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Tuesday, June 02 - Monday, June 08, 2026 Most Commented score comments title & link 39 127 comments Type A retired folks - How big was the change for you? And did it hurt? 365 110 comments Grocery sho...
I'm not retired yet - within the year though. I'm currently recovering from surgery and while my activities are limited, I definitely see the advantages of having much more free time. But it might be ...
Retired on Friday after nearly 40 years. My first purchase this morning? A trip to Europe? No. A new sports car? No. A big, fancy dinner out to celebrate? No. Nope, I purchased a clothesline. For year...
Me, M/67, wife F/67 (her Bday is August, mine Sept). She is retiring as of next Friday. I retired June 1, 2024. So far, so good. I highly recommend retirement! The money is working. The stock market i...
My spouse retired earlier this year primarily due to health concerns. He’s taking his SS early at 64 and will be eligible for a small pension at the end of this year. I’m still working a job that does...
I retired last year and have noticed an interesting change in my grocery shopping habits. When I was working and commuting I generally went shopping once a week and tried to buy everything I needed fo...
Back story: - 2015 Spouse retired at 65 and receives SS. - 2021 I retired at 64.6 and receive a monthly pension and SS. - Prior to retirement, we were able to save ~300K in cash. ~400K in 401. In 2014...
I recently saw this Reddit post about a man who retired early (FIRE) only to be called a “loser” by his wife ... Read more
Eight years ago, at 63, I retired to a life of tennis, dinners with friends, DIY projects, and travel. Four years in, angina struck—ten days in the hospital, angioplasty, then lung disease and a chron...
Hello all, Im 66 and retired 2 years ago. I am not as active as I should be but even when I exercise I still have severe insomnia. I don't use my ipad/phone at night because it can cause insomnia, and...
We consider the case of a retired couple relying on summer rental income from a $1.1 million beach house. Local zoning changes are forcing a hard choice between lifestyle and portfolio stability.
My wife and I are both retired, both upper 60’s, and both have SSI accounts, but haven’t started taking them yet. I’m reasonably healthy, but she is too, and statistically, she’s likely to outlive me....
61, retired 8 months ago. It seems like everyone i know works including my wife so I do a lot by myself or with my little dog. Any suggestions on where to find other retirees to hang out with. Live in...
I took a job about 400 miles away from my family some 24 yrs ago. And last year i retired at 65. My parents have passed so its me, my sister and her 2 daughters. Ive never really been close with her 2...
We are retired and have about 500k in iras I am looking for dividend income and some growth. I don’t know if I should sell my shares in individual stocks in case of a bear market or should I let them ...
A good friend of mine has a retired sister who met someone on a trip, fell madly in love, got engaged, put her house on the market, and moved out of state to join her fiance in Colorado. A couple week...
I (71m) ate lunch with my best friend, a retired veterinarian (71m). After speeding through the pleasantries, we crashed into the topic of what’s new? He replied, “I do pilates, jog on a treadmill 3x ...
I know this topic has been asked about relentlessly but I was hoping for some more specific guidance. I’m semi retired now, self employed and pulling the plug entirely by the end of the summer. Stress...
Switching from saving to withdrawing has been harder than we expected. We finally hit our number and retired, but now I’m unsure what kind of monthly or yearly reviews I should be doing. We’re already...
I've been retired for 2 years as of June 1. My wife has decided to pull the trigger as of the end of June, with her last day (using vacation for the rest) on June 12. We've been talking about the 'nex...
I (71m) retired 8 years ago and having worked as a corporate sales coach, I told my staff often that “you are what you do everyday!” At the risk of offending you, I confess that my wife and I are a go...
Tuesday, April 28 - Monday, May 04, 2026 Top Comments score comment 19 /u/SageCactus said I'm retired, and make way, way over the poverty limit. Healthcare is just a large expense. Just budget for it....
My wife and I moved into a 55+ community 3 years ago and I’ve tried getting on board with forming new relationships with other retired folks. I find that I have no shared interests with most of them. ...
I retired in September '24 after burning out during the pandemic and caregiving a demented parent. That parent (the last one) died 2 years ago and then I spent a year dealing with the physical aspects...
I'm still working, born in 1959, and making more than I have in my top 35 years, so working still is going to be bonus additional money. Has anyone ever done this before? Everyone I know retired and s...
