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06-29-2011, 04:15 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 862
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Me, too, please!
I am proud to count myself in the class of 2011.
Took the plunge 2 months ago, as my work was really stressing me out.
Now that the idea that I'm really retired is starting to sink in, I am formulating a routine that will help me to relax and enjoy the world passing before me.
LBYM has always been a fact of life for me and DW, so we expect that our quality of life will not be reduced very much by the lack of a paycheck. No expectation, ( or desire ) for any increased world travel or extravagant expenses.
Still, my calculations ( yes, I used FIRECALC ), indicate that I should be OK, barring any major health or financial crisis. I intend to take my SS benefits right around 63 or 64, and that together with our SWR, should just slightly exceed our budgeted expenses.
This is only my second post, so looking forward to being here on a much more frequent ( maybe even daily ) basis! 
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06-29-2011, 04:19 PM
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#302
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NC Triangle
Posts: 5,807
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Welcome, Coolius (love the name)! If you would provide the date you retired this year and your age at retirement, one of us will be happy to add you to the list that appears in this thread. And congrats on your retirement!
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06-29-2011, 04:39 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 862
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Steelyman,
Retired on April 1, 2011. Everyone I talked to thought it was an April Fool's joke - then they saw that my grin was for real, and they knew...... 
I'm 60 at this time. Wow, it seemed like only a few years ago when I celebrated my "over the Hill at 40" birthday.......
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06-29-2011, 06:32 PM
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#305
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: North TX
Posts: 1,834
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[QUOTE=Purron;1084458]
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Originally Posted by Surewhitey
We are now officially in the class of 2011. Wife gave notice and likely 8/5-ish is her last day; mine will be around Labor Day...how appropriate, huh?
We're headed to Mexico and trying it out for a year or two after traveling a few parks (driving some junk to Dallas to park at daughter's house). We'll be hitting at least 4 (Mammoth Lakes / Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier & Mt Rushmore & maybe Blanchard Springs in AR).
Hope to keep up my posts while SOB...[/QUOTE
Yeah baby!
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I thought the Soup Dragons were the originator of this song...I like their version just as much now. 
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06-30-2011, 06:48 PM
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#306
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,304
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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06-30-2011, 06:53 PM
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#307
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,304
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Today was my last day too. This week has been very special thanks to the folks I leave behind at work, they were very kind.
Had a cake ceremony for everyone today with gag gifts, nice gifts and several cards with touching sentiments.
Had a very special dinner with all my Dept Mgrs last night and they gave me a gift after dinner (not unexpected), a top of the line iPad2 (completely unexpected). I was just blown away.
And tomorrow DW is taking me to nice steak dinner downtown Chicago (Wildfire).
Off to a very, very good start... 
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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06-30-2011, 07:25 PM
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#308
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NC Triangle
Posts: 5,807
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Midpack
Today was my last day too. This week has been very special thanks to the folks I leave behind at work, they were very kind.
Had a cake ceremony for everyone today with gag gifts, nice gifts and several cards with touching sentiments.
Had a very special dinner with all my Dept Mgrs last night and they gave me a gift after dinner (not unexpected), a top of the line iPad2 (completely unexpected). I was just blown away.
And tomorrow DW is taking me to nice steak dinner downtown Chicago (Wildfire).
Off to a very, very good start... |
Home at last (an appropriate opportunity to use the name of a Steely Dan tune). Congratulations! And thank you for all your work in leading the class! Enjoy the steak, and that wish comes from about two hours south.
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06-30-2011, 07:30 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 862
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Originally Posted by steelyman
Home at last (an appropriate opportunity to use the name of a Steely Dan tune). Congratulations! And thank you for all your work in leading the class! Enjoy the steak, and that wish comes from about two hours south. |
Congratulations, Midpack!! . Happy to see that they gave you the final dinner.
When I retired, my boss was out of town, so I merely went to HR for the final exit interview, cleaned out the final stuff off my desk, and walked by myself to the parking lot.
