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Hi , My wife and I recently FIRed at 57 and are looking for a home in FL for the Winter Nov-May. I have seen Citrus Hills on a brief trip but have not spoken to anyone who actually lives there. We have friends at The Villages and I love to fish, so CH is fairly close to the ocean, but a...

Congrats!!

Love to fish in Vermont!! [emoji476]FishVT

We are at about 50% in a stable value fund(within our 401k) paying 3%. The rest is 40% VINIX, 15% VIEIX, 5% VTIAX. We have non COLA pensions to cover about 60% of our spending. We are in our first year of retirement, so we are still trying to figure out this retirement phase! [emoji1]

Thanks. Announcement went great . I did the “no beer January “ because we have really good craft beer here in Vermont and way too many calories were being consumed[emoji3][emoji481]. I am now having a beer!!

I’m officially a class of 2019 now! After 32.5 years, my last day is May 10th(56.5 YO). And, hell ya, I’m nervous. Not so much about finances but just the change in lifestyle. Now that I announced, so many people ask me what I’ll do all day. I usually tell them “whatever I want to do”...

Congrats!! I was supposed to meet with my boss to tell him about my 5/1 date. His flights were late, now I have to wait.

Congrats Shabby!! I’m going to announce my retirement from Megacorp next week after 32.5 years. (@56.5 ) Looking to close out w*rk on 5/1. So excited to move forward and have new adventures. If I wasn’t doing “no beer January” I would have a beer.[emoji3]

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Congratulations Camfused! I’m feeling a lot of the same things. I’m getting ready to take the plunge now. After reading a few posts re: voluntary separation, I decided to ask Megacorp this week if they want to offer me an ER package. Best case scenario they offer me 2 weeks for each of my 32...

Sarasota or Port Charlotte, not sure yet.

It was at 125 last I looked. I’m planning on leaving my 401k in tact to take advantage of the the 3% stable fund. In theory it could increase along with inflation , but that is not guaranteed. It used to be higher , years ago.

Thx! [emoji106] Maine is awesome. Beautiful.

Yes, those are approximate equity values. We have no mortgage. Yes, we plan to sell the house to buy in FL. Yes, it is a long Winter up here!!! Thx for the SS links. Nerves are the common ones seen here, outlive $$ and end of career.

Hi all, I am considering pulling the plug on w*rk in the Spring. Here is the scoop on our situation. Kids grown and on their own. I am 56, DW, 56 Current budget at about $135K with taxes built in. I use Fidelity's Income planner for detailed spending plans. Pension non-COLA $80K/year...