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View Poll Results: At what age did you retire? (retire = NO paycheck)
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below age 45
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5.45% |
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45 to 50
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11.95% |
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51 to 55
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25.37% |
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56 to 60
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30.82% |
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61 to 65
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12.79% |
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above 65
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1.05% |
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not yet retired (includes semi-retired, etc.)
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60 |
12.58% |
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02-18-2019, 05:31 PM
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#41
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,373
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53, August 2017
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The problem isn't artificial intelligence, it's natural stupidity.
You can't spend yourself to prosperity.
Semi-Retired 7/1/16: working part-time (60%) for now [4/24/17 changed to 80%]
Retired Aug 2, 2017; age 53
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02-18-2019, 05:41 PM
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#42
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 37
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At 55 in 2016.
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02-18-2019, 05:46 PM
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#43
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,525
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52, 2002.
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02-19-2019, 09:03 AM
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#44
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Tucson
Posts: 33
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61 in 2018.
but I just received a great job offer. Its for a lot more money with all the good parts of my old job and none of the bad parts. I'm torn , I have to decide by the end of the week.
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02-19-2019, 09:49 AM
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#45
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: GTA
Posts: 1,728
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Been semi-retired for 3.5 years but didn't vote since that "doesn't count"....
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02-19-2019, 10:02 AM
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#46
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ATL --> Flyover Country
Posts: 6,649
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
Thank you. Divorce is indeed awful and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. But, life goes on (much to my surprise!) and in time, one can recover from it both financially and emotionally, and have a happy life. But it takes some effort.
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I'm curious as to how many were made BETTER financially because of divorce? I was divorced in the early 2000's and was financially devastated at the time, but this was the impetus that put me on the track to retire very early. Had I not gotten divorced...oh man, I don't even want to think about that! 
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FIRE'd in 2014 @ 40 Years Old
Professional Retiree
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02-19-2019, 10:12 AM
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#47
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: west coast, hi there!
Posts: 8,809
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I wanted to keep this poll somewhat simple to view. But there is a category for you to select.
You could always start another poll for semi-retired people. In that case you could just have one category for "retired with NO paycheck" ... I won't feel bad. 
I certainly don't mean to imply that if one is earning some money it is a bad thing. People are quite free to choose their path. Something to celebrate.
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02-19-2019, 10:29 AM
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#48
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 1,166
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55 (Jan 2019). No paycheck or other W-2 income. Zip, zero, nadda.
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02-19-2019, 04:20 PM
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#49
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: An Un-Organized Township of Maine
Posts: 801
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I have a pension. Is that a 'paycheck'? I dont see it, it goes direct deposit to my bank account.
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Retired at 42 and I have been enjoying retirement for 18 years [so far].
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02-19-2019, 04:47 PM
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#50
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: west coast, hi there!
Posts: 8,809
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Offgrid Organic Farmer
I have a pension. Is that a 'paycheck'? I dont see it, it goes direct deposit to my bank account.
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No a pension is not a paycheck nor is SS. Neither are compensation for recent work.
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02-19-2019, 05:19 PM
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#51
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 110
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I was born in '57 and retired when I reached 57...you do the math. 
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02-19-2019, 05:46 PM
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#52
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Independence
Posts: 7,297
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Think the last time I worked for a paycheck from someone else I was in my late 20's. Money after that was whatever I felt could be carved off. Pretty random amounts. OTOH, not really sure I'm retired yet as the rentals and such really don't feel like unearned income, no matter what the IRS says.
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02-19-2019, 05:59 PM
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#53
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
Posts: 2,851
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When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich--philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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02-19-2019, 06:07 PM
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#54
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: west coast, hi there!
Posts: 8,809
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redduck
41?
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Math challenged? 
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02-19-2019, 06:20 PM
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#55
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Miami
Posts: 1
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Retired at age 53 in 2016.
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02-19-2019, 06:34 PM
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#56
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 6
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Fell off the merry-go-round at 54. Would have done it sooner, but had to wait for pension to vest. Now in my 16th year of blissful existance.
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02-19-2019, 06:43 PM
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#57
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,390
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Age 46 in 2016. I had been planning for many years but never thought I would be done at age 46. Things just kind of worked out that way and the decision was made fast once it became clear to me I could do it. On top of all this was that my job was becoming more unbearable by the day and it pushed me out the door. No regrets.
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02-19-2019, 06:56 PM
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#58
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,298
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Not me, but then again wasn't even thinking about retirement much until I actually retired.
Much happier now, as not everything relates to financial well being.
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TGIM
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02-19-2019, 06:57 PM
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#59
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Limerick
Posts: 5,655
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Retired at age 56 in 2013.
Was divorced at 36, which allowed me to start saving and LBYM once the lawyer bills were paid off. Married again at 42 to a wonderful like-minded woman.
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02-19-2019, 07:37 PM
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#60
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
Posts: 2,851
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redduck
41?
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Yeah, word problems were always tough for me. Wasn't very good in wood shop/woodshop, either.
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When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich--philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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