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Whew! I got out just in time! Do others have similar escape stories?
Aug 05 2024
I'm retired 11 months. But four months ago, I was onboarded as a contractor with my former employer for a six-month, half-time consultant, focused on a specific project. The project is interesting, an...
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If I had Listened To “Good Advice,” I Could Not Have Retired At 42.
Aug 03 2024
“You Have Too Much Debt, You Are Going To Go Bankrupt” When I was in my middle 20s I had around $1M in debt. It was shortly before the real estate collapse of 2008. My income from my salar...
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Years Into It, Just Had the Best, Most Cheesy Perfect Retirement Day
Aug 02 2024
Not here to crow, but rather to have a laugh at how utterly retired we have become: Slightly rushed morning to get our daily exercise regimen done early so that we could get to… The funeral of ...
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Fake guru. Why should I listen to DadisFire?
Aug 02 2024
I originally wrote this about fake financial gurus in Sept, 2021 a few weeks before I retired at age 42. I’ve made some updates to formatting, but left everything else the same. Oh no, not anoth...
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What's the best exercise regimen for retired folks?
Jul 31 2024
I'm 67 and just did a YMCA "bioage" diagnostic to find my baseline. My core strength "age" is two decades younger and I'm proud of that. My cardio is that of a 55 year old. But my flexibility is of a ...
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The New Sunbelt
Jul 30 2024
I retired to Pennsylvania because we had some family in the area, the cost of living is less than our old home in metropolitan New York, the winters are a little warmer, and it's not so far away that ...
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How important is it to keep a daily routine after retirement?
Jul 30 2024
I'm not fully retired yet but have cut way back on my hours. What I'm noticing is that if every day feels like a weekend, I can have a tendency to binge-watch a couple extra episodes at night and stay...
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Organizing Medical Records - Suggestions? Resources? Forms? Successes? Tools?
Jul 27 2024
I'm retired, I have gotten our finances organized, next step is getting health records organized for both of us. seems every doctor has different questions on past medical conditions, How do I put tog...
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Financial (and life) management without close relatives
Jul 26 2024
My wife and I are in our mid-60's and retired. We (supposedly ;-) have enough money to last us through our lifespans, We do not have any children or close younger relatives and we both have parents wh...
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5 Retirement Red Flag Warnings For Retired Couples
Jul 24 2024
5 Retirement Red Flag Warnings For Retired Couples...
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?? 7 Retirement Surprises — and Solutions (AARP Article)
Jul 24 2024
FROM THE ARTICLE - SEE ARTICLE FOR MORE!!! 7 Big Retirement Surprises and What to Do About Them. Try these tips to navigate retired life’s unexpected twists and turns. By Bruce Horovitz, AARP. P...
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Managing Mom and Dad’s Money
Jul 19 2024
My Dad retired in 2002 with a 403(b) and lifelong teacher’s pension. Unsure of his retirement savings, some fellow retired teachers recommended a financial advisor who “specialized in reti...
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Newly retired--figuring it out
Jul 19 2024
Hello everyone. I retired June 1, at age 65+8 months. I know, that's a year ahead of 'full retirement age'. Fact is, I was tired. I'd been working full time for 44 years, that felt long enough. My wif...
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Up-Rooting yourself. Who's done it and what are your thoughts?
Jul 17 2024
My friend said it was the hardest thing she's ever done in her life. She moved from Illinois to one of the Carolinas when she retired. She had a pretty nice little rural homestead. I'd love to move bu...
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Financial question on the use of debit cards vs credit cards
Jul 14 2024
I have been retired for two years. I am very blessed financially. Not to the level of having that beach house but we don’t have any worries for our needs. We use debit card for everyday purchase...
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What does retirement mean to you, from a work or commitment perspective?
Jul 09 2024
Retirement means different things to different people. This can range from opening up a new business to "if you're working at all, you're not retired". It can mean devoting yourself to unpaid service ...
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Ok gave up and headed back to work.
Jul 08 2024
Well, I made it exactly one year in retirement. Retired at 62, no financial or health worries, but basically got bored. The highlight of my first year, other than an Awsome one month trip to Japan and...
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Calendar app / program recommendations
Jul 05 2024
I retired on Monday and no longer have access to my calendar, which admittedly I wasn’t enamored with (Outlook & Teams). I’m looking for something to track travel plans, doctor appoint...
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Am I as Rich as I Think?
Jul 02 2024
My net worth (total assets minus total liabilities) today is 6.3% higher than it was when I retired in 2019. This is in no small part thanks to stellar returns delivered by the financial markets since...
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Anyone have a retired spouse that drives them a little nuts?
Jul 02 2024
Im not realy looking for advice, know I'm a part of the problem....Just wonder if any else has dealt with these feelings? I really crave alone time, at home. The peace and quiet. I tried to be mentall...
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What do you call vacations post retirement?
Jun 29 2024
I’ve been retired for three years now. I recently took a vacation and was talking to my mom about it. She’s been retired for 20 years and has gone on many trips. She was joking with me, sa...
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Bored, What is next? Go back to work?
Jun 28 2024
So I retired over a year ago. At that time I declined a couple of job offers. The 5 years prior to retirement were a bit hectic due to 3 cross country moves, several different jobs, losing a parent, e...
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I like fixing cars and appliances, what should I do?
Jun 26 2024
I've been retired 3 years. Truthfully, I feel useless at times. Some of the most rewarding experiences I've had since retiring have been troubleshooting and fixing our dryer, and doing the transmissio...
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What are some $ benefits retirees get?
Jun 25 2024
So i m retiring soon, my wife is already retired. As far as pension, healthcare, social security, 401K, taxes…. I m fine with these important aspects of retirement What i want to look at now is...
