The Class of 2014

[Redbugdave]

Thank you PhotoGuy! That's very interesting! Good data.

[Huston55]

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Originally Posted by photoguy I posted this chart earlier but here it is updated. It's based on the last list I could find in the prior "class of 20XX" threads. I'm not sure if the lists are accurate as people may forget to take themselves off if they change their plans. E.g. did Obgyn65 really pull the plug this year?

Very cool. I wonder, if we update this chart for the next 5-10 yrs, will it track the boomer population?

[Bigdawg]

So if you retried in 2014 but you were already say 65, does that count as ER? Who has the rule book? Is there a grace period? I will probably retire about 15 January, 2015. Does that still count as 2014? I'm 49 so I guess that counts as ER but in what year? Calendar or fiscal? I'm so confused.

Not really. Just having some fun today.

Big Dawg

[rodi]

I think the market run up may have increased the 2014 ranks. I know I hit my target nest egg sooner than anticipated.

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[Grigori]

Retired today ! I updated my #50 in next message. I walked out today with a severance package. My story is in "Hi I am" "Would you stay for a possible layoff check from Big Oil".

[Grigori]

I've updated the list with my retirement date - it's TODAY !

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Originally Posted by akck Added two more class members: 1. HeatherB - 2013 2. Retire2013 - 2013 3. Ronstar - 04/02/2014 4. akck - 01/01/2014 - Age 60 5. Redbugdave - 01/10/2014 - Age 56 6. AnnieK - 07/30/2014- Age 55 7. debster747 - Jan-2014 8. Coaster - 08/07/2014 - Age 54 9. rodi - H - Jan-2014 - DONE!!! 10. Ozstache - 2013 11. Unpaintedhuffhines - Jan-2014 12. Cassie - 01/03/2014 13. gozer - 01/31/2014 14. BizzyC - Apr-2014 OMM 15. foxfirev5 - Feb-2014 ? 16. nun - Mar-2014 17. brewer12345 - Jan-2014 18. Lagniappe - Apr-2014 19. Hawk50s - Oct-2014 20. jimbee - 04/03/2014 21. Dakotah - 05/02/2014 22. christian_n - Jun-2014 23. fh2000 - Jun-2014 24. FreeAtLast - Jun-2014 25. Milkman - 09/01/2014 - Age 64 26. 02camp - Jun-2014 27. Huston55 - 06/30/2014 - Age 58 28. FIREd - W - Jun-2014 29. bssc - 07/18/2014 30. photoguy -03/04/2014 31. linny727 - Jun-2014 32. obgyn65 - Jun-2014 33. Nomad4hire - Jun-2014 34. powlusr - Jun-2014 35. WhoDaresWins - 07/02/2014 - Age 59 36. Grainiac - Aug-2014 37. ER Eddie - Sep-2014 38. hakuna matata - 09/30/2014- Age 55 39. FLD3C - Oct-2014 40. SecondCor521 - Nov-2014 41. hakuna matata - W - Dec-2014 - Age 55 42. Turn_the_Page - Dec-2014 Maybe earlier in the year 43. sengsational - 01/24/2014 - Age 54 44. Amethyst - Jan-2014 45. Masquernom - Jun 2014 possible 2013 46. Difficultrun - 04/30/2014 47. pinejake May-2014 48. bjorn2bwild - Apr-2014 49. howdidigetthisold - Dec-2014 50. Grigori - December 10, 2014 51. Andre1969 - ? - Age 44 52. In-control - 07/28/2014 53. Kaufmanrider - 01/11/2014 - Age 49 54. Theseus - 08/01/2014 - Age 57 55. annienz - Feb-2014 for sure 56. Nomad4hire - Jan or May-2014 57. Rena - 2014 58. Sittingduck - Mar-2014 59. poorcarver - 02/28/2014 60. palomalou - 05/12/2014 61. CherylGrrl - 01/31/2014 62. Snowcat - 10/16/2014 - Age 47 63. ChaseIt - Jan-2014 64. Tailgate - Jan-2014 65. Vudu Beer - Apr-2014 66. Vudu Beer - W - Apr-2014 67. Wds0410 - Feb-2014 68. Wds0410 - W - Feb-2014 69. Singletrack - Jan-2014 70. PRSC - Jan-2014 71. dawdmorgan - Jan-2014 72. martyb - July 3, 2014 - age 56 73. Dcharles - 12/31/2013 74. aim-high - -2014 - Age 48 75. Corporateburnout - Jun-2014 76. Buck2520 - Jan-2014 77. cinman2000 - 08/01/2014 - Age 54 78. ragabnh - 07/11/2014 79. Jackanory - Jan-2014 80. Cassie - Jan-2014 81. Doxiemama - October 14, 2014 82. Chris M - Jan-2014 83. Dog - 08/01/2014 - Age 56 84. 6miths - 05/02/2014 85. jimbo14 - 01/30/2014 86. mschipa - 01/05/2014 87. meperki - 01/01/2014 88. campcrew - 03/14/2014 89. Jgot - H - 03/01/2014 90. PERSonalTime - 01/01/2014 91. tbilltubbs - 04/01/2014 92. ER2CR - Aug-2014 93. ktmissouri - 01/17/2014 94. Tom52 - 02/28/2014 95. Jaded salami - 03/31/2014 - Age 52 96. moester - 07/01/2014 97. just me - 02/28/2014 98. Dave in VA - 04/11/2014 99. trouthog - 04/04/2014 100. chris66 - 03/31/2014 - Age 48 101. LaVieQ - 03/31/2014 102. springr - 01/01/2014 103. nerkdawg - 04/01/2014 104. EllisWyatt - 04/30/2014 105. Jager - 06/02/2014 106. Dixie19 - 04/30/2014 107. Ally - H - 04/30/2014 108. Looking4Ward - 06/02/2014 109. Pastorm1 - 05/23/2014 110. Debinnov a - Jun-Jul-2014 111. Marinauser - 12/31/2014 112. Athena53 - 05/09/2014 113. EastWestGal - 12/31/2014 114. pjm-7 - 06/06/2014 - Age 56 115. jim747 - 05/01/2014 116. Cat-tirement - 09/05/2014 - Age 55 117. fidler4 - 06/02/2014 118. timmar - June-2014 119. rodi - 06/19/2014 - age 52 120. jjquantz - 08/27/2014 - Age 55 121. sgfgrover15 - 08/22/2014 - Age 45 122. sgfgrover15 - H - 09/28/2014 - Age 46 123. Lakewood90712 - 07/14/2014 124. WinterHaven - 6/30/14 ESR - Age 44 125. heey_joe - 12/31/2014 - Age 59 126. ajs56 - 08/14/2014- Age 57 127. FlyBoy5 - 12/31/2014 - Age 40 128. Sea Kayaker - 09/12/2014 - Age 42 129. bobafett - 05/2014 - 130. wishin&hopin - Sept. 2014 131. Snowcat - H - 10/10/2014 - Age 51 132. tuffshed - 09/15/2014 133. WestcoastRN - 12/31/2014 134. jim584672 - 10/2014 135. old woman - 07/15/2014 ...

