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06-28-2019, 01:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by NoMoreJob
So as with most things there are two sides to this story.
I think it makes sense that it depends upon the individual.
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... and the job. Still, I am happy to retire early and it extended my life (so I believe).
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06-28-2019, 01:46 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by robnplunder
... and the job. Still, I am happy to retire early and it extended my life (so I believe).
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If nothing else, get rid of the aggravation factor.
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06-28-2019, 04:54 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Location: Peru
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So far, so good...
Retired @53...now 83...
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06-28-2019, 05:27 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 413
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Originally Posted by explanade
Are you on BP meds?
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No meds at all. I think 3 things improved the BP:
1--No work stress
2--Satisfying daily accomplishments
3--Much more exercise.
What ever dropped the BP, I feel great. I used to be able to feel my heart pulsing when at work.
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06-28-2019, 05:34 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Thats great.
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06-29-2019, 04:32 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,003
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RE definitely reduced stress and improved sleep.
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06-29-2019, 06:47 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2016
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My job was my passion, my hobby, my entertainment, etc. It had been my Dream since I was 5 years old and I had achieved it all. I knew it was messing up my health as I got older and my body responded differently to the constant disruption of circadian rhythm. ( I hear ya' Marko. )
I walked away from a 200k annual raise and a lot of fun. ( And yes, requisite amounts of B.S. too. )
Health is the priority. No amount of money or fun will get it back.
I am certain that had I not done so...I would not be typing this 3 years later.
80 lbs. lighter, not a single pill bottle in this house, haven't seen a Doctor in 8 months and I thank God everyday for the wisdom granted to see things clearly enough to do the unquestionably right thing against all others advice and my own conflicting emotions. Advice which was mostly based on " BUT, think about THE MONEY!" or something equally as shortsighted and based in avarice and lack of common sense.
I mean, I really enjoy Ice Cream also...But, I don't keep eating from the bucket it until it makes me sick enough to die.
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06-29-2019, 06:59 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 155
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Originally Posted by DAYDREAMER
No meds at all. I think 3 things improved the BP:
1--No work stress
2--Satisfying daily accomplishments
3--Much more exercise.
What ever dropped the BP, I feel great. I used to be able to feel my heart pulsing when at work.
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I am 63 and could have written this. I have to go back on statins though after breaking all diets on a recent river cruise. No other maintenance meds.
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06-29-2019, 08:31 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Dallas
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Some of you know that I am a beekeeper. Hard working bees in summer lives about a month vs not so hardworking bees in winter can live up to 6 months. We are not so different than bees after all!
On a serious note, elder friend of mine worked hard and retired at 62 to only live 5 more years before he passed away due to heart attack.
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06-29-2019, 08:39 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjigar
On a serious note, elder friend of mine worked hard and retired at 62 to only live 5 more years before he passed away due to heart attack.
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A coworker of mine at my old company retired at 59 but passed away at 65. He had just gotten married at 56 (for the first time) so he did enjoy some good years in his fairly brief retirement. Good thing he retired early.
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Retired in late 2008 at age 45. Cashed in company stock, bought a lot of shares in a big bond fund and am living nicely off its dividends. IRA, SS, and a pension await me at age 60 and later. No kids, no debts.
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06-29-2019, 09:06 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjigar
Some of you know that I am a beekeeper. Hard working bees in summer lives about a month vs not so hardworking bees in winter can live up to 6 months. We are not so different than bees after all!
On a serious note, elder friend of mine worked hard and retired at 62 to only live 5 more years before he passed away due to heart attack.
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+1
DW and I dropped a combined 110 pounds after retirement. My numbers have never been better.
Recently a really great former co-w*rker was riffed at 60. He passed 6 months later. Been obese for many years, like me, and started exercising. Unfortunately he stroked out. RIP.
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06-29-2019, 01:23 PM
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#32
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DAYDREAMER
BP while working----142/84 average
BP after retiring at 51 now 54, 117/72, heart rate 62.
Lost 10 lbs, and riding bicycle 120 miles/week. Based on this data, retirement should prolong my life.
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Very similar experience.
I donate blood products regularly and my BP keeps dropping. I had to ask if their machines were working properly!
Independent readings confirm they are, including my doctor who still uses the old manual method.
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06-29-2019, 02:24 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Kansas City
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Companies cited - Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Been there done that. Before stents and by passes I remember the age 40's and 50's heart attacks when things got chewy. Let alone 60''s.
Hindsight says getting canned/lay off at 50 was a blessing as indicated by the article.
heh heh heh - got my 25 ER years in and hope for some more. Also cheering on SpaceX from the bleacher section.  
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06-29-2019, 05:44 PM
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This hoax about a study reporting that Boeing and Lockheed Martin retirees leaving their job at 65 only to die 18 months later has been circulating on the Internet forever.
And it reappears on this forum once every few years.
See: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18952037.
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