2006 Retirements

**REWahoo** · 01-01-2007, 08:34 AM

Everywhere you look you see articles looking back on 2006 listing the biggest events of 2006, the biggest news stories, etc. I thought it only fitting that we list who on the forum achieved ER (or R, or semi-R), in 2006.

Martha, I know you rang the bell at midnight. Who else hung it up in '06?

newguy88 · 01-01-2007, 10:21 AM

Well really my ER date is today 01/01/2007, but my last day was 12/22/2006.

Donzo · 01-01-2007, 10:53 AM

My last day at megacorp/work was 6/30/06. Do not miss a thing!!

I am really looking forward to a great 07 - we have several long trips planned after ski season is over!

CyclingInvestor · 01-01-2007, 11:36 AM

Checked out of 27 years of programming Oct 17 2006. I have enjoyed
waking up every morning since, and cannot imagine going back to that
soul-grinding atmosphere of the last few months of work.

73ss454 · 01-01-2007, 12:36 PM

Dec 1st was my last day at the job and flew to my new house in Fla. that night. I'm still doing a few things from my house in Fla. for my job but it will all end this month.

34 years in a car dealership just about did me in. I found this forum just in time.
This will be an interesting year for sure.

linkerbink · 01-01-2007, 12:59 PM

My last physical day was last Friday, the 29th...last day on paper was yesterday. I'm truly a newbie at this FIRE business!

poboy · 01-01-2007, 04:00 PM

Officially retired March 1, 06. Total enjoyment.

thefed · 01-01-2007, 06:42 PM

i quit the 'nine to five' on 9-22-06. Never looked back, and plan to build my businesses for the foreseeable future...and its nothing like W*rk!!!

AltaRed · 01-01-2007, 11:59 PM

Officially retired 4/30/06 and loving every minute of it.

OkieTexan · 01-02-2007, 12:07 AM

I ER'd on 09-01-2006; so I have been free for four months.

cj · 01-02-2007, 06:58 AM

I ER'd on 4/27/2006. Took a couple of months to decompress and then took a "retirement job" (as in the other thread) doing part-time admin work at my church. Waaaaaaay low stress, I enjoy it and feel like I'm doing something useful, yet I still have lots of time for ME. It's all good!

CJ

dex · 01-02-2007, 08:11 AM

My first day of life began on July 17, 2006. I'm learning to walk now. I'm hoping to learn how to run and then fly soon!

My Dream · 01-02-2007, 08:34 AM

I don't remember my exact date since it wasn't planed and ended up being a slow departure but I believe it was early October, 06.

Dreamer · 01-02-2007, 09:04 AM

My last day of work was 06/02/06. I had 32 years and 8 months of working for Uncle Sam. I am really enjoying it so far and can't believe that I have been retired for seven months already! The time has really flown!

donheff · 01-02-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dex

My first day of life began on July 17, 2006. I'm learning to walk now. I'm hoping to learn how to run and then fly soon!

Tell your parents to open up a Vanguard account in your name and start putting a couple of grand in per year. You will be able to ER before you are 50 without saving a dime

yakers · 01-03-2007, 01:00 PM

Yakers' wife retired in June of 2006 after a teaching career. Yakers will probably go in 2007.

Cattusbabe · 01-03-2007, 08:13 PM

Bailed on May 21,2006 after 32 years in nursing. Still in the decompression phase. DH says that I should take a year to fully decompress. Who Am I to argue. He ER'ed two years ago and took the transation slow. Now he is enjoying the hobbies he did not have time for when he worked.

We are "DINKS on FIRE" and we love it.

A co-worker of mine called me recently to wish me a Happy New Year and to fill me in on all of the company news. Do I have to say it...thank God I'm not there!!!!!!

I love my life. Love it, love it, love it, love it.

Poundkey · 01-03-2007, 08:39 PM

I jumped out of the rat race on March 24, 2006 after 37 years as a machinist. It sure feels good to be away from all of that. 8)

Moemg · 01-04-2007, 01:55 PM

I bailed Nov.17th after 39 years in Nursing . One of my former co-workers asked me if there was anything I would have done differently and I said yes ,I would have bailed out sooner!!!

My Dream · 01-04-2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surreal

Bailed on May 21,2006 after 32 years in nursing. Still in the decompression phase. DH says that I should take a year to fully decompress. Who Am I to argue. He ER'ed two years ago and took the transation slow. Now he is enjoying the hobbies he did not have time for when he worked.

We are "DINKS on FIRE" and we love it.

A co-worker of mine called me recently to wish me a Happy New Year and to fill me in on all of the company news. Do I have to say it...thank God I'm not there!!!!!!

I love my life. Love it, love it, love it, love it.

Can you help me out with what "Dinks" stand for?

