Members Jeff Leites Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Free at last, free at last! F.A.Q. Q. How old are you? A. I turned 58 in January. Q. Aren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Damn!! Congrats! work sucks!! Now it's time to get out there and do what you want to do and not have to waste the majority of your waking hours..Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Lucky you. I am on a path to wind up as the hunched over codger greeting shoppers at Wal-Mart. ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kendrix Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Congrats. 58 is a kind of targtet for me. Its the age at which my dad retired. Very cool indeed to be able to spend your time 100% as you please - before you totally shrivel up of old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boosh Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Originally posted by Kendrix Congrats. 58 is a kind of targtet for me. Its the age at which my dad retired. Very cool indeed to be able to spend your time 100% as you please - before you totally shrivel up of old age. Don't worry man,..two more years of changing toner cartridges and you're there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shniggens Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Make sure to sleep in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg Bogoshian Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Congratulations, Jeff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 That's terrific. Big congrats! Hell, I'd retire tomorrow, at age 37. Well, if not for the need to have income. - Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted March 28, 2006 Moderators Share Posted March 28, 2006 Congrats! I retired last year at 52. I have one question not covered in your FAQ: are you concerned you might not have enough money to get by and if so, do you plan to return to work now or at some future time? Thanks. Terry D. P.S. Isn't it a great feeling to realize, "Hey, I can never be unemployed again. Underemployed yes, but not unemployed!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed A. Posted March 28, 2006 Members Share Posted March 28, 2006 Originally posted by Blackbelt1 Lucky you. I am on a path to wind up as the hunched over codger greeting shoppers at Wal-Mart. Becoming an old Wal-Mart greeter is exactly what I fear. I used to be a computer consultant for about 15 years and now I'm a certified real estate appraiser. Trouble is that since I'm self-employed, I have no pension or 401K. I've got 17 years until I'm 65, so I hope I can invest wisely in that time. I know people who were firemen or cops who retired with full pension at 45. It makes me wonder if I chose the wrong career path . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff Leites Posted March 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by MrKnobs Congrats! I retired last year at 52. I have one question not covered in your FAQ: are you concerned you might not have enough money to get by and if so, do you plan to return to work now or at some future time? First, thanks for all the congrats. I didn't include that in my FAQ, because, believe it or not, no one has asked me. The FAQs have been asked of me ad nauseam I don't want to get too personal, but this has been in the planning for at least 30 years. I was fortunate to have a couple of co-workers early on that were very investment oriented, and some of that rubbed off on me. Not necessarly the same methods, but the need for long term preparation. Barring an outrageous period of hyper-inflation, I'm not concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GY Posted March 29, 2006 Members Share Posted March 29, 2006 Congratulations, Jeff! I'm thinking about it and planning for it myself. There are some great, cheap retirement properties to be had in Mexico. I hear that things are cheap down there and everyone is leaving that area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bbach Posted March 29, 2006 Members Share Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by GY Congratulations, Jeff! I'm thinking about it and planning for it myself. There are some great, cheap retirement properties to be had in Mexico. I hear that things are cheap down there and everyone is leaving that area! Congratulations Jeff! Thumbs up to ya. When's the party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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