[howdidigetthisold]

Hi - I finally pulled the plug and quit my j*b on December 2! Thank you to all forum members for all the great advice over the years! So good to be free! This was me as a I ran from the building after submitting my resignation letter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGa70tVYVKo

[aim-high]

I'm not going to make it in 2014. Not OMY, but did adjust to part time. Will make the decision early in 2015. I'm #74 on the list. You can take me off. I'll request being added to 2015 once it's official.

[Andre1969]

Hate to say it, but I have to drop out of the Class of 2014 as well. I'm #51 on the list. I think a more realistic goal for me is Class of 2020, when I turn 50. But, we'll see...mainly depends on a combination of the stock market, and how fast the BS bucket at work fills up.

As for the main reasons I held off? Well, here they are, in no particular order...
1) I have a few family members that are really getting up in years. If I retired now, and they knew about it, they'd constantly be harassing me to help them out with this, that, and the other, to the point it would drive me crazy.
2) I'm just not quite where I want to be, financially. My tastes have changed. If I retired now, I'd pretty much be locked in at my current lifestyle. I wouldn't be able to travel much, and wouldn't be able to upgrade to a nicer home, which I want to do, just before I retire. I also want more financial cushioning, for the surprises that pop up here and there.
3) The BS level at work has gone down, tremendously. They're also very flexible about letting me take time off here and there, often at a moment's notice, to get personal things done. Plus, I've hit the maximum accrual on my annual leave. I get 7.7 hours every two weeks, or 200 hours per year. At that rate, I can take off 1 day every other week, for the rest of my career, and my total leave balance would barely be touched by the time I retire. Then add in the 10 federal holidays, and I can get by with only working 17 five-day-weeks per year. I admit the idea of quitting w*rk cold turkey does scare me a bit, so weaning myself off of it slowly like this might help me ease into retirement better.

