u/Cautious_Sir_6610

Recently moved to LCOL after FI/RE'ing last year. I don't have kids.

I don't bring it up, but other people will. When they ask, I tell people I'm not working, and sometimes tell people what I used to do for 7 years. And, pretty often, they'll ask me if I'm looking for a job here, or suggest ways I might find one given my field.

What do you say? How do you go about answering these people? I'm really not into lying, and I don't do any form of work or plan to.