Hi all, I posted a couple of months ago on the "hi, I am" board seeking advice on my concerns of ER at 54 - and really received solid advice thanks! Here is how it's gone for me since.
I went on a nice cruise in Feb to clear the head and try to make a final decision about voluntarily giving up a mid six figure income to stay home and start the next phase of my life (DW is still w*rking but very supportive). Came back from the cruise about the same way I left - undecided. After 2 weeks back in the job, I realized it just wasn't my cup of tea anymore, and gave my boss 90 days notice. Since then, it's been an emotional roller coaster. An okay day at work makes me wonder what h... I was thinking. Then a bad day (which is more the norm) makes me feel better about the whole thing. I had envisioned that this time in my life would be a "take this job and shove it" moment and bring absloute peace and contentment. Two weeks in, it's not starting out that way. I don't need for anyone to talk me off the ledge or anything - I'm still committed to the decision I made, and I know I will enjoy ER beginning in June, but....
I've read and heard many times that ER go back to w*rk, because of the money issue. In fact, my father had to do that. I'm not really concerned a great deal about the money, although it wouldn't hurt if I had a bit more. So what are the thoughts form those that may have gone through this decision process - will I like the good life so much that I'll never think about w*rking again? Or will I be searching for something else to do (professionally) in 6 months? And will I find that giddy feeling of leaving the 'employed' once I get a bit closer to the final days?
I went on a nice cruise in Feb to clear the head and try to make a final decision about voluntarily giving up a mid six figure income to stay home and start the next phase of my life (DW is still w*rking but very supportive). Came back from the cruise about the same way I left - undecided. After 2 weeks back in the job, I realized it just wasn't my cup of tea anymore, and gave my boss 90 days notice. Since then, it's been an emotional roller coaster. An okay day at work makes me wonder what h... I was thinking. Then a bad day (which is more the norm) makes me feel better about the whole thing. I had envisioned that this time in my life would be a "take this job and shove it" moment and bring absloute peace and contentment. Two weeks in, it's not starting out that way. I don't need for anyone to talk me off the ledge or anything - I'm still committed to the decision I made, and I know I will enjoy ER beginning in June, but....
I've read and heard many times that ER go back to w*rk, because of the money issue. In fact, my father had to do that. I'm not really concerned a great deal about the money, although it wouldn't hurt if I had a bit more. So what are the thoughts form those that may have gone through this decision process - will I like the good life so much that I'll never think about w*rking again? Or will I be searching for something else to do (professionally) in 6 months? And will I find that giddy feeling of leaving the 'employed' once I get a bit closer to the final days?