Class of 2013

The average of all those with ages posted (46 out of the 49 retirees of the class of 2013) is 54.6 years old. Mighty impressive!!
 
LauAnn said:
Well I did it! After 30 years of preparation (saving and LBYM) and 34 years of employment at the same institution, I completed this phase of my life. Tomorrow I am officially ER'd and the next chapters of my life begin. I am looking forward to them.

I just got home from a nice retirement party after which my mom asked if I was sad. I answered in a word - No. I was more than ready even though over those 34 years, there were many more good days than bad, and I enjoyed most of my duties. It was a great place to work and I enjoyed the autonomy I accrued over the years.
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Sooooo happy for you! Congratulations!!!!
Here's to the next phase of your life, Yeah:dance:
 
kyounge1956 said:
Updated list:
1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - [-]will be 57 - spring[/-] May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
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Add one more MRG is retired as of 05/01/2013. Still figuring out when to wake up!.
 
Between handing over some of my management roles and not being staffed on projects that are likely to run past my 30 September retirement date, for all practical purposes I am now working part time and am keeping a few books in the office to fill in the spare time - the last five months are shaping up to be the least stressful of my career.
 
traineeinvestor said:
Between handing over some of my management roles and not being staffed on projects that are likely to run past my 30 September retirement date, for all practical purposes I am now working part time and am keeping a few books in the office to fill in the spare time - the last five months are shaping up to be the least stressful of my career.
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Enjoy your last few working days, & stop rubbing it in:D
 
This class is doing great! I hope your list at least triples during the rest of 2013 - hang in there :)
 
The word has leaked out that I am retiring this year. When people ask me "what are you going to do", I respond "whatever I want !".
 
Add me to the list effective 1 July after 31 years in the workforce. Glad to be part of the class of 2013 (Age 49)
 
I've updated the list (see below). Congratulations to the new additions !!!


Updated list:
1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
 
#26 up there (my DH) is getting very excited! He's set to give notice the end of the month and leave the industry he's worked in since he was 18 years old. Although he's not on here, he's been the beneficiary of much knowledge from this forum and we are both grateful for it.

I'm not sure yet if this will be more of a long sabbatical for him where he finds something else interesting to do in a year or so, or whether he'll be converting fully to being an employee of Sarah, Inc. for the duration. ;)

He'll have a tough adjustment, I think, once we return from our trip. I think it really won't hit him until he's back home, with no work schedule forced on him. I'm thrilled for him, and glad that the hard work we've done has brought us to this opportunity.
 
Sarah in SC said:
#26 up there (my DH) is getting very excited! He's set to give notice the end of the month and leave the industry he's worked in since he was 18 years old. Although he's not on here, he's been the beneficiary of much knowledge from this forum and we are both grateful for it.
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Very cool! One thing I'll probably never experience is the "countdown" -- having a known date well into the future and anticipating its arrival. (Unless you look at a "three day" countdown from April 2, the day I was told I was being pushed out the door, to April 5, the day the pushing occurred.)

Sarah in SC said:
I'm not sure yet if this will be more of a long sabbatical for him where he finds something else interesting to do in a year or so, or whether he'll be converting fully to being an employee of Sarah, Inc. for the duration. ;)
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Same here. Right now I'm content with being the "preacher's wife". We'll see how I feel in a couple of months and how our cash flow is doing. And if I still like just being in that role and we're burning too quickly through our savings, we'll reevaluate our budget and/or any other ways for me to earn a few bucks if necessary. But for now I'm still enjoying it. I've reached the point where I've stopped remembering what day of the week it is! DW and I went grocery shopping on Monday afternoon and it felt odd being so uncrowded, and where most of the other customers looked to be retired or SAHMs with infants and toddlers in tow.
 
Requesting permission to come aboard Class of 2013!

Retirement date 7-15-13. Age 54.

Would someone please add me to the list?

Thanks!!
 
Updated list:
1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
53. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
 
Adding myself to the list. September can't come soon enough!

