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12-20-2018, 05:15 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Congratulations, Midpack! I cannot wait for DH to retire so we can spend more time together.
Enjoy!!
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12-20-2018, 06:10 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Congratulations! However, I see no reason for her retirement to mean she has to give up the convenience of having her own personal chef-shopper-launderer-landscaper-errand boy.
Here's to many happy years of togetherness for you two!
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12-20-2018, 11:17 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Congrats to DW + you!
We retired 5 years ago. It was our best decision ever, other than to marry 36 years ago.
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12-21-2018, 04:37 AM
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Location: Chicagoland
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Congratulations to you both, Midpack.
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12-21-2018, 05:31 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Location: Pinetops
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Congrats and Enjoy.....
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Finally, we're both retired!
12-21-2018, 05:33 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2014
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Finally, we're both retired!
First and foremost Congratulations...
My wife stopped working when our second DS was born. You’ll note I did not say retired. There’s plenty to do keeping 3 kids and the house running. My last day officially is 1/4 and Im finishing the last project. It will be a big change for her having me home all the time. She has her routine and complete freedom. Now when she goes shopping I go along just to get out of the house.
Ive said “Your life is changing and not for the better”.. Answer “I know”
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12-21-2018, 09:54 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Congratulations to you both.
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12-21-2018, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
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Good for you!
It will be interesting to compare your posting stats 2019 v/s 2018
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12-21-2018, 10:00 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cooksburg,PA
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Congrats!
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12-21-2018, 12:22 PM
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Midpack, this is wonderful to hear, and congratulations to you both.
I retired about 3 months before F could retire, and I still remember his first day of retirement. What fun we had. We went out to lunch at a nicer restaurant, and just watching his joy at being retired brought me sweet memories of those first wonderful days of retirement.
Eventually we had to work out a daily routine that worked for both of us, which required some compromises but since then life has been a bowl of cherries for us.
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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12-21-2018, 12:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Ray, I would just hand you the list and say have fun!
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12-21-2018, 01:09 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Congratulations!!
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12-21-2018, 01:09 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Gosport, IN
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Congrats Midpack! My DW retired 8 years prior to me, ( I guess her BS bucket was smaller than mine! )
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12-21-2018, 02:35 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HadEnuff
Congratulations! However, I see no reason for her retirement to mean she has to give up the convenience of having her own personal chef-shopper-launderer-landscaper-errand boy.
Here's to many happy years of togetherness for you two!
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Shush!
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Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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12-23-2018, 11:43 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Congratulations Midpack, and enjoy! DH and I RE’d on the same day. It is really nice to be able to do more things together, while also having some separate activities we each enjoy.
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12-24-2018, 06:24 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Atlanta suburbs
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Congratulations to you both MidPack.
Do you have a plan for what to do with your extra time if Mrs decides to take over some of the tasks you do today?
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12-24-2018, 08:49 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Wow - so many stories similar to mine. DW will finally pull the plug next year, about 6 years after me. Similar story to what others have shared, where my BS bucket was long full, but her w*rk environment was much more positive.
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