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Wondering If I'll Flunk Retirement
Jun 19 2024
I've only been retired for about 3 weeks but I left a job I loved because of a new CEO that I couldn't work with or for, and because my partner retired a year ago and has been enjoying it. I guess you...
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Working side jobs after retirement — not looking for “legal” advice
Jun 18 2024
Hey y’all. I started drawing retirement in October ‘23. Notice I didn’t say I retired in 2023. I was a landscaper. The only work I have continued is taking care of four properties. T...
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Getting PE license post-retirement
Jun 17 2024
Been retired close to a year now, and everything is going good health wise and financially, but just missing a little focus. As a engineer working for the government, it never was particularly benefic...
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Retirement options in North Carolina
Jun 15 2024
Wife and I struggling over where to retire within 3 years. Me M(64) she F (xx - to protect me from getting stink eye). Leave it to say, she is already retired as is not working and drawing SS. We are ...
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Accumulated sick leave, do you start to use it up
Jun 15 2024
I just caught up with an colleague, who retired this year at 68 years old. Community Nurse for the last 30 years and he had a great work ethic. Hence he had over 1000 hours sick leave when he finished...
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Better housekeeping in retirement?
Jun 10 2024
Has anybody become a better housekeeper in retirement? We had someone come in twice a month to help with cleaning while we worked, but our cleaner retired before we did. I am not adverse to having som...
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Old company asking my availability after retirement
Jun 06 2024
I retired about a year ago from this workplace, but recently, suddenly out of nowhere, my previous company is asking me if I am available for the next 6 months. I politely declined their initial offer...
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Retired and Married: How's it going being with your partner day in and day out?
Jun 05 2024
I work from home in my partner is hybrid. We've always gotten along very well and this arrangement has not changed that. However when they do go into the office, though I miss having the company since...
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What are you no longer buying now that you are retired?
Jun 04 2024
Someone once told me that once you get to the age of 55, you have all the clothes you need for the rest of your life. For me, I think that's largely true. This year, I've bought one pair of shorts, on...
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Stocking up on things pre retirement
Jun 03 2024
Hello! For the retirees out there...were there things you stocked up before you retired because you knew you would have limited funds? I remember my grandmother going to JCP during their big underwear...
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The days are just packed, and I’m surprised.
Jun 01 2024
I started journaling about the time I retired 8 months ago. (I use the iPhone app Journal.) it was just to make note of unusual things seen or experienced or things accomplished or other satisfying mo...
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Retired and Co- signed Navient Student Loans (2003)
May 31 2024
I fell into the assumption that my daughter would be taking care of all the payments. Well now I'm retired and on SS and a small supplemental income and daughter hasn't made payments in quite awhile. ...
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Retired teachers….I am done tomorrow!!!!
May 30 2024
Love my teaching colleagues beyond measure, but it is time. Just turned 63, hubby retired 3 years ago and financially we are set. We are closing on a new house at the end of June in a brand new locati...
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Budgeting and tracking processes
May 30 2024
Interested to know how you track spending v your budget. We are semi-retired w a variable income that we do not figure into our income so taking withdrawals down savings and not tapping SS until 70 pe...
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Should I Stay Near Family or Move for a Better Climate?
May 28 2024
I am a 70-year-old retired male, single with no children, currently living in the Midwest. I’ve spent most of my life living out West and am used to living single. I moved back to my hometown in...
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Navigating Retirement: Finding Balance and Fighting Boredom
May 25 2024
Today, at age 64, I have been retired for three years after a four-decade career in both the business world ... Read more...
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It's Monday morning and I am very, very thankful.
May 14 2024
It's a beautiful Monday morning just a little over 4 years since I involuntarily retired. (That turned out to be a good thing). I often reflect, on these weekday mornings, on how incredible it is to h...
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Retirement is Filled with Surprises – Good and Bad
May 11 2024
In a new survey asking retirees what surprised them about being retired, the big winner – for 43 percent – was how much they’re enjoying it. The rest of the survey indicates that the...
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Retired and 'Stuck' With a Mortgage Below 4%? You Have Options
May 11 2024
You may feel like a mortgage prisoner, but your options may be more doable than you think....
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For me, retirement is about rediscovering myself
May 11 2024
This is my first Saturday of being retired. I finished my last work project on Wednesday and it's taken me until today to start to feel like maybe it's true. I started to know I needed to retire about...
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Socializing after retirement , it’s not so easy.
May 10 2024
I retired a couple years ago and have found my groove and hobbies. If anything, I’d say I feel busier than I ever imagined I would be. Unfortunately I feel I have a void that I haven’t fou...
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Critical “friend” advice for group of friends
May 09 2024
We are so lucky to have a close group of friends for more than 50 years. Now that we are retired, we have been traveling together. Each trip we take, one guy becomes increasingly obnoxious and rude. H...
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Meet the FIRE Savers Who Retired Early
May 07 2024
Meet the schemers and savers obsessed with ending their careers as early as possible....
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People who consider themselves retired but are doing consulting, how is it?
May 06 2024
I decided to do some consulting for my former employer at their request, with guard rails that it be half-time, six months duration, and that it’d be W2 so I don’t have to form an LLC and ...
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Retirement hobbies are the key
May 05 2024
I've been retired for a good number of years. When I first retired I was nervous about sitting around twiddling my thumbs and doing nothing. So I decided to get back to hobbies I had or get into new h...
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IRMAA is taken care of! I'm thrilled.
May 03 2024
I retired at the end of August, after all bonuses and retention incentives had paid out. Because it had been a good year, I knew I was likely to get a hit with IRMAA, both with Medicare B and D. Becau...
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