1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
53. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
54. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
 
Count me in to the list! :dance:

1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
53. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
54. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
55. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
 
I finally have a date! Adding myself to the list:

1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
53. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
54. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
55. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
56. ChocoKitty - 43 - June 14, 2013
 
Wow, sure looks sweet to finally see my name on the "elite" list. This really makes ER seem like more of a reality for me!! :dance:


Thanks, Live and Learn for adding me to the list!
 
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My last day of work was Friday (but I am taking Monday and Tuesday as vacation days). We went to the California redwoods to celebrate both retirement and my 56th birthday (today). Unfortunately I woke up with the flu, had an 8 hour car ride back to Portland, then proceeded to lose my wallet about 2 hours south of Portland.

So, I have been on the phone cancelling credit cards and trying to figure out how to get new library, mass transit, insurance, etc. cards... What I really want to do is get into bed.

The good news is we had no car problems and most of all we made it home safely. This is just a minor annoyance.
 
Helen said:
My last day of work was Friday (but I am taking Monday and Tuesday as vacation days). We went to the California redwoods to celebrate both retirement and my 56th birthday (today). Unfortunately I woke up with the flu, had an 8 hour car ride back to Portland, then proceeded to lose my wallet about 2 hours south of Portland.

So, I have been on the phone cancelling credit cards and trying to figure out how to get new library, mass transit, insurance, etc. cards... What I really want to do is get into bed.

The good news is we had no car problems and most of all we made it home safely. This is just a minor annoyance.
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So I guess the Silver Lining is: at least you didn't have to go through all of this, and then go to work! :D Congratulations on reaching ER.
 
Hmmm.... I think I will add myself to the list. I've been semi-retired for 3 years but think that sometime this year will move to full retirement. No time set yet.

1. martyb - 55 - SOMETIME in 2013
2. DFA - 54
3. Chris2008 - 54
4. mystang52 (Glenn) - 60
5. SteveNU - 56
6. T-bird - 58
7. misty57 (DH) - 56 / RETIREMENT DATE: 5/31/13
8. Coaster - 53 RETIREMENT DATE: 6 AUG 2013
9. Helen - 56
10. Rita-61
11. KM - 55 - March 15, 2013 - RETIRED
12. Lau_Ann - 55
13. Spokane2303 - 56
14. Donna - 58
15. ChrisC (and DW) - 58
16. Bikeknit - 60
17. Traineeinvestor - 47 - September 30, 2013
18. Sheehs1 - 58
19. smurray5991 - 57
20. obgyn65 - 48
21. DFW_M5 - 63 last day April 29
22. Cjack-49
23. urn2bfree - 52 - December 1, 2013
24. ChainsBeGone-48
25. Seraphim - 57
26. Sarah in SC's DH -50 6/28/2013
27. BTravlin - 55
28. kyounge1956 - will be 57 - spring May 2, 2013
29. jon-nyc - 44 - RETIRED 3/29/13
30. Rickochet - 58 DW - 53 (She wants to work!!)
31. Lcountz
32. boatfishandnature - July 31
33. Jager (Jeff) - 60 - November 1, 2013
34. Live And Learn - 50 - Targeting August 15 (OMG I can't believe it !)
35. Retire2013 - 52 Last day of work is March 29, 2013
36. Nikki J - 56- April 19
37. Mwetter - 58 May 31st
38. Mimilulu - 56 April 26
39. Nikita - 59 April 5
40. Bagabonz - 56 on April 3- Retiring June 30 or Dec. 30 2013
41. ziggy29 - 47, as of April 5 -- at least for a while!
42. F-One - Retiring in early June
43. luckydude - 45 - Oct 1 2013
44. Ozstache - 45 - 05 Oct 13
45. 48Fire - 52 - Sometime this summer
46. SoReady - 57 - May 17, 2013
47. Linny727 - 54.5 - December, 30, 2013
48. Big Al. 58. Retiring May 3rd, 2013
49. NW Landlady, 59 - Fired as of 4/11/13
50. MRG - May 1, 2013
51. leongs - 66 - April 26, 2013
52. NanoSour - 49 - July 1, 2013
53. Brierfield - 54 - July 15, 2013
54. cranberryjoe - 55 - Sept 30, 2013
55. Ready - 46, May 7, 2013
56. ChocoKitty - 43 - June 14, 2013
57. Katsmeow - 59 - ?
 
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