StaceyR
Dryer sheet wannabe
I thought it appropriate to leave my first post here to say hello and thank you to all of the wonderful contributors here. One week into retirement and I feel like I'm back in school with so much to learn but so many great teachers and fellow students to assist me.
Retiring early at 59 is not quite the accomplishment that others have shared here but as someone who has beaten cancer and more recently a heart attack I'm thrilled to start living life on my terms and timetable. My soon-to-be-retired wife and I had been laying the foundation of FI for years by eliminating debt and growing our nest egg but there is still much to do and many decisions needing to be made. Oddly, our saying goodbye to comfortable but unrewarding jobs was harder than anticipated as we battled with the "one more year" syndrome. The recent passing of my Mother and my sudden heart attack were the wake up calls we needed to jump out of the frying pan and into the FIRE!
Cheers!
Retiring early at 59 is not quite the accomplishment that others have shared here but as someone who has beaten cancer and more recently a heart attack I'm thrilled to start living life on my terms and timetable. My soon-to-be-retired wife and I had been laying the foundation of FI for years by eliminating debt and growing our nest egg but there is still much to do and many decisions needing to be made. Oddly, our saying goodbye to comfortable but unrewarding jobs was harder than anticipated as we battled with the "one more year" syndrome. The recent passing of my Mother and my sudden heart attack were the wake up calls we needed to jump out of the frying pan and into the FIRE!
Cheers!
