Looking for advice on Retirement
Dec 18, 2017 16:31:53 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
repleo wrote:
I know there are a lot of retirees here on UHH and... (show quote)
My wife and I retired at 65. I gave myself a new job title: recreation director. We bought a new pickup camper and trailer and started planning other trips such as two trips to Alaska and a circumnavigation of the lower 48 with the pickup camper, several cruises and an epic Africa trip last year. We decided to replace the camper and trailer with a motorhome, which was delivered in July. Our last trip was a Panama Canal cruise last April.
We are now 70. We celebrated 50 years of wonderful marriage last July. In May my wife needed back surgery. June 1 neck fusion. She hasn’t recovered and was diagnosed with ALS on Oct. 5. She is now paralyzed and has about three months left.
I at least feel good about our choices. We had five amazing years.
Dec 18, 2017 18:10:22 #
Dec 18, 2017 19:56:00 #
Virgil
Loc: The Hoosier State
I was still working and a co-worker who had been retired for a few months was my golf partner in the company league. One day we are playing and on about the third hole he says to me "I need to find me a job". This statement didn't sink in until the next hole. I new this guy was well off, so I said "What do you need a job for? You've got more money than you know what to do with!". He says "When I was working I had no trouble getting things done. Now that I'm retired, I can't get anything done!" I have been retired for 32 years now and still haven't figured out how to get it all done! Don't much care any more if gets done or not. AND I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A JOB!!
Dec 18, 2017 20:04:34 #
Same here LOL - between doing what I want and what "Wifie" wants hardly any time left to do what needs to e done. 18 yrs and loving it.
Virgil wrote:
I was still working and a co-worker who had been r... (show quote)
Dec 18, 2017 20:10:25 #
IDguy wrote:
My wife and I retired at 65. I gave myself a new j... (show quote)
What a legacy you have. Not many can say they have been married 50 years.
Dec 18, 2017 20:32:54 #
59 yrs 4 mo. but who is counting when we are in love and are having so much fun
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mymike wrote:
What a legacy you have. Not many can say they have been married 50 years.
Dec 18, 2017 21:02:39 #
Harvey wrote:
59 yrs 4 mo. but who is counting when we are in love and are having so much fun
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Congratulations to you two!
Dec 18, 2017 21:09:56 #
Virgil
Loc: The Hoosier State
You can add our 60 yrs as of June 1st to the list as long we are listing. Most times the ship is upright, some times its LISTING!
Dec 18, 2017 21:29:06 #
Virgil wrote:
You can add our 60 yrs as of June 1st to the list as long we are listing. Most times the ship is upright, some times its LISTING!
Wow, super congrats to you both. Me and the Mrs. are still in our honeymoon by comparison. 46 Years....comparing it to ships...sometimes it feels like the Titanic and my wife is the unsinkable Molly Brown!
Dec 18, 2017 21:58:17 #
Dec 18, 2017 22:59:45 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
Volunteer work is one of the most satisfying things that I did when retiring. One can deliver meals on wheels, become a docent at a museum or art gallery, help children with their schoolwork and numerous other things that one can volunteer for.
In my case I chose to do COP (Citizen's On Patrol) volunteer who work for the local police department. We wore uniforms, had a limited police training and drove around town (Palm Springs, CA) in cars that looked like police cars but were marked Citizen's on Patrol. We did many other things as well. It was very satisfying. I did it for 5 years and then retired for health reasons. My wife and I are still friends with some of the people that I did patrols with.
All the best in your retirement.
In my case I chose to do COP (Citizen's On Patrol) volunteer who work for the local police department. We wore uniforms, had a limited police training and drove around town (Palm Springs, CA) in cars that looked like police cars but were marked Citizen's on Patrol. We did many other things as well. It was very satisfying. I did it for 5 years and then retired for health reasons. My wife and I are still friends with some of the people that I did patrols with.
All the best in your retirement.
Dec 19, 2017 00:31:31 #
Dec 19, 2017 06:33:33 #
I retired 16 months ago to stay home and care for my wife. I lost her 6 months into retirement. Now what? I am young enough to start over and that I did.
Sold the condo, bought a house near my daughter, so she can take care of me. Then I met a new woman who had recently lost her husband. For 18 years they had been full time RV'ers working for SOWER ministries. We still have the house but are living in a 5th wheel and doing facilities maintenance at a Trinity Pines camp in Texas. This spring we will move to another camp and continue doing what ever is needed.
It's a simple, and not costly lifestyle and the best part everyone I work with is the greatest person. Currently there are 5 SOWER couples here at Trinity Pines.
With projects all over the country, nearly every state, it's an option worth looking into.
Ken
Sold the condo, bought a house near my daughter, so she can take care of me. Then I met a new woman who had recently lost her husband. For 18 years they had been full time RV'ers working for SOWER ministries. We still have the house but are living in a 5th wheel and doing facilities maintenance at a Trinity Pines camp in Texas. This spring we will move to another camp and continue doing what ever is needed.
It's a simple, and not costly lifestyle and the best part everyone I work with is the greatest person. Currently there are 5 SOWER couples here at Trinity Pines.
With projects all over the country, nearly every state, it's an option worth looking into.
Ken
Dec 19, 2017 08:06:50 #
Mobile retirement is the way for us...married 49 years, traveling/living in a 5th wheel trailer and ford f550, highways and campgrounds, all over the US....Kinda following the weather and the geography..took a while to get used to the new lifestyle....gives new meaning to "Tiny Home"!!
Dec 19, 2017 22:38:58 #
Three years ago, we moved to a CCRC, a Continuing Care Retirement Community where we live independently in our own house, have 500 new friends, and can choose from a wide variety of activities while our health is still good. When our health deteriorates and we need help, various levels of care are available. In one sense, it is our gift to our kids -- they won't have to worry about us. Here in Pennsylvania, there are many CCRCs. I suggest that you look into some in your area. Check more than one since they vary widely. We like our CCRC and think that it was a good move for us.
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