Quick recap for those who don't know my story...
- I started when I was 22 and w*rked at MegaCorp for 33 years.
- A coworker gave a full year notice (I told him that was dumb) but they bent over backwards to make it as painless as possible for him.
- After seeing his success I gave them my six months notice and they did everything in their power to make it as hard for me as possible. Both of us had the same supervisor job and had been there the same amount of time. He was 65 and I am 55.
- On Jan 11th I walked out the door without saying anything to them. I ended up taking two months of accrued vacation so I wouldn't have to step foot in that place except four hours on my required last day. I snuck in after hours last night so I wouldn't have to see anyone.
So, now my wife and I can start our new life. I have been counting down the days for a very long time and can't believe it is finally here. I just turned 55 three days ago. I will have a very small pension and will receive $1,000 a month in healthcare reimbursement until 65. We set ourselves up pretty well financially but will probably lean FIRE. We currently live in Charleston, SC but purchased 31 acres of property in the mountains and will build a stupidly large ICF house in the next few years. Chickens, ducks, goats, rabbits, etc will be raised on the ranch. A few people have asked about it so I will probably start a thread about our ranch and what we are doing there.
- I started when I was 22 and w*rked at MegaCorp for 33 years.
- A coworker gave a full year notice (I told him that was dumb) but they bent over backwards to make it as painless as possible for him.
- After seeing his success I gave them my six months notice and they did everything in their power to make it as hard for me as possible. Both of us had the same supervisor job and had been there the same amount of time. He was 65 and I am 55.
- On Jan 11th I walked out the door without saying anything to them. I ended up taking two months of accrued vacation so I wouldn't have to step foot in that place except four hours on my required last day. I snuck in after hours last night so I wouldn't have to see anyone.
So, now my wife and I can start our new life. I have been counting down the days for a very long time and can't believe it is finally here. I just turned 55 three days ago. I will have a very small pension and will receive $1,000 a month in healthcare reimbursement until 65. We set ourselves up pretty well financially but will probably lean FIRE. We currently live in Charleston, SC but purchased 31 acres of property in the mountains and will build a stupidly large ICF house in the next few years. Chickens, ducks, goats, rabbits, etc will be raised on the ranch. A few people have asked about it so I will probably start a thread about our ranch and what we are doing there.
