bamsphd
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Nov 25, 2005
- Messages
- 337
Hi Folks,
Sorry I didn't get around to introducing myself earlier, since I've certainly been around for awhile. I think I lurked first, but the board says I joined and posted on November 25th, 2005. The board statistics say I have already posted 203 times, which works out to 0.07 posts per day.
What I really wonder as I write this is will my posts-per-day increase or decrease going forward. Thursday, June 6th, 2013 was my last day with MegaCorp. I'm not sure I've earned my last dollar. However, I hope I'm done with full-time year-round Megacorp employment.
I'm a [-]wee[/-] bit concerned about retiring as the market makes new highs. Though I don't suppose many people decide they finally have enough at a market low! My portfolio hit a new high the day I warned my manager I would probably be giving my notice soon. (Yes I was fishing for a counter offer.) My portfolio hit a new high the day I gave Megacorp's electronic HR interface my resignation. It went up for two more days as I told coworkers, friends and relatives. Since then my portfolio has lost more than half a year's salary. For the moment I'm hoping my spending projections are fairly accurate, and that a slightly less than 4% withdrawal rate will cover them.
The retirement experience is proving a bit more emotional than I really anticipated. I'm a bit melancholy. I'll miss many of the people, and don't expect to ever see most of them again. However, I probably will see the few I'm closest to again in the future. Thanks to LinkedIn and Facebook, I'll probably also be able to find many of my former co-workers in the future.
I do not have any big immediate plans. I hope to unwind a bit, begin work on deferred chores around the house, and start getting back into shape. My next big task is to figure out what I want to do to make my life have meaning going forward, to contribute to society, create a new network of friends, and generally start the next phase of my life. It will probably be a lot harder than going to work, it probably won't pay as well, but I expect it to be more fun and rewarding.
Sorry I didn't get around to introducing myself earlier, since I've certainly been around for awhile. I think I lurked first, but the board says I joined and posted on November 25th, 2005. The board statistics say I have already posted 203 times, which works out to 0.07 posts per day.
What I really wonder as I write this is will my posts-per-day increase or decrease going forward. Thursday, June 6th, 2013 was my last day with MegaCorp. I'm not sure I've earned my last dollar. However, I hope I'm done with full-time year-round Megacorp employment.
I'm a [-]wee[/-] bit concerned about retiring as the market makes new highs. Though I don't suppose many people decide they finally have enough at a market low! My portfolio hit a new high the day I warned my manager I would probably be giving my notice soon. (Yes I was fishing for a counter offer.) My portfolio hit a new high the day I gave Megacorp's electronic HR interface my resignation. It went up for two more days as I told coworkers, friends and relatives. Since then my portfolio has lost more than half a year's salary. For the moment I'm hoping my spending projections are fairly accurate, and that a slightly less than 4% withdrawal rate will cover them.
The retirement experience is proving a bit more emotional than I really anticipated. I'm a bit melancholy. I'll miss many of the people, and don't expect to ever see most of them again. However, I probably will see the few I'm closest to again in the future. Thanks to LinkedIn and Facebook, I'll probably also be able to find many of my former co-workers in the future.
I do not have any big immediate plans. I hope to unwind a bit, begin work on deferred chores around the house, and start getting back into shape. My next big task is to figure out what I want to do to make my life have meaning going forward, to contribute to society, create a new network of friends, and generally start the next phase of my life. It will probably be a lot harder than going to work, it probably won't pay as well, but I expect it to be more fun and rewarding.