Class of 2022

Havent really committed yet but anytime after march of 2022 is good for me as the bulk of my ISO/RSU will be vested. I will still leave a bunch on the table and walk from a mid 6 figure w2. Thankfully my money bucket is filling up before the BS bucket, but I am really just coasting along right now. We shall see
 
Folks,
On the Class of 2021 thread, there is a list, in chronological order, of all the folks retiring in 2021. It would be great to see such a list of all 2022 retirees.

Anyone up for creating a list ? I propose the OP :D
 
SeanPizzle said:
Havent really committed yet but anytime after march of 2022 is good for me as the bulk of my ISO/RSU will be vested. I will still leave a bunch on the table and walk from a mid 6 figure w2. Thankfully my money bucket is filling up before the BS bucket, but I am really just coasting along right now. We shall see
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I hear you on that, but my vest dates are in November. The OMY is really easy with an annual lump and two W2s that produce lots of excess pad each year. Rather than coasting, they are waving promos and the like to push me forward.
 
pompanobeach said:
Dear YVRRocket. I can only dream of getting a departure package! I work for government and they are only giving sticks and not the carrot! However, I am still blessed to be getting a pension and to retire at 55. I have the same target. April 2022. God willing, I will be able to sell Connecticut home and go live in my vacation Condo in Pompano Beach Florida. Due to fiscal problems, my pension has been reduced by 30% if I go at 55 but I will still get a guaranteed 2% COLA for the rest of my life. If I wait until 60, I get a bigger pension but no COLA. I think I am making the right decision by going at 55. This gains me 5 more years of freedom!
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Not sure about the guaranteed 2%; however, you will get COLA. WRT the getting COLA at 60? You should get for for sure at 62 if you waited for a larger pension. Also, if you have over 20 years at 55 you should get the supplemental SS until age 62.
 
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pompanobeach said:
Dear YVRRocket. I can only dream of getting a departure package! I work for government and they are only giving sticks and not the carrot! However, I am still blessed to be getting a pension and to retire at 55. I have the same target. April 2022. God willing, I will be able to sell Connecticut home and go live in my vacation Condo in Pompano Beach Florida. Due to fiscal problems, my pension has been reduced by 30% if I go at 55 but I will still get a guaranteed 2% COLA for the rest of my life. If I wait until 60, I get a bigger pension but no COLA. I think I am making the right decision by going at 55. This gains me 5 more years of freedom!
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Not sure about the guaranteed 2%; however, you will get COLA. WRT the getting COLA at 60? You should get for for sure at 62 if you waited for a larger pension. Also, if you have over 20 years at 55 you should get the supplemental SS until age 62.
 
:gulp: just updated my spreadsheet for NW. Honestly, I dont know why I am still working.
 
SeanPizzle said:
:gulp: just updated my spreadsheet for NW. Honestly, I dont know why I am still working.
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On the one hand I feel the same but on the other hand, my nervous-nellie side, says "omy equals a little more cushion...."

It's a tough one for sure.

What I have realized though is that my number will always be higher. I am currently at about double what I would have said I could comfortable retire on 5-10 years ago. So my "number" is far exceeded... but I keep up the omy thoughts. Hopefully I can stick with 2022. I am sure going to try!
 
CaliKid said:
On the one hand I feel the same but on the other hand, my nervous-nellie side, says "omy equals a little more cushion...."

It's a tough one for sure.

What I have realized though is that my number will always be higher. I am currently at about double what I would have said I could comfortable retire on 5-10 years ago. So my "number" is far exceeded... but I keep up the omy thoughts. Hopefully I can stick with 2022. I am sure going to try!
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For me, it is the psychology of being frugal and not wasteful for decades. It seems so wasteful to walk away from peak earnings and healthcare worth 30K a year. But at the end of the day, we can live pretty comfortably on about 2% SWR (before SS and Medicare kick in). It is more of a therapist that will help here rather than CPA/financial planner. :)
 
I think for many the omy is more emotional than financial. We may rationalize it with a financial angle but it is hard to give up one's career when one is at the peak of the earning years.

