I worked my last Friday ever

[Under Pressure]

Congratulations, let us know how real the **** gets, many of us want to know about your new adventures in your new world.
After 55 years in the plumbing industry I’m right behind you.
93 work days left for me.
I was nervous only about my forthcoming identity, but now I’m truly excited about the wife and I traveling on “our schedules”.
I have never been out of work in all those years and spent these last 31 years with a fantastic company.
I won’t miss all the work related road and air travel, and all the training I taught at our company branch’s and conferences.
Good luck to you.

 

[Hey-O]

The biggest thing that can hurt is a spouse that decides she can do better by herself and all she wants is the money. Rathole it but better yet, buy gold and rathole that!

There is no excuse for not being able to retire as far as I'm concerned, except this one! No one knows what really goes on inside someone else's mind and if you think you do, you're only kidding yourself.

There is no trick to saving, but there is in spending. I lived my whole life within the ten percent rule, if I had a hundred dollars, I really only had 90, period! Sounds hard, try needing a hundred and only having 90 when you're old, now that's harder. You made it and you're happy now, that smells like success to me.

 

[Cranky]

There is no excuse for not being able to retire as far as I'm concerned, except this one! No one knows what really goes on inside someone else's mind and if you think you do, you're only kidding yourself.

There is no trick to saving, but there is in spending. I lived my whole life within the ten percent rule, if I had a hundred dollars, I really only had 90, period! Sounds hard, try needing a hundred and only having 90 when you're old, now that's harder. You made it and you're happy now, that smells like success to me.

Also, bad health and accidents will drain finances too.....

 

[Hey-O]

Also, bad health and accidents will drain finances too.....

I'm sorry, I stand corrected! Add that to the list. Thank you.

 

[Nxcoupe]

6.5 years from now, I may retire, maybe. Depends on health, projects, house issues, etc. I have a dream job making the most money I've made at a stateside job, in my life. I just don't want to manage living on a fixed income. Unlike most of you in this thread, I didn't scrimp or save, had businesses fail and some succeed, ups and downs of life coupled with buying and selling cars, racing, travelling, etc, while I was young and able to enjoy the adventures I experienced. I have a lot of freedom with my job and it is very hard to give up. Health may be the only thing that makes me retire.