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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
For some good reasons and some slightly arbitrary reasons I have selected a target retirement date of Nov 4, 2007. I have book marked the countdown website. At that time I would be 57 have enough time in for a decent pension with medical coverage and have a clear idea of younger son’s college costs. There are a couple things that could derail the plan one would be if younger son, who is in high school, got admitted to Stanford, CALTECH or the like (not likely) and the other is if the market takes a major dive; it would be better to work while the market is low and retire into a rising market. On the other side the thing that could accelerate the retirement schedule is a buy out offer which is possible.
Much more immediately is my wife's retirement from teaching. Her last day with students is this Monday May 8th and her last day on the payroll is a couple weeks later. It will be *very* interesting to see how this develops. How will her free time be used, how will we adapt to a lower income?
But with my wife's imminent retirement and my own tentative date, younger son getting older there are these major mental shifts. Stand by for reports...
Much more immediately is my wife's retirement from teaching. Her last day with students is this Monday May 8th and her last day on the payroll is a couple weeks later. It will be *very* interesting to see how this develops. How will her free time be used, how will we adapt to a lower income?
But with my wife's imminent retirement and my own tentative date, younger son getting older there are these major mental shifts. Stand by for reports...