids would be thrilled with the wonderful, personal Christmas gifts, made from scratch at home with artistic creativity, expertise and love.
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Link to comment from October 17, 2024
Thanks so much, Andrew. I might try the library trick myself. There's one close to our house and it'd be a good idea to go there once in a while and read without interruption.
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Link to comment from October 17, 2024
Thank you, Rick. Good to hear from you.
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Link to comment from October 16, 2024
Thanks for sharing your own experience, Dan.
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Link to comment from October 16, 2024
Thanks, Michael. I'm not good at getting anything done if my day is completely unstructured. Budgeting time for specific goals is certainly helping me.
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Link to comment from October 16, 2024