I'm retiring - today is my last day
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Good for you. I thought I had a year left and now it looks more like 18 months until I leave full time work.
I bought a boat and plan on being way more active on the water and hiking rivers and streams.
Wife says I need to keep the same hours even if I'm not going into my office any longer. The Cle Elum river and the upper Yakima are doable 1 day round trips so that works!
I bought a boat and plan on being way more active on the water and hiking rivers and streams.
Wife says I need to keep the same hours even if I'm not going into my office any longer. The Cle Elum river and the upper Yakima are doable 1 day round trips so that works!
It's a big adjustment, but far easier for folks with a lot of hobbies.
Our retired pharmacist of 40 years (and a truly wonderful man)...who always said he had no interests outside of work, has really struggled and visits his old pharmacy several times a week...despite being retired for almost 10 years.
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Totally agree that its important to turn the page, develop other interests and let the working past go. I don't consider myself an ex-whatever I used to be, ...but a husband/father/grandfather/flyfisher/pickleball player and many other things I'm doing today. We can only live in the moment, not in the past.
When I retired, I took a couple of months to fish MT, ID, OR and WA so I could move on to my new endeavors. It took only a couple of days to forget Boeing (duh - wonders why - LOL). Fishing non-stop for a couple of months straight was great (don't tell my wonderful wife that)!
Moving on from the past was easy. They pissed me off so much on Tuesday that my wife and I saw our CPA on Friday, he said I could financially and 2 hours later I sent in my notice (6 weeks from the notification of which 4 weeks was accrued vacation). Moving on to 'what's next' was a lot harder because it came so abruptly... NOT something I would recommend to anyone...
Watching @dep , listening to in person and reading his posts, what I went through is not the case at all. It is part of his plan, just remember to be flexible to your plans. It will change over time. Accept it, accommodate it, and live life to your fullest. I know you, you will...
Moving on from the past was easy. They pissed me off so much on Tuesday that my wife and I saw our CPA on Friday, he said I could financially and 2 hours later I sent in my notice (6 weeks from the notification of which 4 weeks was accrued vacation). Moving on to 'what's next' was a lot harder because it came so abruptly... NOT something I would recommend to anyone...
Watching @dep , listening to in person and reading his posts, what I went through is not the case at all. It is part of his plan, just remember to be flexible to your plans. It will change over time. Accept it, accommodate it, and live life to your fullest. I know you, you will...
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On August 1, 2000, just 20 minutes after escaping slavery, by the time I drove home I had forgotten everything I knew about about being employed. I never missed work for even one second, no more lathes, milling machines, CNC programming, no CAD files to deal with, no bull shit shop meetings or pin headed boss to endure. I was as ready as I could possibly be to retire.
I took Social Security at age 62 on the first day I was eligible for it and never looked back having made a significant amount of money on it in 25 years but more importantly, more than enough to live on when coupled to my 401K. I have often been amazed by people that would stay in a hated job for several more years just to earn an extra few hundred dollars a month on SS. Retirement wasn't near as expensive as it was claimed to be and the projections for what percentage of your work pay you would need in retirement were wildly over exaggerated in my case.
Average life spans in the United States have dropped in recent years and retirement ages have risen. There is a message there and money can't buy you time. I wish it could! On my 75th birthday my account manager called to wish me a Happy Birthday and reminded me that at my current rate of withdrawal I had 41 years of income left and should probably think about using some of it. I took her advice and now nearing 87 I have worked that amount down to about 19 years but am running out of time, not money. The freedom and sheer joy of retirement outweigh the value of a few hundred extra bucks a month earned by more years of servitude. But don't take my word for it, try it yourself, you will thank yourself later.
I took Social Security at age 62 on the first day I was eligible for it and never looked back having made a significant amount of money on it in 25 years but more importantly, more than enough to live on when coupled to my 401K. I have often been amazed by people that would stay in a hated job for several more years just to earn an extra few hundred dollars a month on SS. Retirement wasn't near as expensive as it was claimed to be and the projections for what percentage of your work pay you would need in retirement were wildly over exaggerated in my case.
Average life spans in the United States have dropped in recent years and retirement ages have risen. There is a message there and money can't buy you time. I wish it could! On my 75th birthday my account manager called to wish me a Happy Birthday and reminded me that at my current rate of withdrawal I had 41 years of income left and should probably think about using some of it. I took her advice and now nearing 87 I have worked that amount down to about 19 years but am running out of time, not money. The freedom and sheer joy of retirement outweigh the value of a few hundred extra bucks a month earned by more years of servitude. But don't take my word for it, try it yourself, you will thank yourself later.
Sage advice, Ive of Ione! Nicely stated, RCF as well. Good stuff up and down this thread.
As is usual, I don't take good advice. I am still working at 67, but I do like my job OK. Maybe 2 more years.
As is usual, I don't take good advice. I am still working at 67, but I do like my job OK. Maybe 2 more years.
My situation was somewhat different....I loved my job, never spent time pining for retirement (and had achieved enough promotions that I was no longer the 'nail' but instead 'the hammer').
But at 70, with a wife that had retired 8 years earlier, and the completion of a major career capstone project that was 15 years in the making .....I knew 45 years was enough and 'pulled the pin' (with considerable encouragement from my wife, as well my fishing buddy @iveofione).
It was quite an adjustment, but the fact that I somehow had continued to develop and enjoy lifelong outdoor interests helped immensely in the transition....sustained by an excellent retirement financial situation and no debt.
But at 70, with a wife that had retired 8 years earlier, and the completion of a major career capstone project that was 15 years in the making .....I knew 45 years was enough and 'pulled the pin' (with considerable encouragement from my wife, as well my fishing buddy @iveofione).
It was quite an adjustment, but the fact that I somehow had continued to develop and enjoy lifelong outdoor interests helped immensely in the transition....sustained by an excellent retirement financial situation and no debt.
Not so much. She agrees with me doing pretty much whatever I want. It helps that I don't often want to do something that would piss her off of course.Your wife
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Onward with life. I never worry about retiring fly anglers like I do some folks. They have purpose and meaning far beyond the 9 to 5. Congratulations. Be sure to enjoy yourself. You've earned it.
Yup. I had plenty to do on the farm and some misc. My big adjustment was not having to set alarm, but waking up in a panic that i was going to be late. Lol
to the bone.....money can buy you everything but time and nothing in life is more precious, everything else is just stuff.
Through hard work and some good investments we were able to retire early, and each day we give thanks for our good fortune and that we're still here and together, which is as good as it gets.
You will enjoy it! Wishing you many tight lines!
See you in the water sometime soon. Enjoy every day!!
See you in the water sometime soon. Enjoy every day!!