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, about 125 people have responded. Here's what they said. The post ‘I Got Poor Advice from an Accountant . . . That’s a B...
I (62yr) retired and still trying to find myself and my daily routine. When I retired, my gut told me not to really tell everyone, just immediate family that I retired. Of course, I did let out the ne...
Hello, I'm a reporter, often writing about aging. I wrote a story for Bloomberg Businessweek with advice from people who have retired about how to do it right. I wanted to share, because I had a very ...
Tuesday, April 07 - Monday, April 13, 2026 Most Commented score comments title & link 19 25 comments Retired folks: Best time of year to save money on home improvement projects? Top Comments score com...
I am not yet retired but getting my ducks in order. I am a NYS teacher. If I retire at 62 I need to pay for my own insurance until Medicare at 65. The school’s health insurance for both my husband and...
Hi! I very suddenly retired (two weeks notice) from a job I adored (long story, management suddenly changed my job description and I didn’t care to stay). I’m about six weeks in and still in the nappi...
I retired almost a year ago and still often feel like I’m settling in. I’ve had several large and small projects that are keeping me busy, but I’m also learning to relax and not worry about deadlines ...
We are 68 and retired with $6.8 million. I just want to help our adult kids pay for daycare and camp for our grandchildren. Should I stop?
Tuesday, March 31 - Monday, April 06, 2026 Most Commented score comments title & link 182 128 comments Small adventures on the cheaper side 377 79 comments I've Been Retired For Three Years. It's Time...
It's already been almost 2 years since I retired and I still sometimes wake up in a panic that I'm late for work, or I didn't finish some project or something. I retired as my kids were starting colle...
Tuesday, March 24 - Monday, March 30, 2026 Top Comments score comment 28 /u/Beginning_Lifeguard7 said I retired 6 years ago at 60. I’ve always said there are two birthdays that count 21 so you can dri...
I think most of the folks that post here are at the early stages of retirement. I retired at 61 (forced). Now at 65. I had a little spot on my face. I have had it for long time. PCP never said anythin...
We retired last year at 67 with $3.1 million. My husband works two days a week, but it's interfering with the travel I want to plan. Help!
Retired in my early 60's. Then spent 9 years working part time at a local business. As expected I was surrounded by much younger people. For them the job was a career. I didn't need the job which of c...
does anyone else's retirement plan depend quite heavily on s⁰cial security? if so, is that a major concern? I would love to hear from others who have retired or are retiring soon, who are heavily depe...
So, hear me out. My husband and I could have retired sooner, but we were having a difficult time trusting that we were ready. We had a pretty good portfolio of investments and savings, but was it enou...
When I retired in 2018, I implemented the Bucket Strategy. What would have happened if I had used the 60/40 Portfolio instead? I decided to find out. For today’s post, […] The post The 60/40 Portfolio...
Can I (61F) defer taking payments from my retirement account when I retire at 65 and start withdrawing when I hit 70? Hubby (76M) has been retired since 65. He wants me to go out sooner but I just can...
I retired June 1, 2024. My wife is still working, her planned last day is June 30, this year. Here's a few things I've noticed.... I'm maintaining our 'retirement fund' portfolio at Vanguard in the 60...
Retired since Jan 2025 - after a 9-10 month decompression I’m finally enjoying the ultimate retirement luxury - TIME Time for reading especially. Since my job (lawyer) involved many hours of reading p...
Once you're retired, your focus should shift from maximum growth to strategic preservation and purposeful planning to help safeguard your wealth.
I am 66 and my sister is 76, her husband is 84. We are both married, retired, have homes. But. I have several degrees, had a really good job in tech as did my wife. We saved enough money and are grate...
I’m retired and wife now wants to retire and added she wants to buy a sprinter van and dive all over the USA. She thinks this may be more economical than flying, renting car and staying in motel. Ther...
I have an HSA that , when I was, working, I could control the amount of cash (as opposed to investments) during direct deposit in it by choosing certain amount of max cash. Now that I am retired and n...
As a semi-retired physician, here's how I handled a huge bull run and the tariff fears in 2025. I definitely made some investing mistakes. The post What’s Your ‘Sleep Well’ Number? Lessons from a Mark...