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02-25-2013, 10:32 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Did the official notification today. I'm out end of March!
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02-25-2013, 01:29 PM
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#402
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 421
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Good for you!
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02-25-2013, 02:40 PM
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#403
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Posts: 1,866
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Its so exciting reading this thread and seeing planning and dreams become reality. Congratulations to the class of 2013. I'm still hoping to join y'all but I'm having serious doubts. I "only" have a 90% success rate of my portfolio making it to ages 87 - 92 (depending upon the calculator) and I'm afraid of making a decision that I will later regret.
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"For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." ~
Hebrews 12:11
ER'd in June 2015 at age 52. Initial WR 3%. 50/40/10 (Equity/Bond/Short Term) AA.
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02-25-2013, 05:09 PM
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#404
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bossier City
Posts: 2,183
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Originally Posted by jon-nyc
Did the official notification today. I'm out end of March!
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Congrats! I'm getting closer every day....... 
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02-25-2013, 06:53 PM
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Live And Learn
Its so exciting reading this thread and seeing planning and dreams become reality. Congratulations to the class of 2013. I'm still hoping to join y'all but I'm having serious doubts. I "only" have a 90% success rate of my portfolio making it to ages 87 - 92 (depending upon the calculator) and I'm afraid of making a decision that I will later regret.
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Apologies for sounding negative, but at "only" 90%, I would also be having second thoughts. Actually, at 90% I would not retire ... but then, I am fairly risk adverse about these things and would much rather work an extra year or two up front than worry about having to either scramble for a job much later in life or make some unpleasant lifestyle cuts (which is why I am class of 2013 rather than 2011 or 2012).
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Budgeting is a skill practised by people who are bad at politics.
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02-26-2013, 01:23 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 489
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I will join this Class at end of March. I am at 3 WR. Yeah! Please add me to this Class in spite of the fact that my name is Retire2014. I reached my goal earlier than planned and I am included in a mass layoff with a decent severance package so I am going to kiss my alarm clock good bye!
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02-26-2013, 01:24 PM
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#407
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 534
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WR?
Congratulations!
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02-26-2013, 06:43 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,171
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I gave "unofficial notice" today. I wrote in the "Career Goals" section of my performance review that my goal is "Retire" and my target date is "Spring 2013". I said I haven't chosen an exact date yet. I'm planning to wait until after major surgery scheduled for late in April to retire, but I haven't yet decided if I will wait until after the operation to actually submit my retirement request.
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02-27-2013, 09:39 AM
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#409
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Tampa Bay Area
Posts: 1,866
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Retire2014
I will join this Class at end of March. I am at 3 WR. Yeah! Please add me to this Class in spite of the fact that my name is Retire2014. I reached my goal earlier than planned and I am included in a mass layoff with a decent severance package so I am going to kiss my alarm clock good bye!
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 Congratulations ! Are you really going to kiss it goodbye ? I'd be smashing mine with a sledgehammer LOL
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"For the time being no discipline brings joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." ~
Hebrews 12:11
ER'd in June 2015 at age 52. Initial WR 3%. 50/40/10 (Equity/Bond/Short Term) AA.
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02-27-2013, 11:56 AM
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#410
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,797
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No sledge needed here. My alarm clock will just be re-purposed. Still need a little help getting up early to fish, start long bike rides, golf, etc, etc
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02-27-2013, 12:13 PM
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#411
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 489
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Originally Posted by jon-nyc
WR?
Congratulations!
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Hi, there WR for withdrawal rate. I did not use SWR because I don't believe that any withdrawal is truly "safe!"
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02-27-2013, 01:56 PM
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#412
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Tequesta
Posts: 323
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We're letting the staff know on Friday that March 29 is my last day. This is after 39 years with the same firm. It's kind of weird to have the day fast approaching, but I am looking forward to Monday, April 1!
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02-27-2013, 03:16 PM
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#413
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Georgetown
Posts: 10
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Hermit, that may not be necessary. Unless your son lives with you, has he not established residency on his own at school?
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02-27-2013, 03:34 PM
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#414
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 380
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Hi all
Joining the class this summer! Originally had planned a half time schedule until 2014 but after much discussion with my partners am staying full time for now and then retiring at the end of July!
Nervous excited and relieved!
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02-27-2013, 07:35 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
Posts: 2,038
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Congratulations, Nikki! What a great time of the year to retire! What will you do this summer?
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03-01-2013, 05:55 AM
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#416
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fair Lawn
Posts: 2,958
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YEAH !!!!! Today is my last day! What a great feeling coming to the office today.
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03-01-2013, 06:32 AM
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#417
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 481
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mystang52
YEAH !!!!! Today is my last day! What a great feeling coming to the office today.
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Congratulations! I bet Sunday evening will feel even better 
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03-01-2013, 09:23 AM
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#418
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 489
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Originally Posted by palomalou
I've done 23 years in a part of the country I hate, in two jobs that I have not enjoyed (there was one good year). Been in present job for 7 years. I try telling myself that in retrospect bad years just telescope--I can't tell you much about the last five years, for example, or being in the hospital years ago--so the next year or two will also seem to evaporate after they have passed, no matter how long they seem to take to go by.
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Are you ER in 2013? Please confirm. After having read your post, I really really hope you will ER soon. Take care!
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03-01-2013, 09:25 AM
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#419
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,696
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In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.”
― Rudiger Dornbusch
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03-01-2013, 03:52 PM
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#420
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Seatlle
Posts: 185
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I just dropped in here after a VERY BUSY 2012 doing a lot of W*RK!!
TO ANNOUNCE:
I AM FIRED IN mid April 2013!!! 
Ok, so I am 59 yo, but I forgot to retire!  DANG~~!!
Thanks for making me aware of that point ER PEEPS>>> 
And then it took 4 years to sell my business & everything & it should be over soon.....closing on the last deal in 6 weeks.
No pork & beans for this lady..... I'll toast to a 99 point Syrah and trips to tropical beaches...
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