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05-29-2011, 05:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Eastern USA
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Hi! I am Greg
I am 55 years old and am retiring early as of August 1, 2011.
I have 4 children, two are grown and I have two at home (aged 7 and 14). As you can guess the latter two are from my second and final marriage.
I have been blessed with a career with a single company for 29.5 years. The retirement benefits include a pension, 401k, and retiree health care, dental and vision.
It is good to find this forum. Many of the discussions here concern things I have researched over the last few years and the solutions to those issues are the same as I have concluded.
There are new aspects of things I have not considered and some information that was previously unknown.
I look forward to continuing participation in the forum.
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05-29-2011, 05:39 PM
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Welcome. I agree the forum is a great resource. Congratulations on your soon to be ER.
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05-29-2011, 05:48 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
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Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. Welcome to the forum Greg. 
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05-29-2011, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cooksburg,PA
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Welcome Greg!
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Free to canoe
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05-29-2011, 06:16 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Welcome. What a wonderful position to be in to be able to spend so much time with your youngest kids.
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05-29-2011, 06:26 PM
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Location: South Eastern USA
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Yes, all around I have found that I am much more relaxed with these second two and look forward to raising them at a time of my life not dedicated to so many hours of work.
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05-29-2011, 06:37 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NC Triangle
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Welcome, Greg! It sounds like life is just getting better for you  .
I have just added you to the "Class of 2011" ER list that appears in the "Life After ER" board. Good to have you join us!
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05-29-2011, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
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Welcome.
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Very conservative with investments. Not ER'd yet, 48 years old. Please do not take anything I write or imply as legal, financial or medical advice directed to you. Contact your own financial advisor, healthcare provider, or attorney for financial, medical and legal advice.
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05-29-2011, 08:20 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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Welcome Greg !
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05-29-2011, 09:13 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Welcome!
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05-30-2011, 10:18 AM
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Welcome to the forum Greg.
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Thank you for the warm welcome!
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05-30-2011, 10:33 AM
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Thank you for the warm welcome!
Thank you for the warm welcome!
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05-30-2011, 12:06 PM
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Congratulations and welcome! Lots of great people and information here. Look forward to your contributions!
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05-30-2011, 01:43 PM
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Welcome and congratulations Greg. Sounds like everything is getting off on the right foot. Word of caution. As the saying goes, "Been there done that". Check all the fine print of any paper work you might have about your pension and health care benefits. When I retired from megacorp, I thought I had health care benefits for life as I was told. However, fine print says megacorp can change the health benefits any time they deem necessary. They said it was necessary and eliminated my health care benefits after 34 years of service and 20 years into retirement. I was in management and not protected by any labor contract. Pension is different. Mine is a defined benefit pension and is guaranteed by the federal government (see fine print again).
Hope all goes well for you in your retirement.
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05-30-2011, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Earth
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Welcome to the forum.
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05-30-2011, 03:07 PM
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HOLA!
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05-30-2011, 05:07 PM
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Location: South Eastern USA
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Originally Posted by JOHNNIE36
Welcome and congratulations Greg. Sounds like everything is getting off on the right foot. Word of caution. As the saying goes, "Been there done that". Check all the fine print of any paper work you might have about your pension and health care benefits. When I retired from megacorp, I thought I had health care benefits for life as I was told. However, fine print says megacorp can change the health benefits any time they deem necessary. They said it was necessary and eliminated my health care benefits after 34 years of service and 20 years into retirement. I was in management and not protected by any labor contract. Pension is different. Mine is a defined benefit pension and is guaranteed by the federal government (see fine print again).
Hope all goes well for you in your retirement.
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Thanks! Yes, the retiree health care is not guaranteed. That is a risk along with pension, 401k, social security. Failure of any one would cause problems. I will plan accordingly.
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05-30-2011, 08:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Hello and welcome 
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05-31-2011, 12:19 PM
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Welcome aboard Greg!
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07-04-2011, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Eastern USA
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12 working days until I get FIRE'd. I think I will be antsy until it happens. It is good to read the post-retirement blogs on how mindset changes after retirement.
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