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re: Retired now 6 weeks and f-ing love it!!
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:17 am to lsufan112001
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:17 am to lsufan112001
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men hardly kayak
Well if you mean heterosexual men, you would be correck.
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:52 am to headboard banger
Congrats.
12 more years for me.
12 more years for me.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:03 am to headboard banger
Congrats to you. I am 61 and can't wait to pull the trigger. Been at my company 30 years, wife (no pics, 58 yr old Scandinavian from MN) has been with same company for 29. That is how we met. We just had a meeting with the financial advisor a couple of weeks ago and we technically could do it now. Mortgage will be paid off in 3 years, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. I used to love what I do, now with changes and a new manager I hate, I no longer enjoy it and hate that the final years of my career will end this way.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 6:56 pm to Boston911
Best case scenario IMO good for you.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:14 pm to Dandaman
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B: retire at 55 with 7M liquid
Your A depends on your wish to be free from work, and I suspect kids’ cost (college, wedding, life stuff) may weigh on you 45-55.
Your B, time > money starts to stand very tall in retirement decision. And the difference in retirement lifestyle between $5-8M is not as much as you think.
Your C, for me, cuts too deep into to Go-Go retirement years.
This post was edited on 6/30/26 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 6/30/26 at 7:14 pm to headboard banger
Enjoy brother!
Posted on 6/30/26 at 8:59 pm to tgrfan87
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I used to love what I do, now with changes and a new manager I hate, I no longer enjoy it and hate that the final years of my career will end this way.
I was in exactly the same situation….i turned 59 1/2 pulled the rip cord and never looked back. Life is too damn short to deal with assholes.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:10 pm to headboard banger
Retirement is so good I am gonna go park in Target handicap parking spot and dare some old grouchy bastard to stare at me and yell at the clouds.
Retirement is good until you become that bastad.
Retirement is good until you become that bastad.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:59 pm to Spankum
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Life is too damn short to deal with assholes.
Wise words.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:10 pm to A Menace to Sobriety
quote:Eh I regret not having children
Best case scenario
Posted on 7/1/26 at 8:10 am to headboard banger
The thing I love the most about retirement is I never have to know for sure what day of the week it is without looking at my watch or phone. If you really think about it, that’s a good thing. 
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:10 am to Boudreauboudreaugoly
I usually know what day it is, but have no idea of the date.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:19 am to tgrfan87
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I used to love what I do, now with changes and a new manager I hate, I no longer enjoy it and hate that the final years of my career will end this way.
Don't worry, about two weeks after you retire you won't even think about your workplace and it's issues. It's a quickly forgotten memory once you move on.
My dad worked up until he was about 70, because he was and I guess in ways still is a workaholic. Once he finally did retire I asked him about his old company about a month later. He just said "I gave up caring about that place three weeks ago."
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:32 am to headboard banger
I'll be joining you in January
Posted on 7/1/26 at 10:36 am to headboard banger
Struggling with the decision right now. 52 and wanted to work 3 more years. But we have been perpetually shorthanded at work for 3yrs now and I don't think I can take it anymore. Wife is younger and does well enough that we could live off one salary, but psychologically it pains me to give up and ask her to carry the load. We have paid off the house and hit our number so that isn't much of a concern. The wife seems fine with me retiring or taking some time off before maybe looking for something less stressful.
Actually turned in my resignation back in March but the owner talked me out of it with promises that changes were coming. Well, changes haven't been made and I'm ready to walk. Threads like this have me walking to the end of the plank.
Actually turned in my resignation back in March but the owner talked me out of it with promises that changes were coming. Well, changes haven't been made and I'm ready to walk. Threads like this have me walking to the end of the plank.
This post was edited on 7/1/26 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/1/26 at 1:06 pm to GCTigahs
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Struggling with the decision right now. 52 and wanted to work 3 more years. But we have been perpetually shorthanded at work for 3yrs now and I don't think I can take it anymore. Wife is younger and does well enough that we could live off one salary, but psychologically it pains me to give up and ask her to carry the load. We have paid off the house and hit our number so that isn't much of a concern. The wife seems fine with me retiring or taking some time off before maybe looking for something less stressful.
I'm in the exact same scenario. Currently 50 and we have hit our number. My wife is 41, owns her own business and will realistically be working for at least another 10 years if not a little more.
I only really need to hang on another 3.5 years to get to the rule of 55. Luckily I have a birthday very late in the year, so just a few days after I turn 54 I'll be eligible for the rule of 55 if I decide to call it a day. I really don't need to access my 401k and 72t is always an option, but having the flexibility would be good. That said, every day I go to work is an exercise in misery and with cutbacks happening, I'm not sure another 3 years is even a guarantee.
To be honest, it's more than a little frightening walking away from security, especially since I always anticipated working until I was 65 if not longer because that's what everyone around me did when I was growing up. Seeing these threads makes me want to go ahead and just pull the cord or just go find something part time to keep me occupied.
Posted on 7/2/26 at 8:54 am to jasonbr1975
So we should support Medicare for all?
Posted on 7/2/26 at 9:21 am to cgrand
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Number one indicator of men falling off the map that leads to disastrous consequences
bullshite
What do you think is the number one indicator?
Posted on 7/2/26 at 9:23 am to Spankum
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I have never had a single person tell me that they wished that they wished they would have worked longer.
I sleep better now that I’m not working. It’s got to be simply due to less stress.
Posted on 7/2/26 at 9:28 am to headboard banger
Brother, I'll begin my 1-year countdown this Sunday, July 5th. next year. July 4th. America will be 251 years old and that begins my Independence Day. I'll be turning 65 in October. Can't wait! I am like you. I hear so many people say they get bored and want to go back to work. to hell with that brother. I didn't start at age 12 but I did start at 14. I'm ready to hang it up one more year and I join you brother. Enjoy it. I can't wait
This post was edited on 7/2/26 at 9:30 am
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