When she came to my home after not seeing or talking to her for five years, informed me she was terminating spousal support and then told me I should retire, I've worked too hard for too long, it set me on the path to working with my financial planner to make it happen.
Joe Biden and every G-D Democrat there is just drove me over the edge. You thieving bastards will not get one more cent from me. You can shove your socialism right up your blue smurf candy asses.
I'm done. Thank God.
My husband is thinking the same. Works in IT field for big company, great salary, people are like family. But he’s had enough, too. Almost took the retirement buyout two years ago, but decided to put in the time and add more retirement funds. This time around, he may just bite.
Already have my paperwork in the system. I am out as of early November.
Going back to my beloved swamps, gonna pull in the doormat, put up posted signs on the gate, and tack a parchment note to the stump out front sayin, “Don’t come lookin again!”.
I’m glad you have a retirement.
I’ll retire directly to my grave.
I cannot blame you. When I was preparing my home for sale to move from Maryland to Florida last year, there was a variety of improvements that I wanted to make. I was hoping to use my own cash to do them, but when Biden decided to go full-on for unlimited child sacrifice (abortion), I decided to up my 401(k) contributions to legally hide more of my money from taxes. Then I took out a HELOC for improvements.
I retired six years ago. It’s great!
-PJ
I love working. And what do you think you will be doing after you stop working? Paying taxes to Biden on your retirement and investment income. Your rant is amusing, but pointless.
My wife’s last day is tomorrow. Officially, August 31, because she is using her vacation till then.
It’s 63 I have more than enough to retire on. Divorced had to write the ex-wife a lump sum check at age 60. But I am OK.
I’ve been in a family business since age 15. My father went to work till age 90 5 days a week and then had a stroke. Fortunately he survived until 95 1/2.
I don’t want to be my father at age 90 still working. I’m in a fourth generation family business and feel like I’m working for three constituencies. 1. My customers, 2. My employee, 3. The government/IRS.
If there is something left over then I get it. Frankly I’m just tired and trying to decide do I sell the business, do I shut it down and liquidate it.
Personally I don’t want my kids to carry it on because it no longer is fun and not profitable like it was until 2008.
We struggle every day to find employees, it’s a difficult task because nobody wants to grow up to being over the road truck driver or to be doing physical manual labor which is a requirement of the industry.
Fortunately this business which is been around since 1908 has provided a good living for my family for generations. Now I just have to make sure that I invest in a way that my kids and their grandkids will never have a problem.
I assume you have a 401K and/or IRAs. Trust me, the Government will hit you up for plenty when you start drawing those down.
Best of luck!
Bravo! But stay in shape. You may be called upon again. We all may be regardless of our age.
I prefer to work and direct the surplus net pay to many causes worth supporting.
Congratulations on your retirement. I am just a few years behind you. When the last of us Baby Boomers retire, the rest of the workforce is going to really miss us. In fact they already are. Over the past 10 years, an immense amount of talent has already left the workforce and I’m definitely feeling the effects in my company.
I applaud you. I’m on the verge too but unlike you I despise the GD company I’ve wasted the last 20 years at. Literally despise every scumbag in management and can’t wait to get out.
Gave it up 5 years ago. I do what I want to do and little else. I hate these bastards so much I minimize income without sacrificing too much comfort but live below our means as we have for decades. Delayed ss to maximize and want to live long if for nothing but spite.
Good luck.
Congratulations! 30+ years in iT. Gave that up 3 years ago. Not retired but doing better things besides feeding that beast. I like working.
A word of advice.
Do not buy a boat or a RV right away.
If you want to travel or sail, lease.
After a year or two of doing it, if you feel it is still fun then you can buy.
90% of the people I know that decided to become land or sea gypsies regretted it in the first year.
The rest are having a blast.
Retired or not, you still contributing via taxes.
I’m 64 and a Realtor. I love my brokerage. All younger people in their 20’s and 30’s and either conservative or clueless to anything political. They keep me young. I’ll never retire. I work when I want and have no set hours