general Do others with 100% P&T face judgment for not working?

[sauce]

Is there anyone else who's 100% P&T or can live off their disability money, who gets bothered by people for not having a job? I do my best, but I just can't handle a normal job, and it really bothers me when it comes up.

 

[Aceran]

I'm 90%, but paid as 100% IU.

Your first problem was sharing your disability status with anyone.

"I'm a day trader" and "I do alright" if anyone presses me.

"I also don't give financial advice because I don't want to be responsible for other people's actions."

Stop sharing that information, even with people close to you. I know that people can get jealous of that, and that's when these conversations arise. Just stop talking about it and steer the conversation off of it next time.

 

[greg]

I usually ignore people or don't tell them I'm not working. To some, I just say I'm retired and let them guess about it.

 

[Finestal]

Why worry about something so small? It just makes you stressed. Just ignore it and keep going.

 

[troppy]

Well, why do you even mention it to others? You could work, but you planned so well that now you don't have to.

 

[militarymind]

It got to me at first, but I realized I couldn't do many things I used to be able to do anymore. So, I figured that I shouldn't stress about what other people think of my employment situation, and I don't have to explain anything to them either.

 

[taylor]

You should only start worrying about what they think when they start paying your bills.