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re: Retired now 6 weeks and f-ing love it!!
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:47 am to headboard banger
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:47 am to headboard banger
Welcome to the club. Retired a couple of years ago at 62. Younger wife still working.
I recommend you take a trip - get out of your house and go somewhere for a while you've never been, for a period of time. Get some perspective for the rest of your life.
Stay busy. I always have projects here on the farm. But my fitness is the number one priority I have. I've always been in shape, but have turned it up a notch.
I'm convinced that if you keep your circulation going via heavy exercise every other day and weight training nearly every day you can ward off most ailments, issues, pain from aging. It's working so far for me and recommend you do the same.
I recommend you take a trip - get out of your house and go somewhere for a while you've never been, for a period of time. Get some perspective for the rest of your life.
Stay busy. I always have projects here on the farm. But my fitness is the number one priority I have. I've always been in shape, but have turned it up a notch.
I'm convinced that if you keep your circulation going via heavy exercise every other day and weight training nearly every day you can ward off most ailments, issues, pain from aging. It's working so far for me and recommend you do the same.
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Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:47 am to headboard banger
Been retired 1.5 years in my mid 50s. Not because of great investments or high pay, just was in the fire service and did 30 years. I’ve really enjoyed retirement so far
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:58 am to Mushroom1968
Every night is like a Friday and every day is like a Saturday.
That was a statement made to me after I retired by a retired golf buddy.
That was a statement made to me after I retired by a retired golf buddy.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:00 am to headboard banger
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65 y/o. Worked since I was 12.
No anxiety for the Monday morning wake-up after drinking all weekend.
I am blessed!!
Same. I turned 65 last July and retired at the end of September. Have not gotten bored at all yet, and feel a whole lot less stress.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:12 am to headboard banger
Hey fellow baby boomer! I know we worked our asses off to a fault and certainly at the expense of never getting back some of that time. l expect you will find great enjoyment in your retirement and feel busier than you even want to be. A great freedom is now upon you. A hardy congratulations to you. Well done!
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:15 am to headboard banger
56 and semi retired (work anywhere from 8-30 hrs a week and average out at 13).
Advice of course is up fitness. We getting old and need to extend our good years. Don’t isolate your self. A good social and friend group is a must. Travel and get out of your comfort zone.
Congrats man
Advice of course is up fitness. We getting old and need to extend our good years. Don’t isolate your self. A good social and friend group is a must. Travel and get out of your comfort zone.
Congrats man
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:28 am to Rize
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Congrats! Just turned 45 yesterday and not sure I can do another 20 years in corporate America. I’ve got another 10 in me for sure and maybe 15 at most.
52 here. Waiting on my company's next predictable reorg, in about 5 years, and will test the waters on taking whatever package they offer. My biggest fear about leaving, earlier than the fed retirement age, is losing the health insurance or having to pay out the nose to keep it. That might be the one thing that keeps me from hitting the button when it's available.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:31 am to headboard banger
Congrats!! My last day is tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:33 am to Toroballistic
Enjoy it. I stopped working 6 years ago and it's awesome.
I build furniture and other woodworking projects and I fish. Stay busy with productive hobbies.
I build furniture and other woodworking projects and I fish. Stay busy with productive hobbies.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:46 am to headboard banger
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65 y/o. Worked since I was 12.
No anxiety for the Monday morning wake-up after drinking all weekend.
I am blessed!!
Congratulations.
I just turned 59 and have 27 years with the company. I have a company pension and 401K. I plan to go to at least 62 and the remaining 8 months of that year. At that point it will be month to month. I enjoy my job, it's not very physically demanding and I make decent money. My hard stop is the year I turn 65, if I make it that far.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:48 am to headboard banger
Been there since March last year 
Posted on 6/29/26 at 9:13 am to headboard banger
In March, my company cut me back to half time since we were low on billable engineering work. It allows me to keep my benefits (insurance, etc.) but I only get half the pay. I was stressed a bit the first week and then decided that first weekend that I should just enjoy this season in my life. It is making me lean toward retirement more and more although I was trying to work a few more years.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 9:14 am to Pepe Lepew
57 and retired now for 3 months. I love it, feels like summer break when I was a kid.
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:17 am to headboard banger
What do you do all day? Sometimes I get bored and find myself watching too much TV. I have hobbies .
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:25 am to headboard banger
Two years for me now, doing my own thing when I want to, not having to answer to anyone but myself, love being retired. Congratulations on yours and enjoy yourself
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:25 am to MBclass83
Been retired for a good while. Spent a lot of those years helping elderly relatives until recently when they passed away.
Have been trying to get into some things but I have significant joint issues so that cuts down on a whole lot of exercising.
Still do plenty of yard work, but need to get back into fishing and take some vacations/trips.
Have been trying to get into some things but I have significant joint issues so that cuts down on a whole lot of exercising.
Still do plenty of yard work, but need to get back into fishing and take some vacations/trips.
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 10:30 am
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:38 am to headboard banger
Congrats.
I'm 10 years younger but contemplating. I've worked since I was 14. The longest period I ever went without a job is 8 weeks during my senior semester at LSU. I was taking 21 hours and was ready to launch.
No males in my direct family lived past 65. That has me wondering if I'll get to enjoy much time. Post retirement I really want to get back into cycling. 15-30 miles per day on the St Tammany Trace sounds like a wonderful life to me.
We just did our 3rd re-org in 5 years. I was promoted during 2 of those but I'm not sure corporate stress is worth any of that. Was low-key hoping for a severance this time but they did the corp-lingo "We're so much more efficient..blah blah blah...we need you to take on more scope"
I'm 10 years younger but contemplating. I've worked since I was 14. The longest period I ever went without a job is 8 weeks during my senior semester at LSU. I was taking 21 hours and was ready to launch.
No males in my direct family lived past 65. That has me wondering if I'll get to enjoy much time. Post retirement I really want to get back into cycling. 15-30 miles per day on the St Tammany Trace sounds like a wonderful life to me.
We just did our 3rd re-org in 5 years. I was promoted during 2 of those but I'm not sure corporate stress is worth any of that. Was low-key hoping for a severance this time but they did the corp-lingo "We're so much more efficient..blah blah blah...we need you to take on more scope"
Posted on 6/29/26 at 10:44 am to headboard banger
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Retired now 3 days and f-ing love it!!
First thing I thought about when I woke up this morning were those poor former co-workers on that 8:30AM Monday morning conference call.
Among the many things I will not miss…..
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 10:47 am
Posted on 6/29/26 at 11:21 am to headboard banger
I have 30 years to go, so congrats brother
Posted on 6/29/26 at 11:32 am to headboard banger
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65 y/o
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headboard banger
More like headboard tapper or “I think the headboard moved” at this point, amirite?
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