Anyway, congratulations to the graduates of 2014!!

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by Grigori I've updated the list with my retirement date - it's TODAY !

Congrats!

[akck]

I decided to bite the bullet and do some list maintenance, removing those who are putting off retirement and those who actually retired in 2013:

1. Ronstar - 04/02/2014
2. akck - 01/01/2014 - Age 60
3. Redbugdave - 01/10/2014 - Age 56
4. AnnieK - 07/30/2014- Age 55
5. debster747 - Jan-2014
6. Coaster - 08/07/2014 - Age 54
7. rodi - H - Jan-2014 - DONE!!!
8. Unpaintedhuffhines - Jan-2014
9. Cassie - 01/03/2014
10. gozer - 01/31/2014
11. BizzyC - Apr-2014 OMM
12. foxfirev5 - Feb-2014 ?
13. nun - Mar-2014
14. brewer12345 - Jan-2014
15. Lagniappe - Apr-2014
16. Hawk50s - Oct-2014
17. jimbee - 04/03/2014
18. Dakotah - 05/02/2014
19. christian_n - Jun-2014
20. fh2000 - Jun-2014
21. FreeAtLast - Jun-2014
22. Milkman - 09/01/2014 - Age 64
23. 02camp - Jun-2014
24. Huston55 - 06/30/2014 - Age 58
25. FIREd - W - Jun-2014
26. bssc - 07/18/2014
27. photoguy -03/04/2014
28. linny727 - Jun-2014
29. obgyn65 - Jun-2014
30. Nomad4hire - Jun-2014
31. powlusr - Jun-2014
32. WhoDaresWins - 07/02/2014 - Age 59
33. Grainiac - Aug-2014
34. ER Eddie - Sep-2014
35. hakuna matata - 09/30/2014- Age 55
36. FLD3C - Oct-2014
37. SecondCor521 - Nov-2014
38. hakuna matata - W - Dec-2014 - Age 55
39. Turn_the_Page - Dec-2014 Maybe earlier in the year
40. sengsational - 01/24/2014 - Age 54
41. Amethyst - Jan-2014
42. Masquernom - Jun 2014 possible 2013
43. Difficultrun - 04/30/2014
44. pinejake May-2014
45. bjorn2bwild - Apr-2014
46. howdidigetthisold - Dec-2014
47. Grigori – 12/10/2014
48. In-control - 07/28/2014
49. Kaufmanrider - 01/11/2014 - Age 49
50. Theseus - 08/01/2014 - Age 57
51. annienz - Feb-2014 for sure
52. Nomad4hire - Jan or May-2014
53. Rena - 2014
54. Sittingduck - Mar-2014
55. poorcarver - 02/28/2014
56. palomalou - 05/12/2014
57. CherylGrrl - 01/31/2014
58. Snowcat - 10/16/2014 - Age 47
59. ChaseIt - Jan-2014
60. Tailgate - Jan-2014
61. Vudu Beer - Apr-2014
62. Vudu Beer - W - Apr-2014
63. Wds0410 - Feb-2014
64. Wds0410 - W - Feb-2014
65. Singletrack - Jan-2014
66. PRSC - Jan-2014
67. dawdmorgan - Jan-2014
68. martyb - July 3
69. Dcharles - 12/31/2013
70. Corporateburnout - Jun-2014
71. Buck2520 - Jan-2014
72. cinman2000 - 08/01/2014 - Age 54
73. ragabnh - 07/11/2014
74. Jackanory - Jan-2014
75. Cassie - Jan-2014
76. Doxiemama - October 14
77. Chris M - Jan-2014
78. Dog - 08/01/2014 - Age 56
79. 6miths - 05/02/2014
80. jimbo14 - 01/30/2014
81. mschipa - 01/05/2014
82. meperki - 01/01/2014
83. campcrew - 03/14/2014
84. Jgot - H - 03/01/2014
85. PERSonalTime - 01/01/2014
86. tbilltubbs - 04/01/2014
87. ER2CR - Aug-2014
88. ktmissouri - 01/17/2014
89. Tom52 - 02/28/2014
90. Jaded salami - 03/31/2014 - Age 52
91. moester - 07/01/2014
92. just me - 02/28/2014
93. Dave in VA - 04/11/2014
94. trouthog - 04/04/2014
95. chris66 - 03/31/2014 - Age 48
96. LaVieQ - 03/31/2014
97. springr - 01/01/2014
98. nerkdawg - 04/01/2014
99. EllisWyatt - 04/30/2014
100. Jager - 06/02/2014
101. Dixie19 - 04/30/2014
102. Ally - H - 04/30/2014
103. Looking4Ward - 06/02/2014
104. Pastorm1 - 05/23/2014
105. Debinnov a - Jun-Jul-2014
106. Marinauser - 12/31/2014
107. Athena53 - 05/09/2014
108. EastWestGal - 12/31/2014
109. pjm-7 - 06/06/2014 - Age 56
110. jim747 - 05/01/2014
111. Cat-tirement - 09/05/2014 - Age 55
112. fidler4 - 06/02/2014
113. timmar - June-2014
114. rodi - 06/19/2014 - age 52
115. jjquantz - 08/27/2014 - Age 55
116. sgfgrover15 - 08/22/2014 - Age 45
117. sgfgrover15 - H - 09/28/2014 - Age 46
118. Lakewood90712 - 07/14/2014
119. WinterHaven - 6/30/14 ESR - Age 44
120. heey_joe - 12/31/2014 - Age 59
121. ajs56 - 08/14/2014- Age 57
122. FlyBoy5 - 12/31/2014 - Age 40
123. Sea Kayaker - 09/12/2014 - Age 42
124. bobafett - 05/2014 -
125. wishin&hopin - Sept
126. Snowcat - H - 10/10/2014 - Age 51
127. tuffshed - 09/15/2014
128. WestcoastRN - 12/31/2014
129. jim584672 - 10/2014
130. old woman - 07/15/2014
131. howdidigetthisold - 12/01/2014

