One Month to Go and It's Getting Stressful

[Going Sailing]

Somehow it seems fairly simple. Quit work and go sailing. All done 30 days from now.

Just have to finish up all the work projects, get the mast back in the boat and service the engines, pack up the house and put things in storage. It will all be great if it doesn't kill me.

There is nobody I can turn to and tell them how difficult my life is retiring at age 53 and moving onto a beautiful boat to sail away to beaches and palm trees and live off my portfolio. So I guess I'll just suck it up and get it done!

If I had to do it again, I think I would space things out a little more. But I'm definitely not doing one more year...

 

[Dash man]

Living the dream! Sounds nice!

 

[UnrealizedPotential]

Well, you seem to know what you want. That alone is huge. Now all you have to do is do it. Some people live their whole life not knowing what they want, and they die on the job. I didn't exactly know what I wanted to do, but I did know what I didn't want to do. I didn't want to work anymore.


I would say at this point you are so close you can almost taste it.

 

[24601NoMore]

Congrats. I'm about 90 days out from my "earliest" ER date. I may OMY due to unvested RSUs that are pretty compelling, but am working to at least get to the next vest in August, then all bets are off as to what I might do..

 

[W2R]

Just have to finish up all the work projects, get the mast back in the boat and service the engines, pack up the house and put things in storage. It will all be great if it doesn't kill me.

Right now, I'd suggest just focusing on finishing up all the work projects.

After you retire, you'll have all the time in the world to get the rest done, at your leisure.

 

[Dash man]

Right now, I'd suggest just focusing on finishing up all the work projects.



After you retire, you'll have all the time in the world to get the rest done, at your leisure.

You sound like his boss!

 

[W2R]

You sound like his boss!

Not me!! I guess I should have said,

"Right now, I'd suggest just focusing on finishing up all the work projects if you actually want to do that before you retire. And forget the rest for now"!!

 

[Souschef]

Some people live their whole life not knowing what they want, and they die on the job. I didn't exactly know what I wanted to do, but I did know what I didn't want to do. I didn't want to work anymore.

To paraphrase Thoreau; Most men lead lives of quiet desperation, and take their song to the grave.


For you and yours, we wish you fair winds and following seas

 

[HillCountry]

There is nobody I can turn to and tell them how difficult my life is retiring at age 53 and moving onto a beautiful boat to sail away to beaches and palm trees and live off my portfolio. So I guess I'll just suck it up and get it done!

Please do come here and share your great sailing stories.

 

[enginerd]

What happens if you don’t finish those work projects in 30 days? I’m guessing there are no ramifications. Maybe there’s a little pride involved, but I guarantee in a couple of months you won’t have any regrets if you walked away without finishing them.

 

[Going Sailing]

What happens if you don’t finish those work projects in 30 days? I’m guessing there are no ramifications. Maybe there’s a little pride involved, but I guarantee in a couple of months you won’t have any regrets if you walked away without finishing them.

Actually I own 20% of the company and if I don't finish an inventory of next generation prototypes the rest of the gang will have a lot of nice theories and nothing to test with. I have to give them a fighting chance to get to the next level so I can upgrade to a newer cat in the Mediterranean when I've reached the end of the Pacific cruise and don't want to do all that upwind work or cross the Indian Ocean.

 

[Going Sailing]

Right now, I'd suggest just focusing on finishing up all the work projects.

After you retire, you'll have all the time in the world to get the rest done, at your leisure.

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Not quite true. Life will be all about fixing the boat in exotic places, but the coast between Vancouver and San Francisco is adventurous enough that I need to have the boat in decent shape before we go. And we need to hit the summer weather windows or things get uncomfortable.

 

[enginerd]

Actually I own 20% of the company and if I don't finish an inventory of next generation prototypes the rest of the gang will have a lot of nice theories and nothing to test with. I have to give them a fighting chance to get to the next level so I can upgrade to a newer cat in the Mediterranean when I've reached the end of the Pacific cruise and don't want to do all that upwind work or cross the Indian Ocean.

Well geez, now I feel stressed

 

[68bucks]

I know how you're feeling. I'm nearing the end of a complicated really stressful project. I'm down to 30 working days, 6 Mondays, unless I take one of them off. I too own a good portion of the company and want to make sure the work on this is done and done right. Its a pride thing too but they will be paying me out for 9 more years after this year so I want them to be very successful. Congrats on the sailing adventure sound really awesome. I will be glad just to spend some time on my little fishing boat. It hasn't had much use the last 3 years but I plan to try and wear it out starting in August. It will be nice fishing during the week and skipping the crowds on the weekends.

 

[kcowan]

Not quite true. Life will be all about fixing the boat in exotic places, but the coast between Vancouver and San Francisco is adventurous enough that I need to have the boat in decent shape before we go. And we need to hit the summer weather windows or things get uncomfortable.

The best weather will be in August. As you get further south, the sea will be warmer. I think you have plenty of time as long as you stay focused.

We are headed from Vancouver to San Miguel Allende mid-Oct then driving with friends to PV in November for the season. Let us know when you will be there.