Luck_Club
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I was talking with an acquaintance tonight who is 10 years my senior. He was pretty excited that he would be retiring in the next 3 years, which is the same time frame for me. However, I felt a tinge of guilt. I'm 49 and he is 59.
I've felt this same tinge when talking with many acquaintances who are a little or a lot senior to me, but still need or "want to" work with apparently no end in sight.
Have you had similar guilty feelings and how have you handled them....

I know for over 30 years I've been engaged in a battle that pales in comparison to WWIII over the cost of furniture and to buy or not to buy a $20 item to get here, but still I feel the guilt, or maybe embarrassment of being young.
Thoughts of should I lie or hide my future retirement, let my wife retire but pretend to work? Dance through my head. I know I need to figure it out soon.
I keep hearing the stress reduction and weight loss, both items I have on my bucket list, are worth way more than any amount of additional dollars once you achieve FI. So I know as soon as I can walk through the threshold of my next phase of life I won't hesitate.
But how do you explain to your still working 74 year old MIL & FIL (or friends) we are off to XYZ exotic location 3 months, are your sure you can't grab even 7 days to join us?
I've felt this same tinge when talking with many acquaintances who are a little or a lot senior to me, but still need or "want to" work with apparently no end in sight.
Have you had similar guilty feelings and how have you handled them....
I know for over 30 years I've been engaged in a battle that pales in comparison to WWIII over the cost of furniture and to buy or not to buy a $20 item to get here, but still I feel the guilt, or maybe embarrassment of being young.
Thoughts of should I lie or hide my future retirement, let my wife retire but pretend to work? Dance through my head. I know I need to figure it out soon.
I keep hearing the stress reduction and weight loss, both items I have on my bucket list, are worth way more than any amount of additional dollars once you achieve FI. So I know as soon as I can walk through the threshold of my next phase of life I won't hesitate.
But how do you explain to your still working 74 year old MIL & FIL (or friends) we are off to XYZ exotic location 3 months, are your sure you can't grab even 7 days to join us?