Is this true?
Feb 26, 2022 07:54:14 #
Cheese wrote:
Still a few years away, but wanted to hear from those with firsthand knowledge. 😀😀
It is.
Feb 26, 2022 07:57:14 #
Cheese wrote:
Still a few years away, but wanted to hear from those with firsthand knowledge. 😀😀
The first line is fixable, no need to bother with the second.
Feb 26, 2022 07:58:39 #
I retired a year ago and have been loving life ever since. I am busy everyday with things/activities I want to do. I'm not sure how all this stuff got done when I had to work. It started a few months ago , but when I wake up. I literally have to think about what day it is. I guess I haven't gotten to the point where is doesn't matter what day it is. Oh and the who;e money thing.....it's just money.
Cheese wrote:
Still a few years away, but wanted to hear from those with firsthand knowledge. 😀😀
Feb 26, 2022 08:20:42 #
Now all those "round to its" I saved for many years are catching up with me.
Feb 26, 2022 08:29:15 #
Red6 wrote:
It all depends on how you approach work and retire... (show quote)
I agree with option #3, and am quite happy!
Feb 26, 2022 08:38:52 #
A couple of years ago, someone said to me “have a nice weekend.” I said thanks but everyday is a weekend for me. 😀
Feb 26, 2022 08:44:37 #
I always say retirement's not all that easy and requires a fair amount of self control and self motivation. When every day's a holiday and you have a less-than-inspiring chore/project to start, there's little motivation to do so because "there's always tomorrow." Trouble is, "there's always tomorrow" creates the corollary of "so why bother, today?"
It's a tough change from the structured work lifestyle to the unstructured retirement lifestyle. We all love structure and order in our lives so my retired friends and I just naturally created a set routine of projects, chores and activities I guess to mimic the order of our former lives. I must be successful at it because there still doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all I set out to do.
It's a tough change from the structured work lifestyle to the unstructured retirement lifestyle. We all love structure and order in our lives so my retired friends and I just naturally created a set routine of projects, chores and activities I guess to mimic the order of our former lives. I must be successful at it because there still doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all I set out to do.
Feb 26, 2022 09:07:53 #
Retire as soon as you reasonably can so you have some extra years of good health. I am battling a bad back, (two surgerys) which happened two months after retirement, struggling to walk, let alone anything else I had planned to do. Do it while you can!
Feb 26, 2022 09:15:10 #
What my wife hates about my retirement: "Retirement means half the money and TWICE the husband!"
Feb 26, 2022 09:23:09 #
Feb 26, 2022 09:46:29 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
I retired from a teaching position this past June and I've never been happier. I don't have to get up at 5 am, I choose what I want to do after I've taken care of the "crises du jour" I still teach photography at an after school program run by the town. I renovated a heated garage that's attached to the house and set up a studio. Money's not great but I enjoy everyday
Feb 26, 2022 09:53:09 #
I didn't retire until I was 78. I asked my accountant if I should convert some of my regular IRAs to Roth IRAs. He said I shouldn't because I would be paying tax on the money while I was working, and most people had a reduction in income when they retired so the tax rate would be lower then.
When I finally retired my income went up.
When I finally retired my income went up.
Feb 26, 2022 10:07:09 #
Cheese wrote:
Still a few years away, but wanted to hear from those with firsthand knowledge. 😀😀
Retired for two years. I do work 15 hours a week though for two reasons - it gives me money to support my photo equipment purchases and by working 15 hours a week I'm eligible for dental and vision insurance. Those two things aren't available from Medicare and if you get a supplemental that include those features it jacks the price up substantially. At least for me the first three months of retirement felt really strange. It was like living in a time warp where time was all screwed up. Now, with all the things I do in retirement, I wonder how on earth I was able to work 40 hours a week! As far as my part-time job is concerned, it is ideal. I work 10-3 Mon., Tues., and Wed., then I'm off on a 4 day weekend which is a nice thing to have every week.
Feb 26, 2022 10:16:27 #
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