SumDay
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I'm looking for a creative way to get a little extra $ out of megacorp before I retire this year. Details of the situation are below:
I'm a few months away from pulling the plug, and haven't told my boss yet. We happen to be in the midst of a huge project, and as a megacorp long-term employee (30+ years) I have a large part to play in the process - both doing real work and managing a team who will be doing some of the more rote tasks.This is a two year project, at least.
DH turns 65 this summer, and that has been my planned retirement date, as he'll obviously enroll in Medicare and I'll have a very low-cost retiree HDHCP available to me. Lucky me, I know.
I've hoped, prayed and hinted for an early retirement window, but I never got that lucky. Everyr etirement calculator I’ve used gives us 100%, so we’re ready.It still makes me nervous to have nothing coming in until 2019, which is when I’ll take SS & DH will take ½ mine until he turns 70 (yes, we qualify for this).My small pension can commence immediately, but the rest will come from our investments which makes me truly queasy.
So, here's my question. I know part-time wouldn't work - I'd be working full time for less pay.Nope. Not gonna happen.When I tell my boss I plan to retire (after bonuses are deposited in a few weeks) I'd like to make the suggestion that I'd be willing to hang on until later in 2018 in exchange for ?$?$?$?$I feel kind of greedy even thinking about it, so I thought I'd ask and see if anyone has done anything creative to transition out of their role and also get a little extra bang for their buck?This would get me a little closer to 2019 without touching our 401(k)s and IRAs and make me far less queasy.
Thanks in advance.
I'm a few months away from pulling the plug, and haven't told my boss yet. We happen to be in the midst of a huge project, and as a megacorp long-term employee (30+ years) I have a large part to play in the process - both doing real work and managing a team who will be doing some of the more rote tasks.This is a two year project, at least.
DH turns 65 this summer, and that has been my planned retirement date, as he'll obviously enroll in Medicare and I'll have a very low-cost retiree HDHCP available to me. Lucky me, I know.
I've hoped, prayed and hinted for an early retirement window, but I never got that lucky. Everyr etirement calculator I’ve used gives us 100%, so we’re ready.It still makes me nervous to have nothing coming in until 2019, which is when I’ll take SS & DH will take ½ mine until he turns 70 (yes, we qualify for this).My small pension can commence immediately, but the rest will come from our investments which makes me truly queasy.
So, here's my question. I know part-time wouldn't work - I'd be working full time for less pay.Nope. Not gonna happen.When I tell my boss I plan to retire (after bonuses are deposited in a few weeks) I'd like to make the suggestion that I'd be willing to hang on until later in 2018 in exchange for ?$?$?$?$I feel kind of greedy even thinking about it, so I thought I'd ask and see if anyone has done anything creative to transition out of their role and also get a little extra bang for their buck?This would get me a little closer to 2019 without touching our 401(k)s and IRAs and make me far less queasy.
Thanks in advance.