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re: Which of us OTers is retired or nearing retirement?
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:52 pm to BayouNation
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:52 pm to BayouNation
I never had a retirement date circled though colleagues knew I was close. Woke up after two great weeks at work and knew it was the best time to clear out my office and turn it over to my successor.
I never run out of projects and hobbies. Some consulting but not on a regular basis.
Wife (no pics) and I walk an hour at least five days a week. Worse thing you can do is sit back in a recliner watching tv all day.
I never run out of projects and hobbies. Some consulting but not on a regular basis.
Wife (no pics) and I walk an hour at least five days a week. Worse thing you can do is sit back in a recliner watching tv all day.
This post was edited on 12/18/21 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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i'll be near retirement in about 35 years
350 months.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:53 pm to BayouNation
Less than 10 years left until I can retire. I plan to sell my house in DFW area, and move back to Louisiana on family land and become as self-sufficient as I can. Raise my own beef, chickens, vegetables, hunt, fish etc.
Prepare for when the eventual next national crisis hits..
Prepare for when the eventual next national crisis hits..
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:53 pm to fallguy_1978
We have 15ish years left so we are going to move further north so we can have 4 seasons and weekend trips to new places.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:54 pm to BayouNation
Ret. since 2005. I may go another 10-15. I have 35 acres and 2 hobbies that keeps me busy.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:54 pm to madamsquirrel
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We have 15ish years left so we are going to move further north so we can have 4 seasons and weekend trips to new places.
Same plan for us when the youngest finishes school in 3.5 years. My wife is a few years older than me so she's close to 15 years.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:55 pm to BayouNation
I’m 60, trying to hang n there until 62. I don’t have any real plans, may babysit grandkids 2 or 3 days a week. I’m hoping we can travel spontaneously. It would drive many people crazy, but I don’t plan much. Most of the best things in my life were not planned, and I cherish that.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 1:57 pm to BayouNation
Can retire now at 50 but have to make it another 1 1/2 years to qualify for my pension and until age 55 to not lose some stock grants. I will be walking away from both if this mandate gets implemented as 74% of our operators are not vaccinated and I'm not about to deal with the chaos that would be involved with replacing a significant portion of that staff. Let's go Brandon!
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:00 pm to BayouNation
Retired 4 years ago at 59. Spouse still works 1 or 2 days a week.
Occasionally I work contract. There is a limit on how much money you can make and draw SS earlier than your full retirement age.
Occasionally I work contract. There is a limit on how much money you can make and draw SS earlier than your full retirement age.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:03 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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i'll be near retirement in about 35 years
Someone doesn’t know how to not be a wagie
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:05 pm to fallguy_1978
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What did you do about Healthcare until you could get on Medicare? I think that's going to be my problem with potentially retiring earlier
Used Cobra for 6 months then paid through the nose. Used those first 6 months to run the numbers and to see if they worked. Get insurance quotes and make that part of your calcs. The wife is a cancer survivor and had to go thru the govt marketplace to just get major medical on her. You have to get insurance to protect your properties and investments. I've seen what cancer costs.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:08 pm to HotBoudin
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You have to get insurance to protect your properties and investments. I've seen what cancer costs.
Yeah I'd never consider hanging it up early unless I could afford good health insurance. One serious illness could bankrupt you otherwise.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:16 pm to BayouNation
Pulled the plug almost two years ago and haven't looked back or missed the work. I was on a project in NYC when covid hit, shut the job down went home did the math and took unemployment, ss, and a union pension for a ride. The unemployment was awesome as it came out of MA not LA. I have yet to hit the dreaded I have nothing to do time yet, although I miss some me time.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:21 pm to JudgeRoyBean
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I've prepared for retirement since day one out of college.
That’s great.. i know very, very, very few people who can say that.. As for myself, when i was in college, i could barely conceive of what it would be like to live beyond the age of 35, much less ever retiring… Didnt really start thinking about/planning for retirement until my late 30s.. now im late 40s, and will probably retire in the next few years to a LCOL country, rather than stay here in America on the hamster wheel til im 60s, 70s or dead.. and i feel very fortunate to have the option to do that.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:22 pm to BayouNation
I’m trying to plan my retirement right now
First step is to get a job
First step is to get a job
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:26 pm to Mr Personality
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I’m trying to plan my retirement right now
First step is to get a job
Not completely true. Just off the top of my head, here are people who never needed jobs to get a nice retirement.
Royal Family
Democrats
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:28 pm to BayouNation
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What is your daily routine?
See i feel like the whole point to retiring is to *not* have a daily routine…. Ive never been great with routine anyway, so the traditional ‘working for a living’ model always seemed a bit like the square peg in round hole deal to me.. the best part for me about retirement, i think (know)- will be never setting an alarm and taking each day as it comes.. and i kinda feel sorry for people who worry they’ll ‘run out of things to do’ or ‘get bored’ in retirement.. there are so many hobbies out there, traveling opportunities , volunteering opportunities that i cant imagine getting bored .
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:31 pm to Mr Personality
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I’m trying to plan my retirement right now
First step is to get a job
Bio says ur in Bangkok.. Dont need much of a job to get by there! As long as you can do something online to get a few American dollars coming in, you can get a spectacular condo there for like $300 US dollars per month… but I’m sure you already know that.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:32 pm to BayouNation
This the old folks check in? 
I have about 18 years left in the work force but I have accepted I am on the backend of this thing called life. My plan stay healthy and retire as soon I am financially ready and enjoy family and life. LFG
I have about 18 years left in the work force but I have accepted I am on the backend of this thing called life. My plan stay healthy and retire as soon I am financially ready and enjoy family and life. LFG
Posted on 12/18/21 at 2:32 pm to BayouNation
6 years left in the meat grinder here. Have that July date burned into my brain. My plan is to get to know the Oklahoma and north Arkansas trout rivers very well.
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