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Six years and counting--hello from the San Francisco Bay Area
10-10-2011, 08:12 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Oakland
Posts: 97
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Six years and counting--hello from the San Francisco Bay Area
Hello all,
I will quietly lurk, but wanted to introduce myself. I will be turning 49 this month, and plan to retire promptly in six years, when I turn 55. I work in the fiscal office of a K-12 school district as a data wrangler, a high-pressure environment with many demands (which can be quite stressful--especially with the California state and local budget situation of the last few years).
One of the carrots that has kept me at this job is eligibility for employer-paid post-retirement health and dental insurance, from age 55 to 65, for myself and my spouse. Of course, this might be eliminated at any time, but so far it's only been capped, not eliminated.
I'm very much looking forward to retirement, and have a countdown application on my smartphone which I check when I feel especially stressed (2202 days as of this afternoon). I've discussed this with my husband, who says he wants whatever is best for my health and sanity. He and a few of my friends predict I'll be bored within a few months, and soon be working at a new job. I don't think so, though. I have PLENTY of hobbies and interests, and have never defined myself by my job. I joke that I'll have a chance to be a housewife, and surprise him with completed DIY home projects. I plan to retire, take a minimum four-week vacation to de-stress, and then see how my post-work life evolves.
I'm mostly interested in the forum threads that deal with "Life after FIRE", especially the emotional, physical, and mental effects of FIRE. I'm working my way through the archive, gleaning wisdom and refining my plans. It makes me happy to read about others who have achieved--or are actively striving towards--FIRE.
So...hello from the West Coast.
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10-10-2011, 08:51 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 7,113
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Just wondering if you were impacted by the 'red code' last week...
Now that I see Oakland, probably not
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10-10-2011, 09:57 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,401
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I have just calculated that it is 2000 days to my current projected ER date: March 31, 2017.
2000 days can be converted to one of these units: - 172,800,000 seconds
- 2,880,000 minutes
- 48,000 hours
- 285 weeks (rounded down)
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10-11-2011, 01:45 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
Posts: 1,202
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Hi, I am planning to ER at 53 next summer, when DH will retire at 60 with pension.
I am working on my "get a life tree". It is an overview of interests you have had in younger days or might try after retirement.
I have no doubt that there is enough to do, try out, explore and learn after retirement.
Maybe even more meaningful stuff than today.
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10-11-2011, 05:04 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
Posts: 4,061
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Welcome, Indigo Mule.
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Very conservative with investments. Not ER'd yet, 48 years old. Please do not take anything I write or imply as legal, financial or medical advice directed to you. Contact your own financial advisor, healthcare provider, or attorney for financial, medical and legal advice.
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10-11-2011, 06:08 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 11,328
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Welcome Mule
Quote:
Originally Posted by Indigo Mule
I've discussed this with my husband, who says he wants whatever is best for my health and sanity. He and a few of my friends predict I'll be bored within a few months, and soon be working at a new job.
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I predict he will get burned out from work right about when you pull the plug and will regret not getting his own FIRE ducks in a row.
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Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre -- Albert Camus
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