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08-01-2012, 09:01 AM
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#461
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
Posts: 17,173
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Best wishes for a long and healthy retirement!
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Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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08-01-2012, 09:18 AM
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#462
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,590
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazarus
Today is the first day of retirement for me.
I have had a job since I was 13 and now am 55 this month. Still in shock, but I will get used to it.
Had some luck along the way. Never laid off or fired. Never divorced. Good health. Took a lot of planning but there is always an element of chance to it.
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Congratulations and welcome to the club!
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08-01-2012, 10:49 AM
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#463
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: DFW
Posts: 7,586
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I gave my employer six month notice that I intend to retire end of January 2013, but with vacation and personal days, my last day at work will essentially be 12/31/12. I'm not sure if this pushes me out of the class of 2012, but at least I feel relieved to finally rid myself of the one more year syndrome
Funny, my boss is already pushing me to see if I will stay longer
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08-01-2012, 10:55 AM
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#464
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,590
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Unlike work, here you are free to choose for yourself. You can even change your mind about which class you want to be in.
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08-02-2012, 05:22 AM
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#465
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Springfield Illinois
Posts: 23
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Just added myself to the list. My first official day of retirement was yesterday, August 1st 2012 at the age of 53.
12ridehd
aeross 60 1/31/12
amfox1 2/29/12
AnIntentionalRoad 9/5/2012
Aviator 9/1/12
Aruba50 4/12
Bellbarbara 4/12
Beowolf 2/29/12
BigNick 6/30/12
Blackwoodt 09/28/12
BradMM
Chainsbegone 6/12
Cato 6/30/2012
Chuckanut 9/12
CitizenK 3/12
Da Nag 5/1/12
Dancingmama
DFW M5
fwest 2/27/12
Gary M
Grandlakeokie 4/1
GT1 Doug 5/11/12
HighRoller
jwkde
Ksols 6/12
Lagniappe (4/23/12)
Lazarus 8/1/2012
LeapDay2012 2/29/12 (46)
marylandcrab
Mexico 7/12
mh 2/10/12
o2chim2
Obgyn65
Ohyes 7/1/12
Oldtrig 2/29/12
Palomalou 5/12
Pegcarddave 3/1/12
Piano88
Plattj 1
potto 0213
psweath 3/1/12
Ron0731
RynoSeattle 2/1/12
RootyToot 10/31
Scony
SJ1_ 2/2012
teejayevans 3/2/12
TeeRa 8/12
Traineeinvestor
Unallowable
Worker Bee 4/27/12
xyz
z-d-g 3/1/12
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08-02-2012, 02:39 PM
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#466
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Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego
Posts: 14,171
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Congratulations Ron and Lazarus.
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08-17-2012, 01:34 PM
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#467
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Chicago area
Posts: 431
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Just updated myself on the list. My first official hour of retirement just began at the age of 43!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron0731
12ridehd
aeross 60 1/31/12
amfox1 2/29/12
AnIntentionalRoad
Aviator 9/1/12
Aruba50 4/12
Bellbarbara 4/12
Beowolf 2/29/12
BigNick 6/30/12
Blackwoodt 09/28/12
BradMM
Chainsbegone 6/12
Cato 6/30/2012
Chuckanut 9/12
CitizenK 3/12
Da Nag 5/1/12
Dancingmama
DFW M5
fwest 2/27/12
Gary M
Grandlakeokie 4/1
GT1 Doug 5/11/12
HighRoller
jwkde
Ksols 6/12
Lagniappe (4/23/12)
Lazarus 8/1/2012
LeapDay2012 2/29/12 (46)
marylandcrab
Mexico 7/12
mh 2/10/12
o2chim2
Obgyn65
Ohyes 7/1/12
Oldtrig 2/29/12
Palomalou 5/12
Pegcarddave 3/1/12
Piano88
Plattj 1
potto 0213
psweath 3/1/12
Ron0731
RynoSeattle 2/1/12
RootyToot 10/31
Scony
SJ1_ 2/2012
teejayevans 3/2/12
TeeRa 8/12
Traineeinvestor
Unallowable
Worker Bee 4/27/12
xyz
z-d-g 3/1/12
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08-18-2012, 06:03 AM
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#468
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AnIntentionalRoad
Just updated myself on the list. My first official hour of retirement just began at the age of 43!
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Well done AIR!!!
