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Sounds wonderful!! Congratulations!!

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Retired Sailors seem to be the majority in this group!! Go Navy!!

Completed our new kitchen in April/May. We went with cabinets.com - great reviews on Houzz message boards, no MDF, solid hardware...majority of base cabinets are drawer bases (mentioned earlier they are GREAT!!). Excellent customer service and working with their ‘designer’ was easy (I submitted...

CPAP since 2016 due to severe OSA (totally flunked/passed the darn sleep study!)...was also referred by my dentist (like many here, wasn’t overweight, no diabetes, etc)...grateful that all is covered by VA-but I’m on my second dreamstation and alternate between dreamware nasal pillows and a full...

Hello all! One year check in...so very grateful to not have to go to w*rk and deal with whatever rules are in place that week regarding COVID. We have spent the past 12 mos renovating our forever home, and after concrete in front of driveway/ramp goes in, and contractors are paid...we get to...

Retired from USN/USNR after 23 active, nearly 8 reserve. Was enlisted for 21 years, O afterwards...but medically retired from AD as a selected 04 (pension based on 03E over 30) plus 100% VA disability...went back to my civ job I had been ‘recalled’ from-survived there for 8 mos and retired from...

Fellow Dreamware nasal mask wearer as long as not suffering from sinus probs/cold (then to a full mask). Was diagnosed with significant OSA (dentist referred me to sleep study) while on active duty in Navy at age 46). My CPAP is MIA during the renovation-and I miss it!! I packed it in such a...

Cardiologist has me on two baby aspirins per day-biological father (and HIS father) each died at 34 from heart attacks. One paternal aunt had two stents installed when she was 50. At 50 now, I willingly take these, a statin, and a low dose BP pill. I still have things to do-such as enjoy...

49!! 6 months shy of my 50th birthday-and the goal had been 50. Happy to be here!

Another retired Sailor here...medically retired at the 23 active year mark Feb 2019, but over 30 including reserve time. A bonus for medical retirees, our Tricare premiums are locked into the retirement year rates. Pension dollars based on O3E, but ID states LCDR (promoted out door as I was...

Halloween was last day...so I’m with you enjoying first spring of retirement! Once renovations are complete, we’ll really be able to enjoy!

Bought house in July, it’s been under renovation since Nov (full gut & addition)...first thing we did was buy a dock, and now we added the boat ?[emoji41][emoji106]

Our new boat was delivered, and we took a few laps around the lake!! Hoping for visiting friends in the not too distant future to share the pontoon boat with!!

$2500 fishing boat, wood chipper, towable cart for ATV, planer & table, new dremel multi-tool...moved to our forever lake home...renovations about to begin, and more utility toys to come! (all these items in past week!)

Greetings!! Today is my LAST day at w*rk!! Retired officially tomorrow from all sources at age 49!! (although hubby & I still have a side gig selling jerky at beer/wine festivals, but down to only 5 shows per year) On top of that, just signed closing documents for the sale of our home!! We...

55 with 25 years of service...if 25 years of service - a reduction of the percentage of your high 3 salary years under age 55 (categorized as "early retirement"). Happily taking a reduced percentage! If you came into state employment in past few years, age 60 is new age for pension...

Oh fun: "VA is aware of this decision and reviewing it," a department spokesperson told The Hill in an email. --This report was updated on Sept. 11 at 10:26 a.m. This will take forever!

L4/L5 Fusion two years ago (Aug 23, 2017) Laminectomy/decompression same level Jan 2017 - I had recurring two synovial cysts come back after a few months post-decompression - so in for the fusion to remove the cysts and degenerative facet joints causing problems. I'm so grateful I did this -...

My parents retired a little early (60 & 54) - and watching them relax and have fun was the motivation I needed to plan accordingly! I have too many things I want to do, and the work things just gets in the way!

Come December, I'll be at 0% WR (my first state pension should be deposited 01 Dec) - two pensions (military & state) plus VA disability cover ALL expenses with plenty of play money - but house is paid off, and we are exempt from property tax. Grateful for some of the good decisions I made once...

Fellow retired squid here - I lived on E5 pay for decades!! I took the scenic route through the USN, active-reserve-recalled-reserve-mobilized-reserve-recalled...total of over 30 years, with 23 being 'active' - now a retired LCDR...I applaud your planning!! It IS doable - so many military...

Thank you for the update OldGuy - pm'd you :)

My retirement paperwork has been submitted!! Halloween is my last day, with only 16 more days here between now and then! 6 mos ahead of original schedule!! Yay!! And we just bought the retirement home in Northwest NJ on a lake, with a farm next door! Fresh eggs, a dock, private lake...

Birth father died at 34/birth mother died at 45 - I've got my own health issues - thanks genetics >:( If I'm around at 62, will probably start drawing my SS. Less for the actual $$ - more of a matter of principle.