We dropped down to 131 class members, but still a good size class. We still have a few days left in the year for others to join, so just turn in your walking papers and let us know so you can be included on the list.

[Lagniappe]

I am off this list (#15) as well. I pulled the plug in 2012, then went back to w*rk by choice in late 2013. Will try this retirement thing again next year or the year after.

[Huston55]

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Originally Posted by Lagniappe I am off this list (#15) as well. I pulled the plug in 2012, then went back to w*rk by choice in late 2013. Will try this retirement thing again next year or the year after.

Well Hell!

There goes our 'little extra' this year.

[marinauser]

Met my date - No. 111 on list. Wrapped up Tuesday and done for the year and for good. Now to spend a warm winter away from the cold.

[WannabeRetired]

Congratulations Marinauser! Hope you can get warm soon.

[redduck]

I think I stopped working about 2 months ago. Apparently, there was yet another going-away party for me two weeks ago. I heard that the people who attended seemed very happy (actually, "ecstatic" was the word used). Anyhow, I guess I'm done. So, after 40 years of working (if you call being a long-snapper work--and yes, I'm aware of what I just wrote), I'm calling it a day. Truth be told, I never did like bending over like that in Green Bay in a December blizzard. Now, Miami, in October--a completely different story.





2014 Here I Come!!!

[MichaelB]

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Originally Posted by redduck Now, Miami, in October--a completely different story.

I'll make sure to warn the locals.

Quote:

Originally Posted by redduck 2014 Here I Come!!!

A bit late for 2014 - only 5 days left...

[Redbugdave]

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Originally Posted by MichaelB A bit late for 2014 - only 5 days left...

Yup! The year is coming to an end. For me it has been quite a year. One of the best years of my life. I retired back in January and it has been a total vacation ever since. There is no way I could ever work another job after having the freedom I have acquired.

I say...If you are on the fence, just do it.

[MichaelB]

Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

[Nunthewiser]

Not sure exactly what the rules are for 2014 vs 2015. My last day worked at military megacorp was day before thanksgiving. On am on permanent vacation now until 1 Feb when my name is erased from the payroll. I didn't want any nasty lump sum vacation pay mucking up my ACA subsidy.


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