Snow White
Dryer sheet aficionado
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I am new to this forum so feel free to redirect me if this question has been asked recently but I am curious about how many people worked part time and "eased" into retirement and how you managed a fear of retiring (if you were fearful).
Hubby retired at 60 about 5 1/2 years ago but I still work full time and I turned 59 this month. He is a very happy and busy retiree with no regrets. I am anxious about retiring even though the numbers are clear that I could quit tomorrow and we'd be fine. Our house is paid for, we have no debt and we both will have pensions & SS. We have saved 1.2M in various retirement accounts and we are relatively frugal people. Sounds like I need therapy more than anything else! My tentative plan is to give notice at work in the next few months and then get a job working 2-3 days. I am an RN so fortunately I CAN work as long as I want.
Was anyone else fearful about pulling the trigger and what helped you?
Hubby retired at 60 about 5 1/2 years ago but I still work full time and I turned 59 this month. He is a very happy and busy retiree with no regrets. I am anxious about retiring even though the numbers are clear that I could quit tomorrow and we'd be fine. Our house is paid for, we have no debt and we both will have pensions & SS. We have saved 1.2M in various retirement accounts and we are relatively frugal people. Sounds like I need therapy more than anything else! My tentative plan is to give notice at work in the next few months and then get a job working 2-3 days. I am an RN so fortunately I CAN work as long as I want.
Was anyone else fearful about pulling the trigger and what helped you?