I’m officially RETIRED!
Dropped off my ID badge and picked up my final check at noon.
Holy crap now what?
We have five 2+ week trips (UK, Maui twice, Mexico, and Iowa) plus a few shorter ones already planned.Take a few months and decide what to do next, like decide where your next few vacations will be. Good luck.
We have five 2+ week trips (UK, Maui twice, Mexico, and Iowa) plus a few shorter ones already p
lanned.
I have to ask...how did Iowa make the list ?
I’m officially RETIRED!
Dropped off my ID badge and picked up my final check at noon.
Holy crap now what?
Two weeks in and I definitely don’t miss the job.
So far I have:
Spent time with my kids home from college. Went on a bike ride, several hikes, and some boulder climbing. Visited my dad and helped him mount some Model T tires.
Busy getting house ready for us to be gone most of February and March. I’m trying for efficient packing in a small backpack for Winter in the UK.
10 weeks into retirement update.
I don’t know what retirement is yet. We have mostly been traveling.
First week my kids were in town so it was just an extended holiday break.
Second week went to stay with my dad about 4 hours away.
Third-fourth weeks helped son pack for 6 months studying and traveling abroad; yard and house work; packing for two upcoming trips.
Fifth through seventh weeks our first trip to UK with a quick 4 day side trip to Prague(from California).
Eighth week (4 days really) recovery from trip and getting ready for next.
Ninth-tenth weeks traveling in Hawaii.
I guess next week will be the start of my “normal” retirement.
Planning to join the YMCA and start yoga classes and swimming lessons. Then strength training soon.
Two major DIY projects are planned which should be achieveable before summer. Then more trips.
Brilliant, curious to understand how you’ve been managing expenses.
Have you been using dividends? Selling bonds/stock? Just trying to get an idea.
Well done!
WADR, it doesn't matter... money is fungible. On one extreme it could be all interest or dividends and on the other extreme it could be a portfolio of non-dividend paying stocks with occasional sales to fund spending. It doesn't matter economically... but it does in people's heads.
(P.S. My intent is to be provocative, not mean-spirited).
Some of us have declared dividends from our taxable accounts go directly to our checking accounts. We refer to that as "taking our dividends".Yeah, I don't even know how you would actually "take" the dividends unless from a sweep account or similar. I've done that, but not because they were dividends - just because I needed some money and that account was doing nothing at the time. YMMV