IKE
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- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
April 1st 2015 was my first full day of retirement......come to find out being unemployed ain't so bad after all. 
Eight year retirement anniversary.
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CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
Happy 8 Year Anniversary, Ike! 
Disgustedman
Senior Member
Still getting my retirement legs here, mine is 2021 Sept 1st. But the first year was a hassle as it was forced and took a year nearly for first SS check.
I'm just thinking how fortunate it was I hammered my 401K.
I'm just thinking how fortunate it was I hammered my 401K.
Tish
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- Location
- Rural N.S.W. Australia
Congrats!
hearlady
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- N Carolina
Elsie
Senior Member
No Matter The Trial
Through the shadowed cobwebs of my mind
My worries sift in syncopated time.
Broken, confused, wrapped in sorrowful gloom
In a corner of my anemic tomb.
What’s this? A fissure leaking humor in
Trailed by sunshine in the shape of a grin?
This transfusing succor gives wings for flight
Out of my forever despair filled plight.
The cobwebs dissolve, the shadows erase
As I wing my way to the healing place
Where one gains courage to find a smile
No matter the stress, no matter the trial.
Through the shadowed cobwebs of my mind
My worries sift in syncopated time.
Broken, confused, wrapped in sorrowful gloom
In a corner of my anemic tomb.
What’s this? A fissure leaking humor in
Trailed by sunshine in the shape of a grin?
This transfusing succor gives wings for flight
Out of my forever despair filled plight.
The cobwebs dissolve, the shadows erase
As I wing my way to the healing place
Where one gains courage to find a smile
No matter the stress, no matter the trial.
DaveA
Senior Member
- Location
- Coastal Massachusetts, USA
I'm with Pappy on this one. Retired in July of '92 and it's been a wonderful 31 years. Not running out of money and good health can make these years "golden". If you're without either one, it could be a nightmare.
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mathjak107
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- Location
- bayside ,queens , ny
charlie munger , warren buffet s associate says the problem with good health is you can’t buy money with it
Sassycakes
SF VIP
- Location
- Pennsylvania
I never really had a job. My husband believed he should be the only one working. I did work from home a few times but he felt he should be the only one working to support the family.
Mitch86
Member
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
I've been retired since 2005 with a six figure pension. I also worked for a municipal government. They also pay my medical expenses.
Knight
Well-known Member
1995 here & never looked back. Traveled to everywhere we wanted outside the U. S. Traveled after retirement everywhere we wanted inside the U.S some places more than once. Now we enjoy the variety available to us locally. Life is good.
Raddragn
Member
- Location
- Washington State
2002 here. Hopped on my motorcycle and took off to see the Us and Canada; then took off for Europe and Asia.. Paid off my house in 2003 and from then on paid cash for everything - and paid off credit cards in full every month - no more "over-time" payments! Yay!
