RAB87 said:

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Ask me this coming Tuesday.

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Hell yeah!

Some people have either no hobbies or those that don't take time on a day to day basis. Work is their #1 focus in life.

My neighbor retired and started doing his own yard work as his primary hobby. He was mowing the grass every 3 days and has now started to mow every 2 days. He is insane.....

I will not have this issue in retirement.

Southlake said:

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If you've managed your money properly and don't define your self worth by your job. Have your health and energy, Retirement is awesome.

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I'm good with all these EXCEPT for the first. I am probably ok financially - but not 100% certain yet. Helps that I have a young wife who I can force to work longer if need be.

RAB87 said:

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Ask me this coming Tuesday.

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If your handle means class of 87, I'm impressed.

jackson-kyle said:

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I have been retired about a full year. I was a 6A high school principal, so life has slowed down. When I was working, I had a rough time sleeping on Sunday nights in anticipation of what was waiting for me on Monday. That actually carried over into retirement for several weeks.
In a good routine now and doing what I love and that is playing golf. Have several golf and Aggie football road trips planned for this fall.
Will probably go back and sub when the weather is not good, but I have given myself a full, one year cleanse from the school house.

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Congrats on being out of the game for a year!

I was a 5A high school principal and had the same exact issue on Sunday nights. I was going on 4-6 hours of sleep each night and had no idea the amount of stress I was under until I wasn't under it anymore. Took me about 3-4 months to transition out of "principal mode".

I'm still working, but on the district operations side of things. Completely different mindset and virtually no stress. I still have about 9-10 years left. Have to get my youngest out of college before taking the leap into retirement. Right now I still love going to work each day. But, I am looking forward to days filled with playing golf and working cows.

fc2112 said:

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Southlake said:

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If you've managed your money properly and don't define your self worth by your job. Have your health and energy, Retirement is awesome.

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I'm good with all these EXCEPT for the first. I am probably ok financially - but not 100% certain yet. Helps that I have a young wife who I can force to work longer if need be.

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wbt has a young wife?

This is shocking and unexpected news!!!!

This time of year was brutal. Something every night, ramping up graduation/senior activities, and the planning next for the next school year - getting staffed up, etc.
You know the drill.
Keep fighting the good fight. Public education is a tough place to be right now.

NoahAg said:

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I don't understand people who say they're bored when they retire. I can't wait. I have too many hobbies and things I want to do to get bored.

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This. Both of my parents just retired at the first of this year and they both make comments of "I wish I was still working", my dad wants to work to get out of the house and the job he retired from wasn't good for him, so he was ready to be done with it. My mom health wise really can't work anymore. There biggest issues being retired for them is 1) they did a poor job of saving for retirement and 2) Didn't take care of themselves well enough physically and financially to do things like travel or hobbies to keep themselves occupied.

BCOBQ98 said:

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Some people have either no hobbies or those that don't take time on a day to day basis. Work is their #1 focus in life.

My neighbor retired and started doing his own yard work as his primary hobby. He was mowing the grass every 3 days and has now started to mow every 2 days. He is insane.....

I will not have this issue in retirement.

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My dad is this way. He just retired earlier this year at 69 years old. He was the maintenance manager over a large chemical production plant overseeing hundreds of employees and contractors. He's never had any real hobbies since he gave up water skiing in his 30s. He took us fishing and hunting, but never really cared to do it just for himself. He sat at home for about six weeks before looking for another job. Now he drives a gravel truck for a local concrete plant making $21/hr. He's been loving it since it's low stress and gets him up and about each day.

A-A Ron said:

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NoahAg said:

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I don't understand people who say they're bored when they retire. I can't wait. I have too many hobbies and things I want to do to get bored.

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This. Both of my parents just retired at the first of this year and they both make comments of "I wish I was still working", my dad wants to work to get out of the house and the job he retired from wasn't good for him, so he was ready to be done with it. My mom health wise really can't work anymore. There biggest issues being retired for them is 1) they did a poor job of saving for retirement and 2) Didn't take care of themselves well enough physically and financially to do things like travel or hobbies to keep themselves occupied.

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My mom retired from school counseling and went to "work" in the state counselors organization. My dad retired from field services for the big cotton coop firm and almost immediately went to work for a company selling gin machinery. Same stuff day to day, driving around the countryside calling on gins and visiting with gin managers, but a lot less stress.

Not for any financial needs, just to continue doing something they were passionate about.

jackson-kyle said:

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This time of year was brutal. Something every night, ramping up graduation/senior activities, and the planning next for the next school year - getting staffed up, etc.
You know the drill.
Keep fighting the good fight. Public education is a tough place to be right now.

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And banquets!!! My God…all the banquets!!!
Spring was always the busiest and most stressful time of the year. However, at the end was the best day of the year for me: Graduation Day. I loved everything about Graduation Day. I loved seeing my kids walk across the stage after successfully completing their journey through high school.

Happy retirement! I'll be there in about 9 years.

My last day is coming up in a couple of weeks.I'm Retiring from being a HS Golf coach for the last 40 years. Although, most of my friends will say I've been retired for the better part of 20 years since I've not had to teach any classes since 2005. I've already got a two day a week gig lined up doing Trackman fittings. New puppy and a 14 month old Grandson, will help me stay semi busy. I will also be making monthly treks to Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado with my fly rods, chasing tiny but elusive trout. It's about to get really, really good.