I am 52 and my DS has just graduated college and has a job. My DD has two years left but I have the money set aside for her last two years and a wedding next year. I have met the FI side but I have not been emotionally ready before. No one in my family has RE before. I am the youngest of six and only my oldest brother is retired at 64 and that was not by his own choice. I know my late DW would have been happy for us to RE as we had planned for that for years. Now that the time has come it is harder.

I decided to pick a date and stick with it to force the decision. I have not told anyone at w*rk but I have told my friends and family. No one believes I can do it. I will be forgoing a lot of money but once you are FI, you have to also love w*rk and the BS that goes with it. My BS bucket is overflowing so I am becoming much more mentally ready. By next April 1, I should be all set and hopefully not regretting my decision (the March bonus payout will just be icing on the cake).
 
* ROLL CALL * Class of 2022 *

I'm bored at w*rk today and decided to make a roll call for the class of 2022 so far. I can't wait for 2022!!!

I excluded a couple of early posters with < 5 posts total and tried to peek at profiles to confirm dates, so hopefully I got it close to right. And sorry in advance for any typos in names - I scribbled them down but my handwriting is so terrible even I have trouble with it :LOL: And a big apology if I did miss anyone - please feel free to add yourself!

If a month was noted, I captured that and organized accordingly. If no month was noted, I put 'XX 2022' and organized those people at the end.

I hope we can all update this as we go with a copy/paste into a new edited roll call as people make updates to their timing.

So here it is - good luck to all the 2022 hopefuls! :dance:

roadyrunner - Jan 2022
dadu007- - Jan 2022
oldmedic - Jan 2022
caninelover - Feb 2022
Ozinvestor - March 2022
Sean Pizzle - March 2022
Aiming_4_55 - March 2022
Pompanobeach - April 2022
fassmac - April 2022
Goingcamping - April 2022
ejw93 - April 2022
Present Aside - April 2022
YVRRocketSurgery - April 2022
Jeffman52 - May 2022
GTP2022 - May 2022
Jim59 -May 2022
nhcycling - June 2022
plex - June 2022
beernutzbob - June 2022
retire48in2018 - June 2022
Physics Guy - June 2022
Poopycat - June 2022
Silent Walker - July 2022
Skyward1 - July 2022
CaliKid - September 2022
BGH1 - September 2022
firemediceric - October 2022
mountainsoft - December 2022
Panda Bear - XX 2022
Sam Cro - XX 2022
Dreams of Freedom - XX 2022
Callitaday - XX 2022
dd564 - XX 2022
Chris Texas - XX 2022
Bee4 - XX 2022
oiseux - XX 2022
cyber888 - XX 2022
 
Same Boat

Present Aside said:
I think for many the omy is more emotional than financial. We may rationalize it with a financial angle but it is hard to give up one's career when one is at the peak of the earning years.

I am 52 and my DS has just graduated college and has a job. My DD has two years left but I have the money set aside for her last two years and a wedding next year. I have met the FI side but I have not been emotionally ready before. No one in my family has RE before. I am the youngest of six and only my oldest brother is retired at 64 and that was not by his own choice. I know my late DW would have been happy for us to RE as we had planned for that for years. Now that the time has come it is harder.

I decided to pick a date and stick with it to force the decision. I have not told anyone at w*rk but I have told my friends and family. No one believes I can do it. I will be forgoing a lot of money but once you are FI, you have to also love w*rk and the BS that goes with it. My BS bucket is overflowing so I am becoming much more mentally ready. By next April 1, I should be all set and hopefully not regretting my decision (the March bonus payout will just be icing on the cake).
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Pretty much the same for me. I have some moments where I panic a bit at the thought of not having a paycheck coming in for the first time ever in my whole life. But I realize I've done the planning, including what adjustments to make if things go south. So I am mentally preparing by sticking to a date. I think that helps me cast aside the fears and doubts.
 
