Erbragg1
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Aug 26, 2017
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I am excited, nervous, happy, worried, anxious, sad and thankful depending on which way my mind wanders each day.
I plan to give my notice the week after Thanksgiving just after my 51st Birthday. When I do the math on my financial situation, I am confident that I have enough saved to maintain our current lifestyle. However, I keep having these fleeting thoughts/worries popping into my head. What if this happens or that happens
I then have a crappy day at w@rk and I get into an apathetic mood for a while. Then I have a pleasant weekend with my DW and think that retirement will be wonderful, what am I worried about?
I worry about our friends’ reaction to the news. Do I tell them or do I fib about it and say I am going to do consulting work? Since DW will still be w@rking for three more years to get vested in her pension, I worry about how my not working will affect our relationship.
Then, I think about the stress and the lack of sleep/exercise I currently endure and tell myself I have to get out of this rat race.
I think about all the things I want to do around the house and have never had time. I worry about the health of my parents and how RE will afford me the time to visit them more frequently before it is too late.
I am sure that many of you experienced the same sort of emotional roller coaster before you pulled the plug. I would love to hear your experiences and how you dealt with it all at them time and your thoughts about it all some time after you retired....
I plan to give my notice the week after Thanksgiving just after my 51st Birthday. When I do the math on my financial situation, I am confident that I have enough saved to maintain our current lifestyle. However, I keep having these fleeting thoughts/worries popping into my head. What if this happens or that happens
I then have a crappy day at w@rk and I get into an apathetic mood for a while. Then I have a pleasant weekend with my DW and think that retirement will be wonderful, what am I worried about?
I worry about our friends’ reaction to the news. Do I tell them or do I fib about it and say I am going to do consulting work? Since DW will still be w@rking for three more years to get vested in her pension, I worry about how my not working will affect our relationship.
Then, I think about the stress and the lack of sleep/exercise I currently endure and tell myself I have to get out of this rat race.
I think about all the things I want to do around the house and have never had time. I worry about the health of my parents and how RE will afford me the time to visit them more frequently before it is too late.
I am sure that many of you experienced the same sort of emotional roller coaster before you pulled the plug. I would love to hear your experiences and how you dealt with it all at them time and your thoughts about it all some time after you retired....