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Couldn't be better! 11/1/22 was my 2 year Free-iversary. Funny sidenote - I had a countdown app on my phone for 2+ years counting the days/hours/minutes to my retirement date. It was hard sometimes to pull up that app and see what it said. On the evening before my official date, I opened it...

That's awesome, Karl! I'm all for doing everything I can to keep those actuaries guessing! :)

Congratulations, pdxgal!! You'll absolutely love it! I just passed my 7 month mark, and it has FLOWN by. I've been so happily busy in retirement that time itself has lost some meaning - in a good way... :) Enjoy!

I love to see all these {CHECK}'s showing up! Keep 'em coming! Yeah... about that pandemic.... ugh... moving on On a brighter note, Your LIST update is here! We have a few new retirees (Yay! Congratulations!), a few altered plans (it'll all work out!), and, believe it or not, we're still...

Well, it's official. Today is the first day of my retired life. I turned 55 on October 5, and, as far as I know, I'm pretty healthy, so I'm looking forward to a long, happy "License to Chill". Someone way upthread posted a screenshot of a t-shirt that said, "Retired 2020: Not My Problem...

Nice! It's fun to go back and find those old posts to see what your former self's plans were and how they worked out. In this case, I'd say you outperformed! Congrats on your earlier-than-planned retirement. Hope you're enjoying!

Congratulations to ohiodep and bada bing! I'm not sure how I missed those notifications, but "better late than never"? :D Enjoy your new (non)employment status! I've got four more working days!! Well, that plus an hour or so to grab some personal stuff from the office I haven't seen in...

You got it, nap470! And a big CONGRATULATIONS on your sneaky retirement! I expect mine will go much the same way. We're still in "work-from-home", no-physical-meetings mode, so I expect I'll just fade away. And that's alright with me; even after 32 years! :) I saw your response in time to...

Update on my personal early retirement journey - my replacement has been stretched too thin between his old position and the new one, so the learning's been a little slow. However, he's committed to a renewed emphasis on "taking the reins" once he returns from PTO tomorrow. We'll see.... has...

You got it, GoBugGo. Sorry to see you "Go" :), but it sounds like remote work is just what you needed for now. We'll keep your name on The List as a fondly-remembered former member of the awesome Class of 2020! :D

Excellent! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Sounds good to me! Just let me know if/when I need to update your List entry!

You got it, f35phixer! And that's quite a different tone from last time! ;) BS buckets are funny things. They're kinda, sorta annoying as they slowly fill over time, and then, one day, they fill up and you just HAVE to do something about it!

CONGRATULATIONS, DRC726!! :dance::dance: You are updated and emblazoned in the annals of Class of 2020 history! :D

Stay safe, wmackey! I'm not taking you off The List just because of a little fun part-time work... ;):laugh:

Thanks, man - and congrats again on your successful transition! I don't think it's mandatory to forget what day it is in retirement, but it's probably desirable... :D

CONGRATULATIONS, makingaplan! Welcome to the cool Class of 2020. Hope you don't mind, but I added you to The List! :) It sounds like your user name is pretty apt as that's exactly what it takes to be able to do what we do. Now, if I can just get my kids, nieces & nephews to follow up on...

:laugh::laugh: I knew what you meant, but the typo still made me chuckle... "I ain't no fortunate son, no!"

Thanks for the update, and CONGRATULATIONS, Maenad! Glad you came back to let us know you've made it. Sorry to hear about your parents' declining health. I think a lot of us "early" retirees can relate to that, unfortunately. My dad turns 80 in December, but he's been 90+ physically for the...

Loving these followup posts from various Class of 2020 "veterans". I can't wait for the peace of mind you all are exhibiting! :)

I love to see all these {CHECK}'s showing up! Keep 'em coming! Yeah... about that pandemic.... We're still learning more every day and still don't seem to be a whole lot closer to knowing how this all ends. But, I'm (still) hopeful our brilliant scientists will figure this out and the world...

Well, it's getting more and more real... they hired my replacement; started this past Monday. He's excited about the job, so that makes it a little more fun to try to distill my years of infinite wisdom into little nuggets to be absorbed. So, now I'm a lame duck until my last working day...

I completely agree with you, but that is a much less humorous way of describing one's retired self... :laugh:

Well... we've still got a pandemic. We're still learning more every day and still don't seem to be a whole lot closer to knowing how this all ends. But, I'm hopeful our brilliant scientists will figure this out and the world will find some level of normalcy... someday... soon? On a brighter...

Congrats, Lima! Do you want to be included on The List? If so, what is your retirement date?