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04-04-2024, 06:01 PM | #2 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Sioux City, IA
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When you got scratch like RM, you don't need no stinking retirement!
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04-04-2024, 06:41 PM | #3 |
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Enjoy retirement Mosbonian, was good meeting you in Jacksonville last year!
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04-05-2024, 09:42 AM | #4 |
On Hiatus
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04-05-2024, 08:40 AM | #5 |
Born to Ride
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: NWA
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I read this book prior to retirement. " How to Retire Happy Wild and Free"
Good read for those approaching retirement on how to adapt to being retired. https://www.erniezelinski.com/How-to...-and-Free.html |
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04-05-2024, 08:56 AM | #6 | |
Has a particular set of skills
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Location: On the water
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It was cool meeting you too. |
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04-05-2024, 12:07 PM | #7 | |
THE RED MENACE
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Location: Texas
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04-05-2024, 11:56 AM | #8 |
Politically Incorrect
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Is Mosbonian getting a little more loving with all this free time or is the wifey telling him to get a new hobby?
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04-05-2024, 05:41 PM | #9 |
On Hiatus
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04-05-2024, 07:04 PM | #10 |
Politically Incorrect
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04-05-2024, 12:56 PM | #11 |
I am Number Six
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Columbia, MD, USA
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I retired on 19 Jan after 25 years of being a technical writer.
Best decision I ever made was doing the 10% pre-tax contribution to my 401K. It was painful the first few years, but now that I received my first monthly payout, it definitely was worth it. Also, was lucky that for the first 12 years, the company was doing a 10% match (got dropped to 6% after that, but 6% beats nothing). Now, I'm moving into the house-husband stage while my wife finishes up her last few years with the government and gets her pension/401K going too. Definitely perusing the "What's for Dinner" thread for ideas. You guys are way creative. Also, taking advantage of my downtime to get some writing in. Hope to get at least two novels finished this year. So, life is good, and we're beginning to look around to decide where the final retirement location is going to be (definitely NOT Maryland . . . state never met a tax it didn't like). But, so far, after two and a half months of being retired, things are going well. |
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04-05-2024, 05:37 PM | #12 | |
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04-05-2024, 04:45 PM | #13 |
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Austin, Texas
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I'm targeting July 1st to be my retirement date. My wife still has 3 years to go before she can retire with a full teachers pension.
All vehicles and credit cards will be paid off by then, but I still have a number of years left on the house mortgage. I'm looking forward to doing stuff around the house that I haven't had an opportunity to do. Maybe take up golf again etc. I don't think I'll be bored with all the stuff I will have time to do once I retire. |
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04-05-2024, 05:48 PM | #14 | |
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Found out that I had forgotten what it was like to not have pressure each day. |
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04-05-2024, 05:49 PM | #15 | |
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Thanks! I’m looking forward to it. |
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