Two weeks later, he had a lunch and invited the whole Sales department ( 8 people ) to come, they gave me a nice card, but no gift ( cheapskates! )
Steelyman, sorry about the mixup!! BUt consider it as congratulations in advance, until you step over the line in August!
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06-30-2011, 07:32 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 72
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Congrats to you, Midpack. Sounds like a good way to go out. And an iPad is a wonderful gift.
I just got home from my last day. I'm so tired of cleaning out files and drawers and bookshelves and two computers. There was a lot of running around to do, turning in keys, getting clearances, etc. which kept me busy and non-emotional. I've just been focused on getting through the lists. I kind of lost it at the end, but that's okay. A colleague who is battling cancer came in to see me, and the emotional stuff hit then.
My unwanted party wasn't too bad. So many people are on vacation this week that it was manageable in size and I was able to spend a few minutes with everyone there.
I'm now heading for dinner with DH and DD. Let the decompression begin!
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06-30-2011, 08:10 PM
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#311
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Midpack
Today was my last day too. This week has been very special thanks to the folks I leave behind at work, they were very kind.
Had a cake ceremony for everyone today with gag gifts, nice gifts and several cards with touching sentiments.
Had a very special dinner with all my Dept Mgrs last night and they gave me a gift after dinner (not unexpected), a top of the line iPad2 (completely unexpected). I was just blown away.
And tomorrow DW is taking me to nice steak dinner downtown Chicago (Wildfire).
Off to a very, very good start... |
Congratulations! I hope your retirement is as much fun as mine has been.  
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Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.
Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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06-30-2011, 09:10 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
Posts: 11,447
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Midpack
Today was my last day too. This week has been very special thanks to the folks I leave behind at work, they were very kind.
Had a cake ceremony for everyone today with gag gifts, nice gifts and several cards with touching sentiments.
Had a very special dinner with all my Dept Mgrs last night and they gave me a gift after dinner (not unexpected), a top of the line iPad2 (completely unexpected). I was just blown away.
And tomorrow DW is taking me to nice steak dinner downtown Chicago (Wildfire).
Off to a very, very good start... |
Congratulations !
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07-01-2011, 02:07 AM
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#313
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,304
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBored
I just got home from my last day. I'm so tired of cleaning out files and drawers and bookshelves and two computers. There was a lot of running around to do, turning in keys, getting clearances, etc. which kept me busy and non-emotional. I've just been focused on getting through the lists. I kind of lost it at the end, but that's okay. A colleague who is battling cancer came in to see me, and the emotional stuff hit then.
My unwanted party wasn't too bad. So many people are on vacation this week that it was manageable in size and I was able to spend a few minutes with everyone there.
I'm now heading for dinner with DH and DD. Let the decompression begin!
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Congratulations NeverBored, we're both off to new horizons along with the others in our Class. Exciting times...
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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07-01-2011, 04:12 PM
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#314
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: NC Triangle
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07-01-2011, 08:42 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Silicon Valley
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07-02-2011, 08:11 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 72
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Thanks! Enjoy the last days; I had some unexpected conversations with people I didn't know well, and it was good.
My answer to "What will you do?" is "All the things I haven't had time to do for the last 35 years." That works. And we enjoyed a bottle of Koehler Pinot Noir last night! 
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07-02-2011, 08:28 AM
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#317
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: NC
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Me too. And thanks, your retirement has sounded like bliss though I never would have guessed it began in 2009. Tempus fugit...
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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07-02-2011, 09:06 AM
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#318
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Midpack
Me too. And thanks, you're retirement has sounded like bliss though I never would have guessed it began in 2009. Tempus fugit...
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It sure does. Retirement is still bliss for me, though. The past year and a half have been terrific. Just yesterday Frank and I were talking about how great it is to be retired and free to do as we please.
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Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.
Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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07-02-2011, 11:18 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2010
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Congrats to you three on 6/30.
Two weeks and counting until I join you. Can't wait.
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