2BRetired for 5 years

[2BRetired]

Hi All,
I retired early (not as early as I would have liked) but at 59. The only reason I waited that long was I was close to getting my full pension with medical at 60 if I got the hours and years. I had a fun job in the entertainment business and so a few more years was my option. Lucky I got the medical because soon after I retired I became very sick and after many miss diagnosis they found I had a restrictive pericardium (the sack around the heart) which had to be removed. I was lucky as my medical insurance covered everything. Since then I have been getting back in shape and learning to generate an income from my savings as a buffer to my pension.
I decide to to join this forum to get ideas on retirement investing and possibly help those on the fence to retire before it is to late.

 

[travelover]

Welcome. It's great that you got a good diagnosis finally and are enjoying ER .

 

[2BRetired]

Thanks, the scary thing I was in good shape before it happened, they had no idea what caused it. Apparently they had not seen this for many years due to TB which I did not have. At least my case got into a medical journal and I have the photo's of my heart.

 

[obgyn65]

welcome 2BRetired. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

 

[WB52]

Welcome and thanks. I am not retired yet, but I do come to this forum for encouragement advice and to learn about FIRE topics. Any experiences and potential pitfalls that you want to share... I'm all ears.
Regards, WB

 

[Midpack]

Welcome aboard! But there's no way you could talk me off the fence due to probability of an unknown medical issue. I am well aware that many people have an illness or other event in the family/self that impacts their retirement, and I am truly sorry to hear you had that experience, but it's still statistically a minority. Anyone who retires with NO indication of a medical or other life changing event, will have made a mistake more often than not. Guess that's just how a lifelong engineer is programmed. YMMV

 

[Aiming_4_55]

Welcome to the forum, glad you are recovering and enjoying ER. I hope to be there one day.