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01-19-2020, 11:48 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Burlington
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Finally - it's real!
Hi -- I am ... just 10 working days away from retirement !!! FINALLY!
I know it's been a long journey, and some here have been put off by the wide variety of questions I've posted, on wildly different topics--but we made it. 
Given the astounding performance of the markets recently, we officially became millionaires two weeks ago. I also laid out some real money for a fiduciary financial planner. We've been at 100% in Firecalc for awhile now, even with me waiting until age 70 to collect SS; and the planner says we're in "really good shape". 
So ... counting down these last 10 days and can't WAIT to join the rest of you RETIREES!!!!!
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01-19-2020, 12:00 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of retirement!
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01-19-2020, 12:05 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Congrats! And welcome to the best of your life...
omni
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01-19-2020, 12:15 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 5,867
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Congratulations!
That first day when you wake up with a smile on your face, and enjoy your morning without rushing off to work is the best :-)
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Give a Man a fish, he will eat for a day.
Teach a Man to fish, he will eat for a lifetime.
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01-19-2020, 12:16 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,299
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Congrats.
Every question is good. Don't worry.
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TGIM
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01-19-2020, 01:10 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 380
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Congrats!!!
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01-19-2020, 01:28 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Rural community
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Congratulations!!
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01-19-2020, 09:08 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: upstate ny
Posts: 3
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enjoy your freedom, welcome
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01-19-2020, 10:17 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 11,078
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Congratulations. It gets even better with practice.
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01-19-2020, 11:13 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Congrads. What will you do all day?
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01-20-2020, 03:19 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 5,214
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Finally - it's real!
Congrats! Fun, fun, fun!
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01-20-2020, 05:02 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland
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Congratulations! My stomach is doing flips for you.
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01-20-2020, 08:45 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Champaign
Posts: 4,729
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Happy Days! Looking forward to future posts. Life is good.
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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01-20-2020, 08:58 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Congratulations!!
It is better than advertised!!
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01-20-2020, 09:08 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: North Scottsdale
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Congrats! I always found work to be highly overrated!
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FIRE'D in July 2009 at 51...Never look back!
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01-20-2020, 09:10 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Huntsville, AL/Helen, GA
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That's just great. Suggest you start your ER by staying in bed a whole day.
Then go take a nice vacation to somewhere you've never been.
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01-20-2020, 09:29 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Cholula
Posts: 1,595
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Well done and congratulations! No more feelings of dread on Sunday evenings.
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01-22-2020, 12:59 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Burlington
Posts: 171
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Thanks!
Thank you, everybody!! Can't believe I only have one more "dreaded Sunday night" ... it's so weird!
I don't have any big plans right away, other than trying to get used to having no paycheck coming in  Going to do some of the stuff around the house that I always put off because time was too precious (like cleaning out the basement--oh, joy!)
Traveling somewhere I've never been is a good idea. I have a tendency to want to go back to places I've already enjoyed. Our post-retirement budget even has a $5K yearly vacation built in. Crazy!
Seven more working days to go ...
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