[a little elbow grease]

Having managed a Garden Center for 10 years...I cannot express to you all how RELIEVED I am to be retired from that life these days!

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You're too young to be "retired".

;-)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks! That was sweet. :)

Through proper planning and a little luck, I was able to retire at 56. (I’ll be 60 this summer.) My Dad retired at 55, my Grandpa at 53! I learned from The Masters. Grandpa’s lessons about survival in The Great Depression were taken to heart.

We all just crammed a helluvalot of paid work and side jobs into our earning years (20-50), invested wisely and always lived WELL below our means. I was also in the military, so I have VA Healthcare pretty much for free. For me, having healthcare was the key factor; I can’t afford 0bamacare! ;)