easysurfer
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I retired last year in January at the age of 47. Just thought I'd drop a note to say hello...
I had been thinking of retiring (worked the 'can I do it', etc. with a financial planner a few months earlier), before circumstances at my job helped me make my decision to go. To make a long story short, I had worked for the same company for over 23 years when they decided to outsource several (myself included) in the department. Rather than to be outsourced, I decided to just "call it a career." Though I left before I had orinally planned, I think I walked away a winner (the job was quite stressful anyhow).
In retirement, I do have to watch my budget, to make sure I stay on track, but it's so great that everyday is Saturday .
When folks ask me how it's like, I say (seriously and half kidding), the best part is that now I can run all my errands during the day in the middle of the week and not wait til evenings or the weekends when I'm not working!
Easysurfer
I had been thinking of retiring (worked the 'can I do it', etc. with a financial planner a few months earlier), before circumstances at my job helped me make my decision to go. To make a long story short, I had worked for the same company for over 23 years when they decided to outsource several (myself included) in the department. Rather than to be outsourced, I decided to just "call it a career." Though I left before I had orinally planned, I think I walked away a winner (the job was quite stressful anyhow).
In retirement, I do have to watch my budget, to make sure I stay on track, but it's so great that everyday is Saturday .
When folks ask me how it's like, I say (seriously and half kidding), the best part is that now I can run all my errands during the day in the middle of the week and not wait til evenings or the weekends when I'm not working!
Easysurfer