6 months in

littledoc · 06-27-2007, 09:59 AM

greetings from the east coast; 6 months in and so far, so good...have been enjoying the forum...littledoc

yakers · 06-27-2007, 10:42 AM

Welcome. Pretty good place here. Tell us about your experience. Did it go like planned?

littledoc · 06-29-2007, 06:15 AM

thank yu...after 35 years, was able to retire at 56. spouse is 53 and retired 3 yrs ago. i almost did, but wasn't quite ready. in the early 1980's, we realized we could early retire in our 50's. pay yourself first and

what i now see as LBYM. after 6 months of retirement, lifesyle pretty much as expected except i don't miss the work as much as i thought i would.

Danny · 06-29-2007, 06:31 AM

Good News!
Congrats and welcome to the FIRE life.
good that you don't miss work, seems like quite a few people do after they retire....6 years and I don't..there's a lot of other things to do...enjoy

Dawg54 · 06-29-2007, 07:21 AM

Welcome! 3 months retired for me and seems like ages ago. Don't miss it at all. I thought the transition might be a little harder but glad I was wrong.

Achiever51 · 06-29-2007, 07:31 AM

And I'm loving every minute of it! I thought that I would at least think about my previous employment, but I find that I rarely do -- and even then, it's never with regret. I am perfectly content -- I almost feel like a child again, discovering new things to do, eating when hungry, resting when tired, joyful!

Congrats!

chinaco · 07-01-2007, 04:40 AM

Congrats. Enjoy it... you earned it!

Dog · 07-06-2007, 10:22 PM

Congrats! I'm looking forward to ER....hopefully 13 months to go (although I will probably do some PT work in a gym/fitness studio for pocket money and interest). Anyway, I use to think I could never retire...was addicted to Megacorp 10 -12 hour days....thinking I was making a difference. Reality set in and now I'm in a countdown mode.
Again, congrats to you!

06-27-2007, 09:59 AM	#1
littledoc Confused about dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9	6 months in greetings from the east coast; 6 months in and so far, so good...have been enjoying the forum...littledoc

06-27-2007, 10:42 AM	#2
yakers Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,618	Welcome. Pretty good place here. Tell us about your experience. Did it go like planned? __________________ A slave is someone who waits for someone else to free them

06-29-2007, 07:21 AM	#5
Dawg54 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,327	Welcome! 3 months retired for me and seems like ages ago. Don't miss it at all. I thought the transition might be a little harder but glad I was wrong. __________________ Full time golf bum.......

06-29-2007, 07:31 AM	#6
Achiever51 Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 806	Six months in for me too! And I'm loving every minute of it! I thought that I would at least think about my previous employment, but I find that I rarely do -- and even then, it's never with regret. I am perfectly content -- I almost feel like a child again, discovering new things to do, eating when hungry, resting when tired, joyful! Congrats!

07-01-2007, 04:40 AM	#7
chinaco Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,996	Congrats. Enjoy it... you earned it! __________________ Disclaimer: I make no warranty or guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of this information. I am not a financial planner, my comments only represent my opinion.

06-29-2007, 06:15 AM	#3
littledoc Confused about dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 9	thank yu...after 35 years, was able to retire at 56. spouse is 53 and retired 3 yrs ago. i almost did, but wasn't quite ready. in the early 1980's, we realized we could early retire in our 50's. pay yourself first and what i now see as LBYM. after 6 months of retirement, lifesyle pretty much as expected except i don't miss the work as much as i thought i would.

06-29-2007, 06:31 AM	#4
Danny Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,189	Good News! Congrats and welcome to the FIRE life. good that you don't miss work, seems like quite a few people do after they retire....6 years and I don't..there's a lot of other things to do...enjoy

07-06-2007, 10:22 PM	#8
Dog Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 235	Congrats! I'm looking forward to ER....hopefully 13 months to go (although I will probably do some PT work in a gym/fitness studio for pocket money and interest). Anyway, I use to think I could never retire...was addicted to Megacorp 10 -12 hour days....thinking I was making a difference. Reality set in and now I'm in a countdown mode. Again, congrats to you!

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