happy2bretired
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Hi, I have been lurking here since my retirement last spring after 31 years with the federal government. I was under CSRS so I have a pension. My husband and I lived below our means for our 20 years of marriage saving as we went. We built our new little house in 1999 getting ready for our retirement. We decided that I could retire at 55 at the end of 2006. Everything was looking rosy - then my husband died. I could not face working until the end of 2006 so I took the plunge and retired in the spring. Even though it was a big decision so soon after my husband died, I have NEVER regretted that decision. I really enjoy reading this board. You don’t know how much you have helped me over the last year – not just with financial tidbits, but also with some good laughs.