Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Thinking Ahead to Retirement

Tomorrow afternoon I am going to TIAA-CREF in Manhattan to make a contribution to a Roth IRA. With a little luck, I hope to retire at the end of 2017, but that date is not engraved in stone. By that time I will have completed 25 years of service at NJIT and be eligible for certain benefits. There is always that fear of not having enough money in retirement. I feel that I have invested wisely.

The other issue is keeping occupied during retirement. I have seen too many elderly people just walking the streets having nothing to do. A few months ago I joined the Society of American Baseball Research. I thought is to use my library skills to research some baseball topics. A thought came to mind to write a book with thumbnail biographies of baseball players who were born in the New York City area.