Thanks caninelover for creating a roll call of all the planned retirees in Class of 2022. It will be good to see everyone’s dates come and go, with hopefully vocational freedom at the end of each proposed date. It will also be good to see all those before me actually retiring and me being thrust to the “front”.

Cannot wait. Time has went so fast recently, I hope it doesn’t slow down. Plenty of time for a slow down after May.
 
Jim59 said:
Thanks caninelover for creating a roll call of all the planned retirees in Class of 2022. It will be good to see everyone’s dates come and go, with hopefully vocational freedom at the end of each proposed date. It will also be good to see all those before me actually retiring and me being thrust to the “front”.

Cannot wait. Time has went so fast recently, I hope it doesn’t slow down. Plenty of time for a slow down after May.
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You're welcome :flowers:

For me time has slowed to an excruciating crawl. I know I should take things day by day but it is so dang hard to stay focused. I keep daydreaming about FIRE in 7 months. No matter how hard I try not to think about it - my brain goes right there!!
 
Thanks for making the roll call. Please add me to the list for Feb. I’m planning last day to be right after Presidents Day but hopefully to stay on the payroll until end March with vacation time. I will be 55.
 
I’ve decided on 6 May 2002 for official retirement.

Feel free to add your date. Quote this post and remove the text and quotes leaving the list.

roadyrunner - Jan 2022
dadu007- - Jan 2022
oldmedic - Jan 2022
caninelover - Feb 2022
Escapevelocity - Feb 2022
Ozinvestor - March 2022
Sean Pizzle - March 2022
Aiming_4_55 - March 2022
Pompanobeach - April 2022
fassmac - April 2022
Goingcamping - April 2022
ejw93 - April 2022
Present Aside - April 2022
YVRRocketSurgery - April 2022
Jeffman52 - May 2022
GTP2022 - May 2022
Jim59 - 6 May 2022
nhcycling - June 2022
plex - June 2022
beernutzbob - June 2022
retire48in2018 - June 2022
Physics Guy - June 2022
Poopycat - June 2022
Silent Walker - July 2022
Skyward1 - July 2022
CaliKid - September 2022
BGH1 - September 2022
firemediceric - October 2022
mountainsoft - December 2022
Panda Bear - XX 2022
Sam Cro - XX 2022
Dreams of Freedom - XX 2022
Callitaday - XX 2022
dd564 - XX 2022
Chris Texas - XX 2022
Bee4 - XX 2022
oiseux - XX 2022
cyber888 - XX 2022
 
I put my notice in for 09/30/21, so I've removed myself from the list, here you go.

Quote this post and remove the text and quotes leaving the list.

roadyrunner - Jan 2022
dadu007- - Jan 2022
oldmedic - Jan 2022
caninelover - Feb 2022
Escapevelocity - Feb 2022
Ozinvestor - March 2022
Sean Pizzle - March 2022
Aiming_4_55 - March 2022
Pompanobeach - April 2022
fassmac - April 2022
Goingcamping - April 2022
ejw93 - April 2022
Present Aside - April 2022
YVRRocketSurgery - April 2022
Jeffman52 - May 2022
GTP2022 - May 2022
Jim59 - 6 May 2022
nhcycling - June 2022
beernutzbob - June 2022
retire48in2018 - June 2022
Physics Guy - June 2022
Poopycat - June 2022
Silent Walker - July 2022
Skyward1 - July 2022
CaliKid - September 2022
BGH1 - September 2022
firemediceric - October 2022
mountainsoft - December 2022
Panda Bear - XX 2022
Sam Cro - XX 2022
Dreams of Freedom - XX 2022
Callitaday - XX 2022
dd564 - XX 2022
Chris Texas - XX 2022
Bee4 - XX 2022
oiseux - XX 2022
cyber888 - XX 2022
 
I put my notice in for 09/30/21, so I've removed myself from the list, here you go.

