Retirement and Clothing Supply

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  Reuben Titus

  Nov 29, 2017

  yer talking about a whole different lifestyle than I'm acquainted with. The typical' get a job, work for wages thing, business or corporate positions. Which is foreign to me. Other than truck driving in our own company, which I will do for awhile just to get going on something else, and which only takes ordinary clothes that I'd wear anyway to go out in public. My work wear, (for when fabric is needed) gets greased up, heavily stained, and finally gets holes worn or ripped in it. Mechanic work and rough woods work. And that will never change, as I don't ever plan to retire. Retire from what? What I love to do? Although I do plan on transitioning to more agriculture and more work time without the fabric. And eventually I plan on having an income that I don't have to work for so I can focus work time solely on what I want to accomplish. Managing greenhouses where the workers can work nude all they want is my dream job, lifestyle rather. To be continued as long as eating the raw nutrient dense food will keep me going. And the greenhouse support operations would include some foundry, machining, and plenty of firewood processing and charcoal making, most of which is nude work.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Nov 30, 2017

  [quote]I wore a uniform at work. Clothes worn to and from work ... well ... I almost always drove to work and back home again, naked. A pair of shorts, a t shirt/Hawaiian shirt and flip flops were almost always what I had to slip on to exit the truck or to get to the truck for the drive home. I go through my closest quite often and donate clothing I don't use anymore or is not in style. I/we need clothes so there's no sense in throwing them all away or donating all of them. I kept a couple of work uniforms because I periodically visit my grandkids school classrooms and give fire safety talks and demonstrations. What we often find funny is that I will wear the same clothes for three days straight sometimes. I run to the store or to the hardware store and slip on something, then get home and take if off and then the next day run a few errands and slip those same clothes back on, only to strip them off as soon as I return home. I maybe wear the clothes for an hour at the most and so they aren't soiled so I just continue to wear them til my wife is sick of seeing me in the same stuff for a few days! :DD[/quote] From what you have said, it seems like what your wife sees you in most often is nothing. Does she also get tired of seeing you that way?

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  Member

  Dec 1, 2017

  I too wore uniforms at work. They are in totes in the basement. Because of the patches and embroidery on them they cant be given to goodwill.
  If im not nude at home throughout the day and our son isnt home, my wife thinks something is wrong and ask me why im dressed. Shes very accepting of my daily nudity.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Dec 1, 2017

  [quote]I too wore uniforms at work. They are in totes in the basement. Because of the patches and embroidery on them they cant be given to goodwill. If im not nude at home throughout the day and our son isnt home, my wife thinks something is wrong and ask me why im dressed. Shes very accepting of my daily nudity.[/quote] Same here. My wife is surprised if I have any clothing on when we are the only ones at home.

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  Chuck

  Dec 2, 2017

  Not retired, but when I do get dressed, my wife asks me where I'm going.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Jul 20, 2018

  Since it had been over a year since the last time I went through my closet and dresser, i decided it was time to do so again. Got rid of a large bag of clothing including two pair of long pants and several shirts. Also tossed 2 swimsuits. Still have 6 with varying coverage to meet different occasions. Closet is now half empty, as are 2 drawers in my dresser.
  I will never have a truly minimal wardrobe since I am involved in several community activities and enjoy doing so, but a reduction in clothing supply still gives a sense of freedom.

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  nudeyooper

  Jul 21, 2018

  Since retirement my clothing need has diminished to work jeans and a t-shirt, dress jeans and a t-shirt, work shorts and a t-shirt, and dress shorts and a t-shirt. All get worn numerous times before hitting the laundry because the dress stuff is only worn for short periods of time and the work clothes get dirty almost immediately after putting them on. It just makes more sense to me to start out with the dirty ones if they are going to stay that way throughout the day.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Jul 21, 2018

  [quote]Since retirement my clothing need has diminished to work jeans and a t-shirt, dress jeans and a t-shirt, work shorts and a t-shirt, and dress shorts and a t-shirt. All get worn numerous times before hitting the laundry because the dress stuff is only worn for short periods of time and the work clothes get dirty almost immediately after putting them on. It just makes more sense to me to start out with the dirty ones if they are going to stay that way throughout the day.[/quote] Do you own any collared shirts or dress slacks that are not jeans? Any swimwear or underwear?

