KarlH
Recycles dryer sheets
I retired yesterday!
Congratulations. Saving for 30 years has its rewards. I wish it could have been under better circumstances.
I retired yesterday!
I retired yesterday! I am not going back to teach under these conditions. I have been saving for 30 years so it is all good! Good luck to all the poor teachers who can not afford to retire. It is not the virus that is the issue it is the unknown and being asked to do 10 jobs at one time.
I retired yesterday! I am not going back to teach under these conditions. I have been saving for 30 years so it is all good! Good luck to all the poor teachers who can not afford to retire. It is not the virus that is the issue it is the unknown and being asked to do 10 jobs at one time.
I will also be joining the class of 2020 on March 31, 2020. A little earlier than planned but my work situation is not great and it makes sense financially (not to mention for stress reduction) to pull the plug at that time. Looking forward to the next chapter!!
Shoot!!! My university just announced a 6 month salary severance package for anyone that retires by 10/30 but I don't qualify since I already applied to retire.
Nice, I received an offer from a buddy who is the brewer at one of our local breweries. He asked if I would be interested in helping a couple of times a week in the brewhouse for a nominal $15/hour. At the time its on the back burner, as I suspect my time would be better spent helping our DD negotiate online high school. Feeling a step closer every day and have the email to my boss written... only have to hit "send".So call it beerista FIRE if you want....
I had to check the calendar to make sure, but I am entering my 4th week of retirement...
I've gotten so distracted with futzing around in retirement I forgot to post an update!
I mean do NOT overlook....
I retired yesterday! I am not going back to teach under these conditions.
To DRAGGON, thanks for the work you do. I can tell it's a labor of love. We need more of that
Retired 7/10 from mega corp, but will be back in classroom at the end of month teaching one night a week. Went in today for training on how class will be run. Lots of separation between me and each of the students.
Update: With the pandemic, I actually did not retire until 7 31/2020. So far it feels like a long weekend! Guess it will take a while to sink in. That's ok, I've got plenty of time!!
Draggon, please change mine to I WILL RETIRE on Nov 12,2020...
My BS BUCKET got quite full this past week !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big SMILE on my face !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So call it beerista FIRE if you want.... Whatever you do, wish me luck! I'm looking for that kick in the pants to leave the golden handcuffs in this COVID/election year economy.
I pulled the plug today. My last day at work will be this Friday August 28, actually a month and a half before my initial plan (October 16).
Draggon, please remove my 9/25/20 date from this list.
My company just converted all I.T. employees to remote-work. Bye bye cubicle
As a result, I have delayed my ER date. Looks like I'm now in the Class of 2021.
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 will find some level of normalcy... someday... soon?
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 getting a handful of new additions to the 2020 Class, so please welcome them aboard the train!
PLEASE NOTE: I went back through the forum and added "Announcement" links to all who notified us of their successful retirement. If you find an error, please let me know as this is a bit of a tedious cut & paste task! Also, if you'd like your Announcement to point somewhere else, let me know - I can do that, too! LoL - I also just found out that there is a limit of 15 emoticons per post - so no more smilies from me!!
Congratulations to everyone that's "Made It" so far! Livin' the dream (although likely in isolation)!
Class of 2020 (Un)Official List... (I like lists! ):
Trivia Item: (The Birth of The List)
- dingo - 1/2/2020 (Congrats! (snuck in front of Ergragg1)) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Erbragg1 - 1/3/2020 (Early bird... Teacher's pet... ) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Octogirl - 1/3/2020 {CHECK} (Completing part-time assignment 7/24/20) (Announcement) (Update)
- INTJ10 - 1/9/2020 {CHECK} (W*rking an overpaid temp job) (Announcement)
- Out_the_Door - 1/24/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- idledancer - 1/27/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- nobodyspecial - 1/31/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- AS2019 - 2/14/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Third Son - 2/29/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- target2019 - 2/28/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- JakeinChina - 3/1/2020 {CHECK} (41!) (Announcement)
- HighFlight - 3/4/2020 {CHECK} (but not the easy way!) (Announcement)
- nobody - 3/6/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- 51notout - 3/6/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Maenad - 3/13/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Go-NoGo - 3/16/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- georgemoe - 3/20/2020 (after 43 years!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- CoastboundPNW - 4/1/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Grimelowe - 4/3/2020 (45yo - Nice!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- TN Jim - 4/10/2020 (Earlier than expected; nice!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Born2Fish - 4/16/2020 (Hey, I'm here and retired!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- jaharrer - 4/30/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- 1242Vintage - 4/30/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Lucie's Husband - 5/9/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- RobLJ - 5/19/2020 (Retiring the rest of the way! ) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Mountain skier - 5/21/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Ger0n1mo - 5/31/2020 (Hoping...) {Waiting for update...}
- mattwallace24 - 5/2020 (Placeholder) {Waiting for update...}
- kingkarmann - 6/5/2020 (Accelerated!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Dalmore - 6/11/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- roadtripper - 6/30/2020 (Left 6/19 or 6/12?) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Lienlord - 7/1/2020 (fuzzy - due to pandemic!) {Waiting for update...}
- COcheesehead - 7/10/2020 (Countdown is on!!) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- wmackey - 7/10/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- Markola - 7/10/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- OTDasap2020 - 7/31/2020 (A sap? ) {CHECK} (Announcement)
- DRC726 - 7/31/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- brainsagolfer - 8/1/2020 (PTO started 6/24)
- makingaplan - 8/4/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- fishnfool - 8/7/2020 (guesstimate from "35 working days" from 6/23)
- KarlH - 8/28/2020 {CHECK} (Announcement)
- lampshade - 8/28/2020 (Last working day is 7/31)
- free2020 - 8/31/2020
- FlyFisher - 9/1/2020
- L Carlisle - 9/1/2020 (MOSTly retiring...)
- albireo13 - 9/4/2020 (Sounds like the best of the dates you've proposed so far!)
- spikeykiller - 9/10/2020 (Say "NO!" to OMY! )
- bada bing - 9/30/2020 (Landed a great package!)
- firewhen - 9/30/2020 (Finally got the nudge they needed!)(Slight delay, but still 2020!)
- Unpaintedhuffhines - 10/1/2020 (RSU's FTW! )
- Draggon - 11/1/2020 (1st date eligible)
- Mr. Vacation4us - 11/2/2020
- f35phixer - 11/12/2020 (Committed! - no longer likes their J*B!!)
- ugeauxgirl - 11/15/2020 (Class ringleader )(Corona delay!)
- ohiodep and the DW - 12/1/2020 (Leaving work 9/17/2020 on vacay!)
- tinlizzy - 12/1/2020 (deferred from 6/1 - i.e. Plan B!)
- Mrs. Vacation4us - 12/15/2020 (Mr. V cut in front of her!)
- FLSUnFIRE - 12/31/2020 (date taken from "the end of the year")
- cnocmmz - 12/31/2020 (deferred due to pandemic )
- Magoo30 - 12/31/2020
- pdxgal - 6/30/2020 (COVID delay)
- retire202052 - 12/2020 (I may have figured out the pattern of your UserID )
- Marita40 - 12/2020
- gamboolman - 12/31/2020 (g-man says 1/1/21, but I'm giving him 12/31 to keep him in our class!)
- HNL Bill - 1/15(ish)/2021 (Former classmate, now a proud member of the Class of 2021! Good luck!)
- GoBugGo - 2021 (Former classmate, now a proud member of the Class of 2021! Good luck!)
- RxMan - ??/20?? (Class of 2020 Official Stalker)
Anyone else want to post their target? Also, lemme know if I miss one or mis-stated anything.