Uncle Lumpy
Dryer sheet aficionado
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2017
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- 25
Hi all,
Been reading these forums for several months now and appreciate the contributions all y'all have made to improving my knowledge in this area.
I'm 59 and eligible to retire from our "Uncle" at the end of 2017. Financially, I'm ready. All of the various calculators show that I can maintain my current lifestyle in retirement barring a macroeconomic catastrophe in this country (at which point we all would have bigger concerns I'm guessing).
However, I'm risk averse. By working another 2 years I can increase my pension by $500+ per month. I can add another $60,000 in contributions to my TSP, another $13,000 to my Roth IRA, and another $60,000 or so in "non-retirement" savings. Intellectually, I know that I don't really "need" the additional funds BUT I'm finding it hard to walk away from that sort of 2-year plus up.
Thoughts?
TIA,
Lumpy
Been reading these forums for several months now and appreciate the contributions all y'all have made to improving my knowledge in this area.
I'm 59 and eligible to retire from our "Uncle" at the end of 2017. Financially, I'm ready. All of the various calculators show that I can maintain my current lifestyle in retirement barring a macroeconomic catastrophe in this country (at which point we all would have bigger concerns I'm guessing).
However, I'm risk averse. By working another 2 years I can increase my pension by $500+ per month. I can add another $60,000 in contributions to my TSP, another $13,000 to my Roth IRA, and another $60,000 or so in "non-retirement" savings. Intellectually, I know that I don't really "need" the additional funds BUT I'm finding it hard to walk away from that sort of 2-year plus up.
Thoughts?
TIA,
Lumpy