Quote this post and remove the text and quotes leaving the list.

roadyrunner - Jan 2022
dadu007- - Jan 2022
oldmedic - Jan 2022
caninelover - Feb 2022
Escapevelocity - Feb 2022
Ozinvestor - March 2022
Sean Pizzle - March 2022
Aiming_4_55 - March 2022
Pompanobeach - April 2022
fassmac - April 2022
Goingcamping - April 2022
ejw93 - April 2022
Present Aside - April 2022
YVRRocketSurgery - April 2022
Jeffman52 - May 2022
GTP2022 - May 2022
Jim59 - 6 May 2022
nhcycling - June 2022
beernutzbob - June 2022
retire48in2018 - June 2022
Physics Guy - June 2022
Poopycat - June 2022
Silent Walker - July 2022
Skyward1 - July 2022
CaliKid - September 2022
BGH1 - September 2022
firemediceric - October 2022
nhcycling - October 2022
mountainsoft - December 2022
Panda Bear - XX 2022
Sam Cro - XX 2022
Dreams of Freedom - XX 2022
Callitaday - XX 2022
dd564 - XX 2022
Chris Texas - XX 2022
Bee4 - XX 2022
oiseux - XX 2022
cyber888 - XX 2022
 
caninelover said:
I'm bored at w*rk today and decided to make a roll call for the class of 2022 so far. I can't wait for 2022!!!

I excluded a couple of early posters with < 5 posts total and tried to peek at profiles to confirm dates, so hopefully I got it close to right. And sorry in advance for any typos in names - I scribbled them down but my handwriting is so terrible even I have trouble with it :LOL: And a big apology if I did miss anyone - please feel free to add yourself!

If a month was noted, I captured that and organized accordingly. If no month was noted, I put 'XX 2022' and organized those people at the end.

I hope we can all update this as we go with a copy/paste into a new edited roll call as people make updates to their timing.

So here it is - good luck to all the 2022 hopefuls! :dance:
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Thanks for taking care of that. My wife and I are still on track for May 2022. We discussed maybe going sooner if W**k tries to force us all back after a year+ of WFH. I cant bring myself to go back to the cubical village and neither can she.
 
RichardW said:
I'm planning on my last actual work day as 12/23/21 when my company heads into the Christmas break. I'll then run my banked vacation time thru mid-March to qualify for our 2021 Performance-based bonus. 8 months to go!
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That's a nice chunk of banked vacation time! Have you checked with your HR that they will play along with that plan as opposed to paying out your banked time and setting your termination date on your last day on the job?
 
UPDATED Class of 2022 Roll Call

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Quote this post and remove the text and quotes leaving the list.

roadyrunner - Jan 2022
dadu007- - Jan 2022
oldmedic - Jan 2022
caninelover - Feb 2022
Escapevelocity - Feb 2022
Ozinvestor - March 2022
Sean Pizzle - March 2022
Aiming_4_55 - March 2022
Pompanobeach - April 2022
fassmac - April 2022
Goingcamping - April 2022
ejw93 - April 2022
Present Aside - April 2022
YVRRocketSurgery - April 2022
Jeffman52 - May 2022
GTP2022 - May 2022
Jim59 - 6 May 2022
nhcycling - June 2022
beernutzbob - June 2022
retire48in2018 - June 2022
Physics Guy - June 2022
Poopycat - June 2022
Silent Walker - July 2022
Skyward1 - July 2022
CaliKid - September 2022
BGH1 - September 2022
firemediceric - October 2022
nhcycling - October 2022
mountainsoft - December 2022
Panda Bear - XX 2022
Sam Cro - XX 2022
Dreams of Freedom - XX 2022
Callitaday - XX 2022
dd564 - XX 2022
Chris Texas - XX 2022
Bee4 - XX 2022
oiseux - XX 2022
cyber888 - XX 2022
cynicalbuthopeful May 1, 2022[/QUOTE]

I was on the fence about retiring in 2021 or 2022 - I've compromised. Moved to my retirement destination, working until May 1 2022 to cash flow all the renovations. :D
 
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