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04-18-2015, 06:58 PM
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#121
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Texas~29N/98W Just West of Woman Hollering Creek
Posts: 6,674
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Retired at age 58 about 12 years ago. Smooth sailing so far.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx
In dire need of: faster horses, younger woman, older whiskey, more money.
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04-18-2015, 07:16 PM
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#122
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 414
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Are you retired?
Almost! A couple of months to finish a few outstanding jobs.
How old are you when you retire? Close to 55
When do you want to retire? I felt the desire really come on strong around when I turned 51. Being able to do it before 55 was a pleasant surprise.
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04-20-2015, 12:06 PM
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#123
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 377
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Are you retired? YES
How old when retired? 54.5
When did you want to retire? 50 but knew I needed to stay to get a bigger pension. Retired when I reached a number that was ok for me. I couldn't have stayed a day longer.
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04-29-2015, 07:41 AM
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#124
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 10,930
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by Enuff2Eat
Are you retired?
How old are you when you retire?
When do you want to retire?
I like to calculate the average age of the people here FIREed. It's a long dream of my but never have enough guts or money to pull the trigger.
enuff
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Yes
I was 60
Originally I wanted to wait until I was 55 so I could get full retirement benefits from mega corp. The OMY syndrome set-in and then it is was 57.5, then greed set-in and I finally quit at 60.
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04-29-2015, 08:51 AM
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#125
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 670
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Yes
48
2014
But forced to because of health reasons - not because of following a FIRE plan. So not sure how I fit in with your average age stats.
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04-29-2015, 08:55 AM
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#126
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 91
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Almost - 10 more w*ork days
57
Originally set goal at 55.
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04-29-2015, 10:18 AM
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#127
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 94
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Turning out just fine!!!
Officially retiring in 4 months at 58. Laid off a year and a half ago, gov't is paying my mortgage for 18 months and will be paid off in another three years, and have been back and forth to my favorite place, Hawaii, a dozen times since, visiting grand-kids and enjoying hikes in Koko Head . Will be collecting pension soon and just managing my portfolio. I'm relatively in good health and enjoying the outdoor activities. This is life and freedom after slavery for me and I am thoroughly enjoying it. 
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04-29-2015, 01:39 PM
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#128
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado Mountains
Posts: 3,165
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Hi kneehigh,
Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you are financially well prepared for a great and long retirement. 
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04-30-2015, 04:26 AM
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#129
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 812
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Yes, retired at 53, had originally planned to work to 55 but buyout offer came along too good to pass up along with being fed up.
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04-30-2015, 12:50 PM
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#130
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,495
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Time2re
Almost - 10 more w*ork days
57
Originally set goal at 55.
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Just 7 such days for me.
5 days past 60
Never thought about it until several years ago reading Scott Burns referring to one's 50's as the "50's minefield", or something like that. He was referring to studies showing most retirement plans get derailed during one's fifties due to a serious health condition or job loss from which one doesn't recover. He provided some pretty startling statistics (since confirmed in more studies) showing the gap at which workers expect they'll retire and the (sometimes much) younger age retirees report actually retiring.
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Retired at 53 in 1993; no need to work
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05-06-2015, 03:25 PM
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#131
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Henderson
Posts: 87
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Retired at 53 in 1993; no need to work
 How old are you when you retired? 53
When did you want to retire? I had planned to work until maybe age 65. The collapse of the defense industry in Southern California ended my career. I was 53 at the time, 1993. I though I had enough money already to retire then. I was wrong about that, but the bull market of the 1990's bailed me out. My investments have supported me with room to spare for 22 years of retirement.
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05-06-2015, 07:45 PM
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#132
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 169
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Yes, 52, 2012.
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05-06-2015, 07:58 PM
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#133
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 5
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I am retired! I retired at age 41, a little over six years ago. When I first started working after college, I thought I would be able to retire at 55. As I got older and work got worse, that goal kept moving up.
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05-06-2015, 08:58 PM
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#134
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 368
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56, not retired yet.
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05-07-2015, 05:22 AM
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#135
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: OBX, NC
Posts: 27
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63, retired one week ago. Just starting to get acclimated.
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05-07-2015, 08:37 AM
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#136
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado Mountains
Posts: 3,165
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OBXretire
63, retired one week ago. Just starting to get acclimated.
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Congratulations on your retirement. Very nice place to retire!
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05-09-2015, 08:38 PM
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#137
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 11
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Yes. Retired for just over two months. 60 years old. Retired as soon as I could pull pension.
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05-10-2015, 06:58 AM
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#138
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,321
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Turn 54 tomorrow.
1 year anniversary was yesterday.
Feeling good!
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05-11-2015, 05:35 AM
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#139
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Bushnell
Posts: 607
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I turned 51 last month.
I retired Sept 30 2011 at age 47.
I remember thinking about financial independence as early as college days, but it wasn't until I was in my mid-30s, after about 10 years of corporate life, that I had become disillusioned enough to put a specific plan together.
I love being retired.
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06-12-2016, 05:35 PM
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#140
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 169
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Are you retired?
I retired at age 52. That was four years ago.Wonderful feeling. I'm happy not to dread Sunday jafternoon, my weeks are marked by Sunday morning church attendance. Yeah!
I spend much less money than pre retirement and travel a lot more.
Praise God!
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