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Getting ready to retire!!!

Posted on 06/25/2018 4:28:51 PM PDT by A Cyrenian

I have my health insurance issue solved. I think I have enough money save (who knows how much you need). It is what it is and I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

For those of you who are retired or have recently retired. Can you send some tips my way?

Any and all notes will be appreciated and heavily considered.

Thanks to you all for your help.

Peace be with you.


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1 posted on 06/25/2018 4:28:51 PM PDT by A Cyrenian
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Get ready to work harder than you’ve ever worked in your life! Decades of Honey-do project all seem to need to be accomplished in the first week of retirement.


2 posted on 06/25/2018 4:32:13 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Former HR director here. Have no debt. Find something you have always wanted to do (that hopefully pays) and do it. Keep old friends and family close. Don’t drink or eat too much. Exercise and stay away from politics.


3 posted on 06/25/2018 4:32:26 PM PDT by yetidog
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Learn to love Spam and Tuna Salad in those individual foil packets for the half of the month when there’s no money.


4 posted on 06/25/2018 4:32:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Stay busy stay active read write stay sane


5 posted on 06/25/2018 4:33:50 PM PDT by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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I like Spam. Have all my life.


6 posted on 06/25/2018 4:34:25 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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Be prepared for the barrage of senior “offers” that will be coming your way. If it looks too good to be true ...


7 posted on 06/25/2018 4:34:39 PM PDT by CatOwner
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Check out Morningstar for good financial advise. For example https://www.morningstar.com/articles/870518/do-you-have-enough-to-retire.html


8 posted on 06/25/2018 4:34:52 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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🙀💸💸💸💸💸 How much do you need? ALL of it silly. Enjoy and be frugal. Unless you DO have all of it. 💵💵💵💵💵💵
9 posted on 06/25/2018 4:35:04 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Good luck to you. Live long and prosper. Be aware that you have to sign up for Medicare when you turn 65. If you don’t, you’ll face a lifetime penalty. for the B part. (My mom paid the penalty for over 30 years.


10 posted on 06/25/2018 4:35:26 PM PDT by hanamizu
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What ever you have been putting off doing until your retire.. do it, do it now.


11 posted on 06/25/2018 4:36:03 PM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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To: yetidog
Awesome idea. Too bad I wasn't smarter sooner. But we had fun. 😹🍿🍻💸
12 posted on 06/25/2018 4:37:05 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Shoulder pork and ham.


13 posted on 06/25/2018 4:37:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Retire? Why? To wait to die, doing nothing? I will never retire. I will work until the day I die. Not what you wanted to hear but take it for what it is worth. Movement keeps you alive; the day you stop moving, well, take it from there.....


14 posted on 06/25/2018 4:37:33 PM PDT by Fungi
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Move to AZ.


15 posted on 06/25/2018 4:39:22 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendix))
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Enjoy the time “off” for a few months - then get involved in something important. Man was not designed for a hammock - it will kill you.
I once saw a statistic from a major corp. - those who retired at 55 lived about 25 years more - those that retired at 60 about 15 - those forced to retire at 65 less than a year. The assumption was they did not have anything meaningful to get involved in. It really is important.
But take your time - at least for a few months!
ENJOY!!


16 posted on 06/25/2018 4:40:49 PM PDT by impactplayer
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Keep very busy and be sure to rest a lot.


17 posted on 06/25/2018 4:42:22 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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The loss of social life from your previous work environment is pretty drastic.

Join a social club. Meetup.com is a great way to meet people who share your interests.


18 posted on 06/25/2018 4:42:31 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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You d9nt know how to retire!


19 posted on 06/25/2018 4:42:49 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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Every day will be like Saturday. Except Sunday.


20 posted on 06/25/2018 4:43:43 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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