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02-05-2019, 12:21 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Congratulations! [emoji322] Very exciting, and I imagine you will be more than ready to fly the coop once your notice period ends.
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02-05-2019, 05:26 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Congratulations! [emoji323][emoji322][emoji898]
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Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought... - Bernard Baruch
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02-05-2019, 07:04 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Originally Posted by CindyBlue
Wow...this question really has me thinking...
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It is an important question, and has been stated on here many times, you may have a job to retire from, but you need something to retire to.
My suggestion is take some time first to unwind and get used to being retired and not working. Review your finances and become comfortable with your new position with regard to where money is coming from and where it goes. Then figure out what you want to spend time on, it can be hobbies, exercising, traveling, volunteering, or whatever. It might even include some part time work, not because you have to but because you want to. The best part is you are now in control of your time. Do what makes you happy. Enjoy the freedom.
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Retired Aug 2, 2017; age 53
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02-05-2019, 07:38 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by CindyBlue
Wow...this question really has me thinking...
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Do note that there could be some days where you actually do nothing for whatever reason and that is fine too. No guilt here when that happens.
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02-05-2019, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 38Chevy454
It is an important question, and has been stated on here many times, you may have a job to retire from, but you need something to retire to.
My suggestion is take some time first to unwind and get used to being retired and not working. Review your finances and become comfortable with your new position with regard to where money is coming from and where it goes. Then figure out what you want to spend time on, it can be hobbies, exercising, traveling, volunteering, or whatever. It might even include some part time work, not because you have to but because you want to. The best part is you are now in control of your time. Do what makes you happy. Enjoy the freedom.
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Thanks. I've read a lot here about making the decision to retire "to" vs the decision to retire "from." In my case, I think I'm retiring "from" more than "to" (smile!) My hubby will retire at the same time - this was a major part of my decision, as he is almost ten yours older than me and has never expressed a real interest in retiring until very recently. We are very happy and comfortable being together, and I don't think we will have too much of a problem adjusting to having our time as our own. It's just figuring out what exactly will occupy our time that is a concern. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how it all shakes out (smile!) I am somewhat worried about finances, because we don't have the resources that many people here do, but I did a year of living on exactly what I thought I would have to live on when I retired (opened a separate checking account with just that amount of money and spent only from that account) and it was successful, so I'm just going to have to have faith that we can do it now.
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02-05-2019, 07:44 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Originally Posted by Dtail
Do note that there could be some days where you actually do nothing for whatever reason and that is fine too. No guilt here when that happens.
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I am actually looking forward to a few of those days...maybe more than a few...(grin!)
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02-05-2019, 07:51 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Originally Posted by CindyBlue
Thanks. I've read a lot here about making the decision to retire "to" vs the decision to retire "from." In my case, I think I'm retiring "from" more than "to" (smile!) My hubby will retire at the same time - this was a major part of my decision, as he is almost ten yours older than me and has never expressed a real interest in retiring until very recently. We are very happy and comfortable being together, and I don't think we will have too much of a problem adjusting to having our time as our own. It's just figuring out what exactly will occupy our time that is a concern. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how it all shakes out (smile!) I am somewhat worried about finances, because we don't have the resources that many people here do, but I did a year of living on exactly what I thought I would have to live on when I retired (opened a separate checking account with just that amount of money and spent only from that account) and it was successful, so I'm just going to have to have faith that we can do it now.
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My DH and I also retired on the same day. We love being retired together. I agree with other posters re letting retirement come to you rather than trying to plan out and control everything. Now is your chance to relax and see where retirement takes you and DH. Enjoy!!
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02-06-2019, 07:11 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Originally Posted by Scuba
My DH and I also retired on the same day. We love being retired together. I agree with other posters re letting retirement come to you rather than trying to plan out and control everything. Now is your chance to relax and see where retirement takes you and DH. Enjoy!!
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I know my hubby and I will love being retired together, too. It's going to be lonely to not have to deal with the trials and tribulations of work issues! We will have to take the advice of all you folks who have "been there" ahead of us, and try to relax and just let it happen. Four months to go! 
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