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re: Which of us OTers is retired or nearing retirement?
Posted on 12/18/21 at 9:25 pm to BayouNation
Posted on 12/18/21 at 9:25 pm to BayouNation
73 years old today. day after tomorrow getting a knee replacement that has a 15 year warrantee .
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:04 pm to Trevaylin
53 now, plan to work another 8 1/2 years til 62. Plan to acquire more acreage and expand my current handful of registered herefords to at least a dozen or more (great tax breaks) and do that to keep me busy as well as fishing a lot more. Could retire at 56 on a smaller pension, but want a lot more toys than that would provide (new boat, new RV, a couple acres in CO to park it on when I visit my son, etc... . Get 6 week vacay a year, so shouldn't be too much of a sacrifice.
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Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:12 pm to BayouNation
13 years left
Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:14 pm to El Segundo Guy
Elaborate please. What's the daily routine? Bored? I'm planning to bow out a year from now.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:18 pm to BayouNation
I'll be eligible for early retirement in about 7 years at age 52. Currently starting to think about possible second careers.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 10:20 pm to BayouNation
My goal is to retire at 56-57 and spend three years hiking the AT, PCT, CDT while working through the winters (or volunteering). Considering 2 years with the Peace Corps as well.
Posted on 12/18/21 at 11:26 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
I'm glad you are close. I will tell you TRY to not count down like that. For me it got tough. I retired years ago. Left the "working for the man" and did my own thing. Best thing I ever did was going out on my own. It became tough to use the countdown. I am a business owner and will turn stuff over and not be involved in daily process sooner rather than later. It's been 20 years since I've "worked for the man" and it's the best feeling not having to bother with all that mess. Enjoy your retirement.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 12:03 am to BayouNation
Me. Bout 28 more years and I’m done with the capitalistic bullshite.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 2:10 am to CHEDBALLZ
quote:Once you have more than enough, you don't actually have to wait until retirement age to access 401k $ without penalty. Look into these strategies; rule of 55, Roth IRA conversion ladder, 72(t) SEPP, and/or build a bridge account in taxable brokerage. MADFientist
15 years 1 month 19 days from now. Thats when ill be able to draw my 401K with no penalty and ill have way more than enough
Posted on 12/19/21 at 2:55 am to BayouNation
I retired approx 2 yrs ago at 60.I got on the wife's insurance. I know this is a cliche but I don't know how I ever had time to go to work. I stay busy with hobbies, side work when I want, spending time with friends.... I take the days as they come.I hear older guys talking about how long it took for them to decompress and enjoy retirement. It took me about five minutes to get right into it and I love it.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 3:54 am to BayouNation
Retirement is the greatest invention ever. I've been retired for 10 years. Has given me time to spend with family. Great since I now have grandkids. Allowed me to have time to be the primary caregiver to both my parents before they passed Allowed me to start coaching HS football for the past 10 years with 6 of my best friends. Also diagnosed with cancer 4 days into retirement. Time allowed me to beat it. If I was still working, I'd have died for sure. Living a good life, although this Covid crap keeps trying to throw a monkey wrench in it.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 4:32 am to BayouNation
Retired travel the USA in our class C RV have been to 21 states so far. 
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Posted on 12/19/21 at 4:52 am to BayouNation
38 and retired 2 years ago. House on Audubon park and looking to make a move to the north east, Provincetown - what does the OT think?
Posted on 12/19/21 at 5:08 am to BayouNation
It looks like I could retire in 17 months. I will likely propose something to my employer like, “cut my compensation by 3/5, and take away 3/5 of my responsibilities”. Maybe I work half days or just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Seems crazy to even be thinking about it!
Posted on 12/19/21 at 6:52 am to BayouNation
Retired. Worth every struggle that came with it. Thank you Jesus!
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:51 am to windmill
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I know this is a cliche but I don't know how I ever had time to go to work. I stay busy with hobbies, side work when I want, spending time with friends.
This is me as well.. i dont know how I find the time to go to work, and im not even retired yet !
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:53 am to Cali-to-Death Valley
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Retirement is the greatest invention ever.
You can thank unions for that.
Now that unions are ‘passe’ and have been vilified in our country, expect the retirement age to go up tp 75, or even 80 yrs old.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:56 am to BK Lounge
Retired in March, just shy of 64. Will start traveling more once COVID is more subdued
Posted on 12/19/21 at 8:57 am to ellishughtiger
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38 and retired 2 years ago. House on Audubon park
Not sure if serious, but if so, how were you able to achieve this? Family money, or built and sold a business? Something else ? I have a friend who retired mid 30s after selling a family business.. he did work hard for about 15 yrs or so prior to selling it, and is now living the good life.
Posted on 12/19/21 at 10:11 am to BayouNation
There’s a reason people retire at 65 or later, and it isn’t just money. I retired due to back and neck problems after surgery at age 44. There’s a lot of things I just can’t do physically anymore, but I’m not bedridden or anything. While it’s nice every now and then to have that freedom to do what you want when you want to, everyone you know is still working so you have no one to do anything with - even travel unless it’s just getting away for the weekend, because the wife still has to work and the kids still have school. And even though I’m not a “people person” by any stretch of the imagination, I very much missed being in my office every day and being around people. LOTS of lonely down time, along with a bit of depression. Retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be unless you’re old and all your friends are retired too.
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