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Congratulations! I retired in September of 2019, on a budget smaller than many here, and am loving it. The best part of retirement for me turned out to be that I'm able to make my own choices for my time every day. What a privilege and a luxury! Enjoy those "lasts" at work - everything from...

Exactly what I was just getting on to say! I definitely wish "Bacon" had been a choice :laugh: I'm very happy in retirement!

So glad you are keeping in touch - thank you, old medic! Lots of positive thoughts and prayers coming your way! Keep healing - you can do it!

I'm so sorry to read this, Old Medic! My prayers are with you...healing thoughts, too...

I am not using my 403b because I have enough to make it with SS (assuming the government settles its differences before June 1st!) along with a small pension. I have under $1 million in that account. I'm saving it as long as I can for until/if I need it for assisted living/nursing home care. I...

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Live with a well and septic here. Never in my whole life have lived in a house that had a dishwasher. Have a garbage disposal, but never use it on purpose - we just run it once in a while to clear out anything that might have fallen in accidentally. Didn't have a dryer until I was in my 40s, and...

Love this topic! I am a voracious reader, and have been all my life. My folks were, too. By far, I like nonfiction the best, mostly history and biography, but i like historical fiction, too (think Michener) and some sci-fi, and my hubby has recently been getting me into some of Baldocci's...

We retired 4 years ago, and plan to stay here in Northern California, unless costs get so high we can no longer afford it (and then I don't know where we'd go.) I grew up here. It's my home. Hubby has lived here since the early 70s, and in California (previously southern) since his high school...

Seems to me that you can enjoy the benefits and experiences that the extra income you are making allows for without being extravagant. I don't think any of these are extravagant spending. To me, extravagant would be things such as buying that extra car you mentioned for the reasons (not to buy)...

Your post brought back good memories! In 2003, we rode our motorcycles on a month-long trip starting in Florida, up the east coast into Canada, back into the US and across the northern part of the country to the west coast, then down the coast to home. Thought we'd need to drastically compress...

I think it was my work permit. Might have been a library card, though...

This is the method I use to cut my hair at home - so simple, and it always comes out great!

Congratulations! Enjoy those mornings when you can linger over coffee and watch the sunrise, knowing you have the rest of the day to do what YOU want to!

OMG, I think I've just seen nirvana on a plate - that chocolate cake topped with chocolate coated bacon...(swoon)!!!

Good post! I started lurking around 2013 or 2014, joined in 2017, and retired in 2019. This forum helped me so much while I was trying to figure it all out - the people hare are simply the best!

Thinking of you and your family...praying for wisdom and peace...

Old Medic, congratulations on your one year anniversary!

We had a flat on our trip through Arizona last month. A screw somehow got into the side of the tire, so it couldn't be fixed - had to be replaced. It took a while, but they reimbursed us.

Mmm, I love liver! The best I ever tasted was our own (when I was growing up on the farm) rabbit, chicken, and beef liver. Rabbit liver, fried (but not overdone!) in butter (no flour coating!) with Lawry's Seasoned Salt applied liberally. I haven't eaten rabbit liver since we left the...

I'm so sorry to hear this...my prayers are with you and your family, Skyking1...

You are such a good friend to haul all that gear across country! Good for you! Now you get to enjoy the trip home with your sweetie! I hope you don't have to be home on a tight schedule and can take your time and enjoy the trip together. My hubby and I have explored some amazing corners of...

Yep, my first two years were at a local junior college. My parents were all for me getting a college education, but they said that I was an adult and if I wanted to go, I had to pay my way. They said I could live at home for free as long as I was a full time student, to help with expenses. I got...

The worst years for us were definitely the last five or six years of our working career, when admin changed and not for the better. Then it changed again and got worse. We in the trenches tried hard to keep the old, friendly, hardworking, cooperative culture we used to have, but we were beaten...

I got in, thought it told me initially that my name or password were incorrect. The second time I tried, it inserted my name and password from my saved passwords, and I got in. (Edited to add: I have a MacBook, but I haven't updated it recently...)