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36 minutes ago, Moocifer Joe said:

Wife still has a few years to work.  She's only 63. But I'm sure I will see a long list. 

I'm sure you will. Now that you're home, you can do the laundry, and maybe some cooking. And ironing, etc. The list never ends.

 

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Retirement was great and I celebrated.  However, it was also a time of some concern.  Figuring out finances was a bit of a worry.  Thankfully, we had a great financial planner who had been helping us for years and gave us great advice and some peace of mind.  The second was health care but that has worked fine.  I have Medicare with a supplement and no issues at all.

The last part is what to do being retired.  I am busier now than when I worked.

And....everything is working great but my body getting older !

 

My advice for retirement is to start planning early and investigate all the options for pensions, social security, and health care.

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23 hours ago, Sycamore67 said:

Retirement was great and I celebrated.  However, it was also a time of some concern.  Figuring out finances was a bit of a worry.  Thankfully, we had a great financial planner who had been helping us for years and gave us great advice and some peace of mind.  The second was health care but that has worked fine.  I have Medicare with a supplement and no issues at all.

The last part is what to do being retired.  I am busier now than when I worked.

And....everything is working great but my body getting older !

 

My advice for retirement is to start planning early and investigate all the options for pensions, social security, and health care.

That's great and I commend you. Great advice too. We were in business for almost 40 years and were able by the grace of God to max out our S.S. and I.R.A.'s. That would still not have been enough though. We had a great guy who has helped us immensely for about 20 years. We got lucky in the R.E. market. Timing was on our side and we never borrowed against our home so when we sold it, at almost the top of the market at the time, we had quite a nice profit. We took a small part of that, sold everything we owned, and hooked up our 5th wheel to our truck and took off. We spent 3 years, the best of our lives, out on the road. We met some of the absolute best folks ever. We have stayed in touch with most of them ever since. We were hoping to find that perfect place to retire to but every place we found that we liked would have only been good for half the year because of the weather. So, we ended back up in the People's Republic of California. But, we're happy. That's all that counts. And so far, health has not become an issue.

 

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Congrats! I was supposed to retire back in November. But my employer told me “ you can’t retire”!  Enticed me with a 32 hr week and my pay stays the same. Upped my vacation time. Sons a bitches! Hard to say no to that. 

BUT! All of you that are retired and say your way busier scares the heck out of me. My question is, why are you busier?

May you have a wonderful retirement Moocifer Joe! 

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10 hours ago, Gonzo said:

Congrats! I was supposed to retire back in November. But my employer told me “ you can’t retire”!  Enticed me with a 32 hr week and my pay stays the same. Upped my vacation time. Sons a bitches! Hard to say no to that. 

BUT! All of you that are retired and say your way busier scares the heck out of me. My question is, why are you busier?

May you have a wonderful retirement Moocifer Joe! 

I've got a couple more years to go.  A lot of my friends have retired within the past few years.  Just about every one of them has said the same thing. "I don't know how I had time to work."  I joke that saying this must be some sort of requirement to collect SS or Medicare because everyone says it.  😁

As for why, I've seen a few hints.  "Busy" can be a relative term.  Within the retirement context, a day of; breakfast out, a stop at the local Lowes and a doctor's appointment and an afternoon nap can be classified as a "busy" day. 

In all seriousness, though, retirees are generally busy doing things they want to do, instead of things they have to do.  Volunteering, helping the kids remodel their houses, involvement with grandkids, all contribute to being busy but are much more enjoyable and fulfilling than the 40 hr/week grind they've endured for last 45 years.  I'm looking forward to being that busy.

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13 hours ago, Bill WIlson said:

I've got a couple more years to go.  A lot of my friends have retired within the past few years.  Just about every one of them has said the same thing. "I don't know how I had time to work."  I joke that saying this must be some sort of requirement to collect SS or Medicare because everyone says it.  😁

As for why, I've seen a few hints.  "Busy" can be a relative term.  Within the retirement context, a day of; breakfast out, a stop at the local Lowes and a doctor's appointment and an afternoon nap can be classified as a "busy" day. 

In all seriousness, though, retirees are generally busy doing things they want to do, instead of things they have to do.  Volunteering, helping the kids remodel their houses, involvement with grandkids, all contribute to being busy but are much more enjoyable and fulfilling than the 40 hr/week grind they've endured for last 45 years.  I'm looking forward to being that busy.

Good points. Yeah, I too am looking forward to that type of busy. 

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