Hamburger Dan said:

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My last day is coming up in a couple of weeks.I'm Retiring from being a HS Golf coach for the last 40 years. Although, most of my friends will say I've been retired for the better part of 20 years since I've not had to teach any classes since 2005. I've already got a two day a week gig lined up doing Trackman fittings. New puppy and a 14 month old Grandson, will help me stay semi busy. I will also be making monthly treks to Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado with my fly rods, chasing tiny but elusive trout. It's about to get really, really good.

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Congrats Dan. I tip my hat to you!!

I'm probably 5-10 years from retirement. A 61 year old coworker just died unexpectedly this week. I think it's just human nature after something like that, but I've been playing around with my Fidelity model to see if I can make it work earlier. As they say, tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

I officially retire on June 30th. Can't wait. So much I've got tee'd up.

Spending more time with the grandkids and my daughters
Fixing fences
Riding my horse more than I have
Splitting wood
Working on my culinary skills
Not waking up to an alarm!!!

Growing old sucks…but there are some benefits.

Lots of this

Anyone retire in their 40s? How is it?

I used to have to arise at 4:30am. Thirteen years into retirement, I can sleep until 5:15.

lancevance said:

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Anyone retire in their 40s? How is it?

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I have a lot of free time, but the cardboard box gets a little cramped.

You better be careful. You're going to miss the sunrise, and the best part of the day.

since when have so many old people posted in general?

woodyhayes said:

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7 Saturdays in a week.

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What day of the week is it again?

B-1 83 said:

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I'll third this. My main reminders of what day it is are texts from my golf group and Mass.

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You're retired and you don't go to Mass every day?

You best enjoy retirement, Hell is going to be a beater.

fc2112 said:

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Southlake said:

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If you've managed your money properly and don't define your self worth by your job. Have your health and energy, Retirement is awesome.

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I'm good with all these EXCEPT for the first. I am probably ok financially - but not 100% certain yet. Helps that I have a young wife who I can force to work longer if need be.

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I went on a trip to Tarawa with a tour group of 9 people. All but me and one other were retired. We discussed the topic over our week there, and a recurring theme from the retirees was along the lines that "you probably think you can't retire but most likely you can. Once you do you will wonder why you didn't five years earlier."

They were correct. Have been retired for 2.5 years now, and my wife has been retired for 7 years. One thing I think is critical in the decision of being able to be retired is having no debt. We have made it on her teacher retirement and my social security and haven't touched any of the IRA funds so far.

Burdizzo said:

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lancevance said:

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Anyone retire in their 40s? How is it?

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I have a lot of free time, but the cardboard box gets a little cramped.

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I'm 100% shooting for late 40s. 52 at the latest. I'll be debt free and have very economical and useful hobbies.

I mostly retired about 18 years ago, at age 44. Biggest issue is finding things to keep you motivated and active. Way too easy to just be lazy and spend the entire day playing with the dog. You burn through multiple hobbies fairly quickly.

In year three and enjoying life. Grandkids, lots of volunteer work, some travel, have read a ton of books, belong to a hearts group, facilitate a 42 group for local classmates, Aggie football and baseball, etc. make life fun. Entered retirement with no debt which allows me to sleep well at night.

I was in the high tech world and used to wake up each morning and wade through emails from Asia before showering and heading to the office. I commuted from CS to the Louetta area three days a week, stayed with my daughter one night and worked from home on Fridays. I do miss being on the bleeding edge of technology working with my customer and various companies we represented. It was a lot of sitting down with blank sheets of paper and crafting out what would be needed a couple of years and watch the products grow to fruition.

I would not change anything- other than if I had known the Covid nonsense was going to the shut the world down and eliminate our travel plans, I might have worked another year or two.

6 am Mass every morning. Best way I can think of to start the day. Along with exercise, golf, yard work, keeping vehicles clean, volunteer work, grilling, day trips, etc. Before you know it, the day is over.

Her teacher retirement and your ss is like what 6 grand ? 7 ?

Retired 7 years ago at 63 debt free. Blessed to have a fully funded pension. Just started SS. Picked up 2 low pressure side gigs that require ~ 5 hours a week and some travel. We have not touched a penny of nest egg yet.

I was apprehensive at first but it has been a breeze and yes, I should have done it a couple years earlier.

Moved from the city to rural area. I play guitar in a church band plus a jazz band. Plus taking online music theory lessons online.

The most difficult thing for me is getting thru the hours of 2-4 in the afternoon. The dead zone!! So I sleep in. Work a bit, practice, then hit the trails from 2-4 and walk 6-7 miles.

So… stay busy, avoid naps and the gravitational pull of recliner. It can be done…

We called that the bag monster in the Corps!

Today is husband's first day of retirement from A& M. He's been teaching for 31 years. I officially retire from Blinn on August 31st; I'm teaching online this summer. We move to Colorado in three weeks to enjoy mountain life full time.
We know we will probably want to do some time of job part-time but no teaching. It's nice to have the flexibility. We are 52 and 53.

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I thought the biggest hurdle to early retirement is medical care?

What do people retiring in their 50s do for medical insurance?

My aunt and uncle were both retired by about 55, and she told me they pay something like $40k a year on premiums.. which is a lot for most people to retire that early.

My dad literally worked to 65 solely for medicaid.