flyfishnevada
Full time employment: Posting here.
I retired last year at 43. I have a pension, but in many ways it was similar to you waiting for your number. I liked what I did more or less, but not the environment I did it in. Bad boss, bad management, politics, etc, etc.
The transition wasn't bad. I had been planning things to do for a while. New hobbies, rediscovering old ones, to do list around the house, etc. I settled in quickly. Only some of the habits remained, and still do sometimes, like feeling the dreads on Sunday night, or feeling there is something I must do.
I suggest planning your actual retirement. Do a little soul searching and figure out what it is you want to do with yourself. Golfing, writing, travel, volunteer work, starting a business, whatever. It's solely up to you. Writing it down, make a list, do a little mind mapping. Make sure you are retiring to something, not just away from your job.
Good luck! Read this forum for a couple of years and you should do fine!
The transition wasn't bad. I had been planning things to do for a while. New hobbies, rediscovering old ones, to do list around the house, etc. I settled in quickly. Only some of the habits remained, and still do sometimes, like feeling the dreads on Sunday night, or feeling there is something I must do.
I suggest planning your actual retirement. Do a little soul searching and figure out what it is you want to do with yourself. Golfing, writing, travel, volunteer work, starting a business, whatever. It's solely up to you. Writing it down, make a list, do a little mind mapping. Make sure you are retiring to something, not just away from your job.
Good luck! Read this forum for a couple of years and you should do fine!