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12-31-2018, 11:36 AM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Last Day of Work!!!!!
My last full day of work and I am beyond excited. 52, Divorced and just got tired of the Mega Corp rat race. Have run many different retirement calculators and all look like I have a high chance of not having to work again unless I choose to work. Planning on spending more time with daughters and traveling. Already have a trip scheduled to AZ for spring training in March. Life is good. Thanks to all who contribute to the forums. I have learned a lot.
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12-31-2018, 11:40 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 485
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Welcome! I did it last week, still can’t believe it!
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Central Ohio and Ft.Myers, Florida
Retired January 2019, age 63
35/65 AA
0.00 WR
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12-31-2018, 11:47 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 9,526
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Beautiful and don't look back. Have a great retirement and most likely will have more then what you started with down the road.
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12-31-2018, 11:49 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: No. California
Posts: 1,858
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Congratulations.
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12-31-2018, 12:13 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: in transit
Posts: 318
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Originally Posted by qmartd
My last full day of work and I am beyond excited. 52, Divorced and just got tired of the Mega Corp rat race. Have run many different retirement calculators and all look like I have a high chance of not having to work again unless I choose to work. Planning on spending more time with daughters and traveling. Already have a trip scheduled to AZ for spring training in March. Life is good. Thanks to all who contribute to the forums. I have learned a lot.
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Didn't you think hard about that decision 10 years ago with a $7MM nest egg?. What took u 10 years to pull the trigger. Reads like the divorse and time played into your decision. Update us on your past 10 year gap in posts. Regardless, welcome in at 52. It took me another 10 years to get the nerve to quit. Well done! BTY, I went to spring training this year and it was a blast!!
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A persons wealth is measured by what they can afford to do without.
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12-31-2018, 12:17 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Wy'east
Posts: 103
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Congratulations! I'm a bit jealous as I think that I'm still 8-10 years out.
Spring training is a beautiful thing. The one time I went I left Michigan in snow and landed in Phoenix, drove to my place of stay with the windows down. Woke up the next morning and had coffee on the porch wearing shorts and a t-shirt. The difference between the stadiums/teams was so cool. Watched the Cubs play with a bunch of fat, pasty, shirtless dudes drinking cheap beer and eating Chicago style dogs. The next day was craft beer and Asian food with the Giants.
Sorry for flapping of at the keyboard, enjoy your time and have a great retirement!
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01-01-2019, 08:01 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Grand Rapids
Posts: 466
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Congratulations on your ER! Attending spring training has always been one of my dreams, and I plan to do that after my own retirement - 13 months away today. Sounds like you're in great financial shape - do what you want, follow your dreams, and have fun!
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01-01-2019, 08:06 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 3,433
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Congratulations and welcome back!
omni
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01-01-2019, 08:07 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 521
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Congratulations!
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01-01-2019, 08:08 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Tellico Village
Posts: 2,622
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Congrats on retirement!! Hope the Arizona Spring Training is not for the Cubs!!
Cardinals fan here.
VW
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Retired May 13th(Friday) 2016 at age 61.
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01-01-2019, 10:22 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,862
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Congratulations! I've been retired for 5 months now, and love it. I'm quite certain you will too.
I have had to w*rk ON New Year's Day the last 14 years to get an end-of-year financial pulled together and published on the Megacorp website before COB on 1/1. Last night I realized I could drink more champagne than I normally did the last 14 years, and have a bit of a headache this morning. I'll take it over pulling that d*mned number together.  Yeah for me!!!!
Yeah for you too!!!!
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FIRE Class of 2018 @ 61
Old men and women sit in the shade of trees they planted long ago
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01-01-2019, 10:41 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 270
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Congrats on retirement!! Enjoy......
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01-04-2019, 06:54 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 5
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Not for the Cubs, the Royals. That might not be much better for a Cardinals fan.
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01-04-2019, 06:57 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 359
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Congratulations!
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“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” - Hugh Laurie
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01-04-2019, 08:13 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Tellico Village
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qmartd
Not for the Cubs, the Royals. That might not be much better for a Cardinals fan.
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Royals are ok in my book, the Chiefs are even better!!
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Retired May 13th(Friday) 2016 at age 61.
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01-04-2019, 08:28 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 390
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Congrats on the retirement. Enjoy spring training!
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01-06-2019, 09:32 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 297
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Good for you !! You deserve it
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01-09-2019, 07:48 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 9
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Congrats!
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01-09-2019, 09:20 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 9,358
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I hope you enjoy your retirement!
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Even clouds seem bright and breezy, 'Cause the livin' is free and easy, See the rat race in a new way, Like you're wakin' up to a new day (Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether lyrics, Alan Parsons Project, based on an EA Poe story)
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01-10-2019, 03:28 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,305
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Congrats. I pulled the trigger quite a while ago, but DW only has 15 workdays left, so I’m witnessing how you are feeling lately too.
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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