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Jul 21, 2018

  [quote]LOL! That's funny and true all at the same time. We have found the same thing when we travel and stay at AANR resorts. we rarely need to do laundry because we are naked most of the time except when we need to run to town to buy food, etc. We still over pack our clothing and most of it remains folded or hanging up as we are always naked at these resorts. Oh well, maybe one day we will learn.[/quote] Others in the forum have noted that they pack no clothing, just have what they are wearing for the trip, since the rare times they wear clothes they can just keep wearing the same thing and was it in between.

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  nudeyooper

  Jul 22, 2018

  [quote]Since retirement my clothing need has diminished to work jeans and a t-shirt, dress jeans and a t-shirt, work shorts and a t-shirt, and dress shorts and a t-shirt. All get worn numerous times before hitting the laundry because the dress stuff is only worn for short periods of time and the work clothes get dirty almost immediately after putting them on. It just makes more sense to me to start out with the dirty ones if they are going to stay that way throughout the day. Do you own any collared shirts or dress slacks that are not jeans? Any swimwear or underwear?[/quote] There are still a few shirts in the closet that probably would have to be washed before wearing because they have been hanging there for the better part of ten years. There is on pair of casual slacks that I wore to a wedding about eight years ago. I actually use spandex underwear or exercise shorts for swimwear. Just can't stand the loose fitting stuff, and wear underwear most of the time.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Oct 26, 2020

  Since my last post I have made a few minor reductions.
  Swimsuits are down to 2, and have no more than 3 of any itm except gym shorts and t shirts.
  The less clothing I have the better I feel. By the way the drawers I emptied got refilled quickly with my wife's overflow.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Oct 27, 2020

  Three examples of actual or planned extreme reductions of clothing supply at or after retirement I read on other boards.

  One man. when he and his male partner retired, they got rid of most of their clothing and moved the little they still ,had to two shelves in the laundry room. They then got rid of their dressers and took the closets out of their bedroom. He said that it gave them more space for other uses and meant that the entire house except the laundry room was a completely clothing free zone. They later moved to the Canary Islands. He found the area to be very nude friendly, including many places that were not officially clothing optional, He even found some small stores and outdoor cafes and taverns that allowed nude patrons. Some places that did not permit total nudity were OK with him just wearing a small wrap. On the rare occasions when he had to wear real clothing, he wore a kilt. The last time he posted, he had only one pair each of shorts and long pants and hadn't worn either in over 2 years!
  Another male couple was planning to live full time in their cabin in the woods which had no closet or dresser and only keep a little clothing that would fit on the two shelves in the laundry area and get rid of the rest of it.
  A single man's retirement plans take the ultimate step. His intent is to give away as much clothing as possible just before he retires. Then, when he gets home from work on the last day, he will destroy the little bit he has left and live completely clothing free as long as he can. When he absolutely needs clothing for something, he would then order the minimum he must have.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Oct 29, 2020

  [quote]Since my last post I have made a few minor reductions. Swimsuits are down to 2, and have no more than 3 of any itm except gym shorts and t shirts. The less clothing I have the better I feel. By the way the drawers I emptied got refilled quickly with my wife's overflow.[/quote] By the way, in the category of gym shorts, I have two 8", two 5" and one 3" so if I counted them as separate items, I would not have more than 3 of them either. 5" is my preferred length.

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Feb 1, 2022

  [quote]Since retirement my clothing need has diminished to work jeans and a t-shirt, dress jeans and a t-shirt, work shorts and a t-shirt, and dress shorts and a t-shirt. All get worn numerous times before hitting the laundry because the dress stuff is only worn for short periods of time and the work clothes get dirty almost immediately after putting them on. It just makes more sense to me to start out with the dirty ones if they are going to stay that way throughout the day.[/quote] Only one of each?

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  Tom DOriginal Poster

  Feb 4, 2022

  [quote]Since my last post I have made a few minor reductions.Swimsuits are down to 2, and have no more than 3 of any itm except gym shorts and t shirts.The less clothing I have the better I feel. By the way the drawers I emptied got refilled quickly with my wife's overflow. By the way, in the category of gym shorts, I have two 8", two 5" and one 3" so if I counted them as separate items, I would not have more than 3 of them either. 5" is my preferred length.[/quote] Tossed the 8" shorts a little while after I posted this. Got one pair of 5" cargo shorts. Will either replace all of my longer cargo shorts with 5" when they wear out or toss them all and go with all 5" shorts.

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