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11-21-2015, 01:52 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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Speaking of people whose hearing along with other senses declines with age, I recall a story that I have told before here.
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11-21-2015, 02:20 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lawn chair in Texas
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Originally Posted by Mulligan
I sure hope not. Im only 51. But my neighbor who is 86 has them. They give him fits. I don't want any part of them. If I cant see anything its my problem, but if I cant hear anything its your problem. 
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Sometimes not hearing is a blessing... ;-)
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Have Funds, Will Retire
...not doing anything of true substance...
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11-21-2015, 06:08 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by MuirWannabe
Way to go. How did your conversation with boss go? Were you very nervous or just relieved?
Welcome to a new phase of life. Hope to join you very soon assuming I have the guts to pull the trigger like you just did.
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I was not nervous at all b/c I was fully convinced I was right to retire.
The boss wanted me to stay until the current project is done sometime mid next year. I said, no thanks.
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11-21-2015, 06:13 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Bay Area
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Originally Posted by W2R
So, whatcha gonna do in retirement?  When I retired, I had no idea and I still don't but I'm having a ball finding out as I enjoy each day thoroughly. Finally I feel like all that work and delayed gratification during the accumulation years has paid off.
A superficial/rough look at your finances gives me the idea that you will be fine in that respect, and if FIRECalc agrees then it looks to me like you're set. |
Thanks.
What will I be donig?
- sleep in as late as I can, do short term trading until 1:00 pm PST, go practice/play golf, house work, gardening, read books, listen to music
- travel - hike, camping, fishing, general outdoor'ng
I don't think I will be bored.
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11-21-2015, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rodi
Congratulations, Robnplunder!!! I'll admit - I had you pegged for a few more OMYs. It's good that I was wrong.
Woo Hoo!!!
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Thanks! I thought I was going to do OMY but I came to my senses at the end. 
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11-21-2015, 06:29 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robnplunder
I was not nervous at all b/c I was fully convinced I was right to retire.
The boss wanted me to stay until the current project is done sometime mid next year. I said, no thanks.
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Sounds familiar.
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11-21-2015, 06:40 PM
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Location: West Tx
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Congrats and let the fun begin!
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11-21-2015, 08:42 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Awesome!
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The kids used to call me Captain Slow; now they also use Captain Cheap. I tell them, "Talk to the portfolio!"
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11-21-2015, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by robnplunder
The boss wanted me to stay until the current project is done sometime mid next year. I said, no thanks.
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Congrats Rob! We FIRED earlier this year, 9 months free & loving it more every day. 
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11-22-2015, 03:05 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Congratulations Robnplunder, enjoy the freedom.
We look forward to retiring in 2017.
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11-22-2015, 07:44 PM
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Thanks, everyone.
It was hard to call it quit to something I have been doing for so many years.
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11-25-2015, 11:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robnplunder
In the last 12 months, I posted the below thread and a similar one to solicit input - http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ere-77520.html. It helped me to do OMY to build up more asset, and cut my yearly ER budget down. It gave me confidence to retire at the end of this year. I've communicated my end date to my boss today. Idios, work. Hello, new retirement world.
Here are my final numbers that pushed me over to ER.
- $1.9 in investible asset - mutual funds, 401ks, Company deferred pay account.
- $600k in house equity. Can downsize and move to another part of CA or Nevada.
- $85k in yearly ER budget. Can drop to $75k if needed.
Lastly, thank you for all of you who helped me get to this point.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Curious as I'm in similar financial position and planning to call it quits next year at 55.
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11-25-2015, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bobandsherry
CONGRATULATIONS!!
If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Curious as I'm in similar financial position and planning to call it quits next year at 55.
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53 (DW, too) and still getting older ...
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11-25-2015, 12:17 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Congrats!
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12-24-2015, 10:40 AM
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Today is my last day of work (12/24/15). After 5 farewell lunches and all the goodbyes & well wishes, and gifts, it has sunk in. I am done working. A new chapter in my life begins.
Everyone, I mean everyone, was surprised by my ER deicsion. Two questions I fielded the most were how can you afford it, and why retire so early? Most were happy for me, and some were envious. A few of them confided that they too are looking to retire very soon and asked relevant questions. Two more co-workers have retired since my ER announcement, and another key employee is leaving the Megacorp. My VP's org is disintegrating it seems and his way of managing people has a lot to do with it. But that's behind me now. Good grief!
My new year's resolution is to make my ER work such that I won't regret my decision to abandon OMY.
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12-24-2015, 10:49 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Same boat here - last day was Tuesday. We have a new job now: figure out something fun to do with our time!
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12-24-2015, 11:35 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Congrats to both of you, robnplunder and stepford! You will wonder how you had the time for a career. Boredom (in my experience) is virtually nonexistent. Happy Holidays!
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12-24-2015, 12:39 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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Congrats!
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"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man" -- Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)
"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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12-24-2015, 02:10 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robnplunder
In the last 12 months, I posted the below thread and a similar one to solicit input - http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ere-77520.html. It helped me to do OMY to build up more asset, and cut my yearly ER budget down. It gave me confidence to retire at the end of this year. I've communicated my end date to my boss today. Idios, work. Hello, new retirement world.
Here are my final numbers that pushed me over to ER.
- $1.9 in investible asset - mutual funds, 401ks, Company deferred pay account.
- $600k in house equity. Can downsize and move to another part of CA or Nevada.
- $85k in yearly ER budget. Can drop to $75k if needed.
Lastly, thank you for all of you who helped me get to this point.
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You must forgot something, e.g., a good pension, otherwise the numbers do not add up.
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12-24-2015, 02:25 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by flyingaway
You must forgot something, e.g., a good pension, otherwise the numbers do not add up.
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I fail to see any problem here. You have enough to bridge to whatever point you decide take SS. Don't let the gloom and doom people sway you. There will always be potential risks involved.
Now all I need to do is to take the plunge myself. 
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Took SS at 62 and hope I live long enough to regret the decision.
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