Keep us posted.
__________________
You may be whatever you resolve to be.
100% x 10% > 10% x 100%
Small pensions & SS cover essentials
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08-18-2012, 11:54 AM
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#469
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,608
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Congratulations AIR and welcome to the group of happy retirees!!
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08-19-2012, 04:03 PM
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#470
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Chicago area
Posts: 431
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It felt very surreal walking out of my previous employer's building Friday.
That evening I was mentally exhausted from the good byes and the culmination of the anticipation of retiring. It was a bittersweet evening.
BUT, the next morning I woke up refreshed and rested. I was so happy and the whole day I walked around with my head in the clouds.
Just do it, if you are hesitant!
AIR
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08-24-2012, 05:55 PM
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#471
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
Posts: 17,173
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The 'Welcome Back' letters have been mailed out to the teaching staff. These are the ones that remind people of perhaps one paid day full of meetings and a week or two of unpaid days when the classrooms are open for work.
How nice to have not received one.
__________________
Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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08-24-2012, 06:20 PM
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#472
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 297
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Looks like it's time to join the class.
Gave two months notice a month ago, so I'm retiring October 1, 2012 after 32 years (plus two weeks) in the IT world, at age 56.
Might take time to adjust to not having a paycheck for the first time since I was 16, but pretty sure it won't take much time to adjust to not having to work. No more project deadlines ...
October will be busy, with a baseball tournament to play in Phoenix and another in Las Vegas, along with helping my daughter move from DC to Chicago. Heck, I might not even notice that I'm not working. Just a vague sense of something missing.
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08-25-2012, 04:46 AM
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#473
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstop14
Looks like it's time to join the class.
Gave two months notice a month ago, so I'm retiring October 1, 2012 after 32 years (plus two weeks) in the IT world, at age 56.
Might take time to adjust to not having a paycheck for the first time since I was 16, but pretty sure it won't take much time to adjust to not having to work. No more project deadlines ...
October will be busy, with a baseball tournament to play in Phoenix and another in Las Vegas, along with helping my daughter move from DC to Chicago. Heck, I might not even notice that I'm not working. Just a vague sense of something missing.
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Wow, your first post and BOOM you're retired!
That was a " Short Stop."
__________________
You may be whatever you resolve to be.
100% x 10% > 10% x 100%
Small pensions & SS cover essentials
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08-25-2012, 02:37 PM
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#474
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 297
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Yeah, my first trip into these forums ... although I've used FIRECalc for quite a while, read Retire Early Home Page and the Motley Fool retire early forums for a long time.
Pulling the plug has been a goal for a long time; it's been a long career with the same company most of the way, but now it's tedious and repetitive, time to move onto something else.
And now figuring out what I want to do when I grow up is the major task on the horizon.
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08-25-2012, 07:16 PM
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#475
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 805
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Congratulations AIR and Shortstop!
Keep us posted on your new life---as you get yourself back.
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08-26-2012, 10:04 PM
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#476
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 1,688
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I have just taken myself off the list.
I have agreed a last date with my immediate boss of 30 June 2013 instead of the 31 December 2012 that I had planned when we began the discussion. For reasons that have nothing to do with financial needs but "doing the right thing" by some of my colleagues I have been persauded to stay a bit longer .
12ridehd
aeross 60 1/31/12
amfox1 2/29/12
AnIntentionalRoad 9/5/2012
Aviator 9/1/12
Aruba50 4/12
Bellbarbara 4/12
Beowolf 2/29/12
BigNick 6/30/12
Blackwoodt 09/28/12
BradMM
Chainsbegone 6/12
Cato 6/30/2012
Chuckanut 9/12
CitizenK 3/12
Da Nag 5/1/12
Dancingmama
DFW M5
fwest 2/27/12
Gary M
Grandlakeokie 4/1
GT1 Doug 5/11/12
HighRoller
jwkde
Ksols 6/12
Lagniappe (4/23/12)
Lazarus 8/1/2012
LeapDay2012 2/29/12 (46)
marylandcrab
Mexico 7/12
mh 2/10/12
o2chim2
Obgyn65
Ohyes 7/1/12
Oldtrig 2/29/12
Palomalou 5/12
Pegcarddave 3/1/12
Piano88
Plattj 1
potto 0213
psweath 3/1/12
Ron0731
RynoSeattle 2/1/12
RootyToot 10/31
Scony
SJ1_ 2/2012
teejayevans 3/2/12
TeeRa 8/12
Unallowable
Worker Bee 4/27/12
xyz
z-d-g 3/1/12
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Budgeting is a skill practised by people who are bad at politics.
