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Got my first pension check directed deposited on the 1st! [emoji16]

Vacations while working were usually a week at a time. Somewhere along the way I heard that you need at least 10 days to truly relax because it takes about 3 days on the front end to de-stress and then about 2 days on the back end you start the realization it's coming to an end. So out of a 7...

My story for what it's worth... Tore my meniscus after playing a very slow paced game of tennis. Yep I was out of shape! Ortho surgeon at a respected sports medicine clinic after MRI confirmed and said based on tear, it would not heal and needed to schedule surgery. I asked to wait on surgery...

You mentioned the WEP calculator. I plugged in earnings for each year off his SS statement and the amount of benefit was about the same as on his actual statement. That really confused me. Either way, it's not life changing or anything, but it would be nice to know and it could at least pay a...

Just got home from my retirement party [emoji322]. It was a lot of fun and made things seem more real. I've honestly been having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that I'm actually retiring and everyone coming out to wish me well and getting to say good bye was a great send off. I feel...

West Virginia, Mississippi and now splitting the difference and moving to East Tennessee.

This sums it up almost to the letter for me. Friday was my last day at work! Woohoo!! I had a great paying job, but guess you could say I'd gotten uncomfortably numb doing it. So for me, I no longer could justify spending any more precious days sitting at a desk doing administrative work I no...

Could this be moved to the FIRE and Money forum? TY

My DH retired from the post office and receives a Civil Service pension. However, he's also been a substitute teacher for several years now and has enough credits for SS. Believe me, there's no windfall here, because his non government wages have been very small, but he does pay in to SS...

New stainless bathroom faucets to replace our outdated brass ones. Putting our house on the market next month and have bought new door knobs, hinges, and drawer pulls on Amazon for less than the big box stores with no sales tax and it's all delivered right to my front door. I love online/Amazon...

Congrats!! Love your attitude and hope you have a blast!

I'm down to just 1 more week! Just turned 57 and I get the same reaction from folks. I understand what you say, because at times it has made me question my decision as well. I've teared up numerous times over the last month, primarily with my 2 co-workers I've been with for the past 16 years. My...

I was just going through the motions at work. Had a very short attention span on everything other than researching our new retirement locale and planning new activities. I have enough of a work ethic to continue doing my job, but I honestly could have cared less. I sold my soul years ago for...

Congrats!! I'm right behind you!! I hope retirement is everything you want it to be and then some!!

Thanks for all your input. We'll see how it goes and I guess if it gets to be too much, we could fill it and make a large courtyard with a fire pit and such.

The house is located in what is primarily a retirement community of about 7,000 people. We loved the house, but definitely weren't looking for a pool. The good news is, it's a 16x40 rectangular pool, heated, with a salt system that should be perfect for swimming laps. The bad news is we know...

I love to swim and look forward to incorporating swimming laps into my new exercise routine. I'd love a pool but not sure about the maintenance. One good thing is I'll have time to work on it now. Those who've had pools, good or bad idea in retirement?

Seems I can't get enough encouragement from those of you on here who have taken the leap into early retirement and are loving it. I just turned 57 and will be cashing my first retirement check Feb. 1st! Been fortunate to have had well paying State job for the past 25+ years, but am just tired of...

I've updated my date and age. Officially retire 1/31, but my last working day is 1/17. Just one last board meeting and set of financial statements away from freedom! Class of 2017 January -Pedidiva 1/1/17 age 58 - rrufus – 1/6/2017 - ccourt9283 – 1/10/2017, age 62 - GSMAN - 1/13/2017...

Was in banking for my first 11 years out of college. Started as a teller and moved up to VP. Mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry led me to seek a job in state government where I've worked 25 years in finance and economic development. Been a great career, but will be going to the...

It's probably too late for this plan and the current house, but you did give me something to look into down the road. I obviously need to learn more about the 1031 exchange.

Typically a year out, but then most of our travel is domestic. We use our timeshare points/exchanges for most of our vacations and the prime areas require reserving about a year in advance.

2017ish, how are you liking TN and what area are you in?

I cheated because our retirement system runs an analysis including the COLA. It's set at 3% compounded annually, which means by year 14, my COLA rate is 51%, 1/2 my base pay and at 23 years, with the COLA, my base pay actual doubles. Another reason to retire early and get this compounding...

We're definitely planning to hire someone to handle maintenance issues, but we want to stay in charge of tenant screening. We're moving about 7 hours away, so can come back when necessary to show the houses. I was hoping to hear how this has worked out for others. DrRoy, I totally understand...