Just a job offer.

[BTDretire]

My wife was shopping and ran into a business owner that was a customer of ours when we had our business. (The business blew away in hurricane Michael, on Oct 10th 2018, so we retired.)
  The customer pleaded with my wife to come work for them, as they need someone very badly. They know she is a very hard worker.
 She said, well, I'll need to discuss it with my husband, she really didn't need to, if she really wanted to work she would have made her own decision. So she mentioned it and I said well you could make $6,000 and put in an IRA, and we wouldn't have to pay any taxes on it. I also said,  "but why" we have more money then we are comfortable spending, after 37 years of living frugally, we just don't know a life style to spend more.
  She wants to help them, but is afraid if she starts working for them, they will back off on trying to find a permanent employee, and then when she decides to go see the kids or we make some other outing, it will be a problem.
 Anyway, just a bit of a fun problem to have.

[ender]

You might even get the savers credit then, too! :)

[fuzzy math]

Is she the sort that can easily be guilted into doing things?

I have to say I love pulling the "I have to ask my husband" card when there's something I really don't want to answer. It makes me giggle inside because I wear the pants in the relationship (sorry, DH!) but since the stereotype exists I'll exploit it to my benefit.

[socaso]

This happens to my sister a good bit. She doesn't have to work but she's out there in the community and everyone knows she is a hard worker. People offer her jobs and she tells them she will do it on a temporary basis but they just stop looking for permanent help and she eventually has to quit.

[mm1970]

I agree, good problem to have.  When  my mom retired, she ended up spiraling into a major depression.  My sister and I thought it would help if she went back to work at a job, any easy job really, to keep her busy and to keep her from getting lost in her own depressive thoughts.

She refused.  "Well, what if they won't let me have time off when I want to come visit you MM1970?"  Mom, it's the local mom and pop grocery store. They will let you.  And if they don't, you can quit?

[Greenback Reproduction Specialist]

Funny, we have a similar situation. The closer we get to FIRE, the more opportunities that seem to come our way. I dont know if it is just the economy or because of our attitude, but we seem to be swimming in possibilities. Its a nice problem to have.

[mowine]

Been retired 2 months and just sent an email turning down a job offer (2X old salary, better benefits). My kids will shake their heads when I tell them but I just don't care enough to go back to work. Savoring every moment I'm free!