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08-27-2012, 06:59 AM
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#477
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,085
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Added myself to the list.
Quote:
Originally Posted by traineeinvestor
I have just taken myself off the list.
I have agreed a last date with my immediate boss of 30 June 2013 instead of the 31 December 2012 that I had planned when we began the discussion. For reasons that have nothing to do with financial needs but "doing the right thing" by some of my colleagues I have been persauded to stay a bit longer .
12ridehd
aeross 60 1/31/12
amfox1 2/29/12
AnIntentionalRoad 9/5/2012
Aviator 9/1/12
Aruba50 4/12
Bellbarbara 4/12
Beowolf 2/29/12
BigNick 6/30/12
Blackwoodt 09/28/12
BradMM
Chainsbegone 6/12
Cato 6/30/2012
Chuckanut 9/12
CitizenK 3/12
Da Nag 5/1/12
Dancingmama
David1961 10/1/12
DFW M5
fwest 2/27/12
Gary M
Grandlakeokie 4/1
GT1 Doug 5/11/12
HighRoller
jwkde
Ksols 6/12
Lagniappe (4/23/12)
Lazarus 8/1/2012
LeapDay2012 2/29/12 (46)
marylandcrab
Mexico 7/12
mh 2/10/12
o2chim2
Obgyn65
Ohyes 7/1/12
Oldtrig 2/29/12
Palomalou 5/12
Pegcarddave 3/1/12
Piano88
Plattj 1
potto 0213
psweath 3/1/12
Ron0731
RynoSeattle 2/1/12
RootyToot 10/31
Scony
SJ1_ 2/2012
teejayevans 3/2/12
TeeRa 8/12
Unallowable
Worker Bee 4/27/12
xyz
z-d-g 3/1/12
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08-27-2012, 07:32 AM
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#478
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 231
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David, I know the feeling.. I extended by four months thru Dec 28 and am resisting staying any longer.
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08-27-2012, 10:08 AM
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#479
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 297
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Adding myself ...
12ridehd
aeross 60 1/31/12
amfox1 2/29/12
AnIntentionalRoad 9/5/2012
Aviator 9/1/12
Aruba50 4/12
Bellbarbara 4/12
Beowolf 2/29/12
BigNick 6/30/12
Blackwoodt 09/28/12
BradMM
Chainsbegone 6/12
Cato 6/30/2012
Chuckanut 9/12
CitizenK 3/12
Da Nag 5/1/12
Dancingmama
David1961 10/1/12
DFW M5
fwest 2/27/12
Gary M
Grandlakeokie 4/1
GT1 Doug 5/11/12
HighRoller
jwkde
Ksols 6/12
Lagniappe (4/23/12)
Lazarus 8/1/2012
LeapDay2012 2/29/12 (46)
marylandcrab
Mexico 7/12
mh 2/10/12
o2chim2
Obgyn65
Ohyes 7/1/12
Oldtrig 2/29/12
Palomalou 5/12
Pegcarddave 3/1/12
Piano88
Plattj 1
potto 0213
psweath 3/1/12
Ron0731
RynoSeattle 2/1/12
RootyToot 10/31
Scony
shortstop14 10/1/12
SJ1_ 2/2012
teejayevans 3/2/12
TeeRa 8/12
Unallowable
Worker Bee 4/27/12
xyz
z-d-g 3/1/12
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08-29-2012, 10:47 AM
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#480
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: DFW
Posts: 7,586
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shortstop14
Looks like it's time to join the class.
Gave two months notice a month ago, so I'm retiring October 1, 2012 after 32 years (plus two weeks) in the IT world, at age 56.
Might take time to adjust to not having a paycheck for the first time since I was 16, but pretty sure it won't take much time to adjust to not having to work. No more project deadlines ...
October will be busy, with a baseball tournament to play in Phoenix and another in Las Vegas, along with helping my daughter move from DC to Chicago. Heck, I might not even notice that I'm not working. Just a vague sense of something missing.
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Do you play in an NABA league? I played for several years when I was in my 50s, but had to stop due worsening night time vision. It was a blast and I miss it. Best wishes on your retirement.
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