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Old 05-02-2019, 08:54 AM   #81
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My big fears are 1) not taking advantage of my peak earning years to stash away even more money and 2) reduced Soc Sec benefits because of early retirement. I worry that 10+ years in I will wish I had worked longer when I had the chance.

My question is for those who retired early during their peak earning years and are more than 10 years into retirement: Do you regret not having worked longer to lay in more money and maximize SS benefits? Any other financial regrets of cutting it short and leaving money on the table?
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Old 05-02-2019, 10:01 AM   #82
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I retired at 58 and quickly became bored. I have worked part time the past 6 years at a job I loved. Unfortunately it just ended.
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Old 05-02-2019, 03:27 PM   #83
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I responded back when this thread started that I wish I'd retired a bit sooner. I don't know if others have made these points (haven't read the entire thread) but I do have a couple of points to add:

- I wish I'd waited to take SS rather than taking it at 62. This has zero impact on how well we live now as the SS gets saved/invested. But the potential value to my surviving spouse would be greater if I'm the first to go had I waited until FRA or 70.
- I wish I'd opted for the full survivor benefit (55% of my pension) for her rather than 40%. She'll be fine regardless, but theoretically there would be more to leave to kids/ grandkids/charity if she had a larger guaranteed income stream.
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Old 05-03-2019, 09:20 AM   #84
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You can always suspend your SS and restart after FRA at any time, if not yet 70.
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Old 05-08-2019, 05:57 AM   #85
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This quote came from these boards and has deeply made an impact on me... thank you original poster��. I am 4.5 years from early retirement but I feel this quote is very appropriate:

"One of the key truths I've learned is that when you get to a certain age, you have*time, you have your*health*(or what's left of it), and you have*money. Past a certain point, you are trading off time and health in order to have more money, and you need to ask yourself if that's really what's most important to you"
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This quote came from these boards and has deeply made an impact on me... thank you original poster��. I am 4.5 years from early retirement but I feel this quote is very appropriate:

"One of the key truths I've learned is that when you get to a certain age, you have*time, you have your*health*(or what's left of it), and you have*money. Past a certain point, you are trading off time and health in order to have more money, and you need to ask yourself if that's really what's most important to you"
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Very well said.

Don't know how the OP feels about it, but I'm the type of person who sometimes needs this kind of undiluted straight talk.

As Red Badger says, one of the key truths I've learned here during my short time here is that when you get to a certain age, you have time, you have your health (or what's left of it), and you have money. Past a certain point, you are trading off time and health in order to have more money, and you need to ask yourself if that's really what's most important to you.
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"One of the key truths I've learned is that when you get to a certain age, you have*time, you have your*health*(or what's left of it), and you have*money. Past a certain point, you are trading off time and health in order to have more money, and you need to ask yourself if that's really what's most important to you"

+1, very true. We all just need to decide where that "certain point" is for us.
A lot of people just keep working (beyond the point that they would need to) without really seriously considering this truth, which I think is a mistake. You can never get back that time.
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I don't know your skill set, but you should take a look at this option. My DH consults from home and has all the freedom he desires, but has a skill set that is valuable enough to consult. This company will contact you for various jobs that can last an hour, or two months. You can accept or deny at any time, nothing is ever held against you. You can give them dates you're available if you're vacationing or have other commitments, they work with you at every level. They pay on time, they tell you the hourly or project rate you'll get ahead of time. DH has used this company for years.
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The fallback we didn't have to take, but a big part of the decision.

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The spreadsheets make real, what the calculators can't do.

Retired 30 years ago @ age 53, and no regrets. Longish story on the link...

Best wishes for the coming 40 years.
I don't want this to sound condescending, negative or anything of the sort... I am always impressed when reading your posts. At 83 (1 year older than my Dad), your posts make more sense, have more information, and provide me more insightful benefit than most here. My Dad, unfortunately, no longer has that mental capability. It's one of the reasons I am working so hard to retire in the next few years.

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