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I am looking for any words of advice, commiseration, and tips on setting and maintaining boundaries with your still-working friends when you are the first of your circle to free yourself from daily work. I hadn't thought I would find myself in this situation so soon--I just retired last week...

My Final Year...begins! Starting on Monday, I can answer all of my work frustrations with, "That's the last time you will have to do that in November (December, January, etc.)" The boredom and stress and anger and horror of this suffocating job are almost done, and I will emerge victorious...

Last Monday, I lost about two hours of my life. While driving home from work, on the freeway, my car was hit from behind and totaled. I was knocked unconscious, and have no memory of the accident. I was kept overnight in the hospital, then released, with instructions to stay home from work...

An up-the-street neighbor couple who bought their house around the same time we bought ours is going to be selling. They have had a "coming soon" realtor sign up in front of their house for the last two weeks, and tomorrow is the open house. The reality firm is a very posh one--far above the...

The thread (and article) about when spouses decide to retire spurred me to compel my spouse to sit down and talk about the subject. He's heard me say for awhile now that I plan to retire at age 55 (October 2017), but he seems to think I'll get bored and go back to work within a year. I don't...

Since setting my retirement date, even though it is six years away, I feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I feel less stressed/trapped by my job. My tolerance has increased. The things that annoyed me are still there, the stressors still grinding at me, but with the end...

Hello all, I will quietly lurk, but wanted to introduce myself. I will be turning 49 this month, and plan to retire promptly in six years, when I turn 55. I work in the fiscal office of a K-12 school district as a data wrangler, a high-pressure environment with many demands (which can be...