Thanks

01-01-2007, 08:34 AM	#1
REWahoo Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 11,628	2006 Retirements Everywhere you look you see articles looking back on 2006 listing the biggest events of 2006, the biggest news stories, etc. I thought it only fitting that we list who on the forum achieved ER (or R, or semi-R), in 2006. Martha, I know you rang the bell at midnight. Who else hung it up in '06? __________________ [Closed for renovation]

01-01-2007, 10:21 AM	#2
newguy88 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,119	Re: 2006 Retirements Well really my ER date is today 01/01/2007, but my last day was 12/22/2006.

01-01-2007, 10:53 AM	#3
Donzo Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 527	Re: 2006 Retirements My last day at megacorp/work was 6/30/06. Do not miss a thing!! I am really looking forward to a great 07 - we have several long trips planned after ski season is over! __________________ Freed at 49. You only live once - live it

01-01-2007, 11:36 AM	#4
CyclingInvestor Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 797	Re: 2006 Retirements Checked out of 27 years of programming Oct 17 2006. I have enjoyed waking up every morning since, and cannot imagine going back to that soul-grinding atmosphere of the last few months of work. __________________ learn, work, save, invest, fire

01-01-2007, 12:36 PM	#5
73ss454 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,758	Re: 2006 Retirements Dec 1st was my last day at the job and flew to my new house in Fla. that night. I'm still doing a few things from my house in Fla. for my job but it will all end this month. 34 years in a car dealership just about did me in. I found this forum just in time. This will be an interesting year for sure.

01-01-2007, 12:59 PM	#6
linkerbink Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 92	Re: 2006 Retirements My last physical day was last Friday, the 29th...last day on paper was yesterday. I'm truly a newbie at this FIRE business! __________________ FIREd on 12/31/2006

01-01-2007, 04:00 PM	#7
poboy Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 361	Re: 2006 Retirements Officially retired March 1, 06. Total enjoyment. __________________ Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

01-01-2007, 06:42 PM	#8
thefed Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,417	Re: 2006 Retirements i quit the 'nine to five' on 9-22-06. Never looked back, and plan to build my businesses for the foreseeable future...and its nothing like W*rk!!!

01-01-2007, 11:59 PM	#9
AltaRed Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 794	Re: 2006 Retirements Officially retired 4/30/06 and loving every minute of it.

01-02-2007, 12:07 AM	#10
OkieTexan Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 105	Re: 2006 Retirements I ER'd on 09-01-2006; so I have been free for four months. __________________ OkieTexan

01-02-2007, 06:58 AM	#11
cj Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 308	Re: 2006 Retirements I ER'd on 4/27/2006. Took a couple of months to decompress and then took a "retirement job" (as in the other thread) doing part-time admin work at my church. Waaaaaaay low stress, I enjoy it and feel like I'm doing something useful, yet I still have lots of time for ME. It's all good! CJ

01-02-2007, 08:11 AM	#12
dex Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,056	Re: 2006 Retirements My first day of life began on July 17, 2006. I'm learning to walk now. I'm hoping to learn how to run and then fly soon! __________________ Sometimes death is not as tragic as not knowing how to live. This man knew how to live--and how to make others glad they were living. - Jack Benny at Nat King Cole's funeral

01-02-2007, 08:34 AM	#13
My Dream Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 372	Re: 2006 Retirements I don't remember my exact date since it wasn't planed and ended up being a slow departure but I believe it was early October, 06. __________________ Newbie

01-02-2007, 09:04 AM	#14
Dreamer Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 850	Re: 2006 Retirements My last day of work was 06/02/06. I had 32 years and 8 months of working for Uncle Sam. I am really enjoying it so far and can't believe that I have been retired for seven months already! The time has really flown!

01-03-2007, 01:00 PM	#16
yakers Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,611	Re: 2006 Retirements Yakers' wife retired in June of 2006 after a teaching career. Yakers will probably go in 2007. __________________ A slave is someone who waits for someone else to free them

01-03-2007, 08:13 PM	#17
Cattusbabe Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 381	Re: 2006 Retirements Bailed on May 21,2006 after 32 years in nursing. Still in the decompression phase. DH says that I should take a year to fully decompress. Who Am I to argue. He ER'ed two years ago and took the transation slow. Now he is enjoying the hobbies he did not have time for when he worked. We are "DINKS on FIRE" and we love it. A co-worker of mine called me recently to wish me a Happy New Year and to fill me in on all of the company news. Do I have to say it...thank God I'm not there!!!!!! I love my life. Love it, love it, love it, love it. __________________ Any day your on this side of the grass is a good day.

01-03-2007, 08:39 PM	#18
Poundkey Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 196	Re: 2006 Retirements I jumped out of the rat race on March 24, 2006 after 37 years as a machinist. It sure feels good to be away from all of that. 8) __________________ .....#.....

01-04-2007, 01:55 PM	#19
Moemg Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sarasota,fl. Posts: 3,096	Re: 2006 Retirements I bailed Nov.17th after 39 years in Nursing . One of my former co-workers asked me if there was anything I would have done differently and I said yes ,I would have bailed out sooner!!!

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