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With the exception of a few details, I could have written your post! Put in many long, hard hours, and long, hard commutes! Made one of the few good decisions, or maybe I should say, finally got a lucky break, when I got a government job with a pension in my early 40's. Allowed me to end up in pretty much the same boat as you. Social security, decent pension and retirement at 62. I have worked since my teen years, so I was good and ready for it! May we both enjoy many relaxing and fulfilling years ahead!
I plan to retire at the end of this month around the same age as OP. I'm looking forward to it but I guess I'll have to adjust to not having to go to work every day and find enough to do to keep from getting too bored. Also adjust to a greatly reduced income but I believe enough to continue to grow wealth, just much more slowly.
The number of Americans retiring with pensions is shrinking.Sadly we are among a dying breed.
I have worked since I was 15 so I’ll be ready to hang it up at 62. Looking forward to spending my time improving my health, traveling and enjoying life without the stress from work
I plan to retire at the end of this month around the same age as OP. I'm looking forward to it but I guess I'll have to adjust to not having to go to work every day and find enough to do to keep from getting too bored. Also adjust to a greatly reduced income but I believe enough to continue to grow wealth, just much more slowly.
Congratulations!
I've managed to stay pretty busy since retirement in 2011. I started a band, played at the local taverns and occasional outdoor concerts, putter around in my barn, building furniture that we actually used, built a deck, do some gardening, spend way too much time on City-Data, do some hiking, visit with other retired neighbors. I manage to stay busy enough that in 7 years I can honestly say I've been bored very few times.
Good luck with retirement. remember, you can always go back to work!
I've managed to stay pretty busy since retirement in 2011. I started a band, played at the local taverns and occasional outdoor concerts, putter around in my barn, building furniture that we actually used, built a deck, do some gardening, spend way too much time on City-Data, do some hiking, visit with other retired neighbors. I manage to stay busy enough that in 7 years I can honestly say I've been bored very few times.
Good luck with retirement. remember, you can always go back to work!
Thanks, I've always wanted to learn to play a musical instrument plus I want to become fluent in Spanish plus I enjoy hiking, biking, yoga, travelling, so yep hoping it works. Fortunately, my employer has said I can always come back if I want so that's comforting.
You'd think that after all this time and after all these SNs, he'd start to do a better job of hiding his identity better. But no, he creates a new SN, and then immediately starts creating new threads in separate fora on the same topics and using the same writing style as always. So far, it's been 3 threads in his first 22 minutes as a member this morning. I guess it will be a race to see if he gets to 10+ threads before the obligatory "Not A Member" message shows up under his SN once again.
The last 40 years of work has been a struggle. Long commutes, terrible bosses and coworkers, dysfunctional employers, boring work and long periods of unemployment due to terminations. What a ride it has been. My only success was a twenty-year job with a government agency that will pay me a pension with no impact on my Social Security.
Just turned 62 years old and retired this month. I will be getting my first pension and Social Security checks, via direct deposit, next month. Combined these checks will give me enough money to live a good upper-middle-class lifestyle without having to work. It seems like a dream.
I have had a number of nightmares that my pension and Social Security checks were canceled. The people in charge changed their mind and they want me to suffer in the office for another ten years. I wake up in a cold sweat after having a loud argument with the people in charge of my pension and Social Security after it is canceled. Then I can't go back to sleep.
Do they really pay people who turn 62 a pension and Social Security? Or is it all a dream?
I could have written this post! I've said the same thing for the last year. LOVE retirement!
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