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At about this time of day on June 30th, 2006, a long time friend from HR walked in and announced "it's time to go!" I had cleaned out my office weeks before this, so there were no boxes, no brief cases to carry out. We walked to the parking lot shooting the shi* about old times, even extending the conversation leaning against my car. Eventually I bid farewell and it was taillights down the driveway for the last time. I was 58. DW had RE'd at 55, 3 years prior.
Things have generally gone well.
1. MegaCorp paid severance and provided health insurance as promised.
2. A half-hearted job search yielded nothing interesting but after a few months, a Megacorp friend already at another company called and offered me an attractive position. That's when I actually had to decide whether I was unemployed or retired. I chose the later.
3. Our FIRE portfolio, despite a scary dip during the recession, seems to be in good shape today.
4. We remain in our long time home near family and friends which is our personal choice despite the high cost of living here.
5. No life threatening health issues.
6. We have a small RV and are doing a lot of camping, fishing, kayaking and other outdoorsy activities figuring we'll switch to cruising and touring later.
Participating in this forum has been both informative and entertaining. I joined about a year before leaving MegaCorp and learned that being cut by MegaCorp but with full retirement benefits and a decent severance package wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Since retiring, I check the forum frequently and find the diverse ideas, opinions and information extremely helpful.
Thanks to everyone for being here and to all you FIRE'd folks, keep enjoying!
Things have generally gone well.
1. MegaCorp paid severance and provided health insurance as promised.
2. A half-hearted job search yielded nothing interesting but after a few months, a Megacorp friend already at another company called and offered me an attractive position. That's when I actually had to decide whether I was unemployed or retired. I chose the later.
3. Our FIRE portfolio, despite a scary dip during the recession, seems to be in good shape today.
4. We remain in our long time home near family and friends which is our personal choice despite the high cost of living here.
5. No life threatening health issues.
6. We have a small RV and are doing a lot of camping, fishing, kayaking and other outdoorsy activities figuring we'll switch to cruising and touring later.
Participating in this forum has been both informative and entertaining. I joined about a year before leaving MegaCorp and learned that being cut by MegaCorp but with full retirement benefits and a decent severance package wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Since retiring, I check the forum frequently and find the diverse ideas, opinions and information extremely helpful.
Thanks to everyone for being here and to all you FIRE'd folks, keep enjoying!