What was your biggest retirement promise to yourself? Did you keep it?

Gary O' said:

What was your biggest retirement promise to yourself?​


Buy property in the mountains
Build a cabin
Move to it

Did you keep it?​

Yes
Complete fulfillment
Moved there the day after I retired

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Then the real work began

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Dropped 65 lbs of office fat that first summer

Then winter hit

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Never been happier

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great pictures gary....
hope you keep your cabin doors closed , or the bears will get you LOL LOL
 

Both of us had worked very hard and traveled extensively when we owned our biz...when we sold it and retired think both of us felt so rich because we actually had "time" and didn't have to micromanage every quarter hour. Time to read, try out a new recipe or stick a new plant in the garden.

Free time and enough funds to live in the lifestyle to which we have become accustomed is what retirement is all about for us. To forget the travel and just be able to enjoy the back deck...it doesn't get any better than this for us!
 
Much like RadishRose stated in her earlier post - -no particular promises. For us, just a continuation of our previous years, without the necessity of work interfering. Florida winters, and Maine during the Spring and Fall. We were very fortunate as our daughter bought the property in Maine (a snapshot in my Avatar) shortly after I retired. Cottage on a lake that they only used during the summer months (both were educators).

Age has caught up with us as we approach our 90's and our travels have ended, but the twentysome years earlier were wonderful. we just consider ourselves fortunate to still have each other after our 70 years together (67 of them married).
 
charry said:
hope all goes well with the surgery wayne .......
you will still be able to fish after .....unless your fly fishing ?
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From a boat we have a group that someone goes almost any decent weather day, you take your boat your trip is free paid for by others that go with you just do not show up with all fuel tanks empty, we fill truck and boat both up for the boat owner for taking us, we rotate who takes the boat. Our group also shoots targets and matches almost every week also. Guessing I will be out of all of it about a month or so learning to walk again.
 
My only retirement promise was to enjoy myself, have less stress in my life and have investments that would allow me to live comfortably (not extravagantly) for the rest of my life. So far, so good.
 
Didn't need any promises though understand where that comes from for many seniors, especially those whose life revolved around careers. Had already been doing the things I wanted for decades as an 8-5 m-f working person. Doing those same things now though every day I wake up is Saturday.
 
That I would not work another day going forward. Great when a plan comes to fruition. Starting my 7th year retired in exactly a month from now.
I do joke that I have a part time job when I win a few dollars doing side bets with my golf buddies.
 
Wayne said:
From a boat we have a group that someone goes almost any decent weather day, you take your boat your trip is free paid for by others that go with you just do not show up with all fuel tanks empty, we fill truck and boat both up for the boat owner for taking us, we rotate who takes the boat. Our group also shoots targets and matches almost every week also. Guessing I will be out of all of it about a month or so learning to walk again.
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well whats a month out of your lifetime wayne ......... your soon be back on that boat ...
sounds good to me .....
.i miss my fishng, but since my husbands stroke, he wont fish, and says he cant one handed , so thats it , i guess !!!...
.what fish do you catch from the boat ?
 
If I was supposed to make a promise to myself, I didn't get the memo. But to all you posters remember this, God laughs at the plans of man. Good luck.
 

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