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Retirement?
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At what age do you plan to retire, or have you already retired? At 56 I do not see retirement in my future.
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I'm 72 and still working! I hope I can work 10 more years!
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I know a 90 year old...he and his much younger wife own and operate a restaurant. He's in there most every day, helping out.
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Re: I'm 72 and still working! I hope I can work 10 more years!
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Well I have been working on my retirement plan, may still have to get a part time job greeting at Wal-Mart lol
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Re: I'm 72 and still working! I hope I can work 10 more years!
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Jun 5, 2023, 10:05 AM
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This could be your greeting statement: “Welcome to Walmart, get your 💩 and get out!”
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Re: I'm 72 and still working! I hope I can work 10 more years!
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Im close behind you and was planning to retire soon, but I found out WalMart doesn't pay part-time self check out workers. So I'm now hoping I will at least get to the WalMart employee's Christmas, er Holiday party.
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Semi Retirement in 3 years because
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Jun 5, 2023, 7:19 AM
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I can't drink bourbon and play golf everyday.
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Re: Retirement?
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Don’t worry about it now. I’d say 56 is too early
Give it 5 to 10 more years. But start planning now. You are the only one that will know. I’m self employed and just got tired of dealing with the public. I tell folks I retired from having employees. My brother helps me now and we work when we want to. Biggest decision is where we gonna eat lunch. Need to have something in mind to do when you do retire. Only so much yard work you can do.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 7:20 AM
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Oh. I’m 70
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Re: Retirement?
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If you are not going to go from work to the couch, retire as soon as you can. Heading towards 10 years for me and lovin life. I'm 76
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Re: Retirement?
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I will be retiring one week before my 62nd birthday.
262 days to go!!!
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Jul 25, 2023, 3:56 PM
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Now 212 days to go!
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Been retired 4 years now
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Once I got my 30 years of service in, they cut my salary 15% for the privilege of continuing to work there so I retired and now I have 3 part time gigs that let me work on my own schedule as long as I meet very clear project deadlines and be off when I need to take care of elderly parents or want to do something fun on a weekday. My pension is enough to live on but I’ll keep my “hobby jobs “ as long as I can.
My boss at one job is 84 and he runs rings around us young folks.
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I just turned 65 yesterday and I'm still working. The plan was to retire last year, but I decided not to due to the hit my 401k has taken in recent years. I started questioning whether I had enough to live off of for the rest of my life and got scared. I'm planning on working a few more years and then retire.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 7:54 AM
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I retired last summer at age 56. My wife will continue working for another 5-8 yrs. I now have taken over more of the household chores and find more enjoyment from doing volunteer work. It takes some things off the wife’s plate so she appreciates that. Eventually I got tired of the corporate work environment/culture (automotive design engineering). Probably the pressure of managing other folks and constant deadline demands to be achieved with less people and budget was the biggest reason.
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Between 63 and 65...
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Jun 5, 2023, 7:45 AM
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assuming I don't have any unanticipated health-related issues.
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Re: Retirement?
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My plan is to retire on my 67th birthday which is next February if I last that long. I really never thought about it until it got less than a year away. Now on nice days, I've started thinking about all the things I could be doing if I wasn't working.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 7:51 AM
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Retired at 57 and moved to a over 55 community. So busy my wife and I need a desk calendar to keep track of all our activities!
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I retired at 63 1/2, just because I was physically getting
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to the point of not being able to get out in the chemical plant to interact with the operators and solve problems. So, it was time. I wasn't forced out, they wanted me to keep going. Butt, if I could not do it as I had always done it, it wasn't for me.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 8:01 AM
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Targeting 62 hard right now. Last couple of years have been really stressful so I moved that up from 65. Still got 4 years of college and 2 weddings to pay for so that may alter it back to 65 or 67. Want to stay active and involved but not with a publicly traded company. Oh by the way I’ll be 52 this month so have really had it on my mind. Good luck to all on here talking it through.
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2 weddings? You are planning on getting married 2 more times?***
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He has two daughters***
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Complicated
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It depends on what you mean by retirement. I know too many people who retired cold turkey with nothing to do: no real hobbies and no part time job or volunteer work. They died. I believe our minds and bodies are designed to be active- forever. I worked 40 years for the same company and enjoyed 90% of my days there. 3 months after I retired I went into business with my daughter.
So, my only message would be to make sure you have something planned to do after you leave your regular job.
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Get up everyday with a purpose...
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whether it's a project (mowing the lawn, painting a bed room, installing some landscape lighting, etc.) or a hobby (volunteering for Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, playing golf, going fishing, taking a nice day hike). Get up every day with a purpose.
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Re: Complicated
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“Forever”. Loved what you did there.
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Re: Retirement?
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Fun question to consider - I'm a relative youngster [27] so retirement seems like a more foreign concept, at least traditionally.
Some days I could work forever; others I'd choose to be done tomorrow.
I'm a business owner [Year 8] and some sprints at work make me feel as if I'm aging in dog years.
No wife, no kids. Just my pup.
It'll be interesting to see how the next few years play out. Good luck to everyone in your own paths!
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Re: Retirement?
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It's a long way off for you but it'll be on you quickly. Begin NOW saving all you can toward that day while you're in the "earn, spend and save" state. Let compounding interest help your savings save for you. Social Security is no where near enough, and may not even be solvent by your retirement age. There'll come a time when your health will not allow you to earn or save, and from that date forward, you'll be in a "spend only" state. Six Saturdays and a Sunday is wonderful if you save like crazy toward it, have a plan for living when you get to it, and the Lord blesses you with good health while living it. If any of those three go lacking, the years aren't so golden.
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Retire as soon as you can afford to so that you can enjoy
Jul 26, 2023, 9:36 PM
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as many years of it as possible before health and the like get in the way!
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Re: Retirement?
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I retired at 63 and never looked back.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 8:30 AM
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I like my work and being involved in projects. I don’t plan on retiring unless it’s to the grave and up to meet God. The only thing that will stop me is either sickness or dementia.
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Re: Retirement?
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I reetired at 65 and I'm now 87 and I've enjoyed every minute of it. The key to retirement success is to stay physically active and to enjoy what you're doing and I've managd to do both. The time I spend in my wood shop doesn't count against me. I also get to every home Tiger football and baseball games.
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My retirement plan is probably Publix or Chick-fil-a
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at this point. I'll be that friendly old guy shuffling along at Publix, helping you bag your groceries, and flirting with the ladies. Or the one at CFA who is asking you if you need a refill and telling the moms how cute their kids are while subtly flirting with them at the same time.
Once you hit a certain age as an "old man," you can flirt with any lady of any age and you're just that "cute old man." Jump the gun on that too soon and you're the "creepy old man." Jump it way too soon and you get maced or pepper sprayed.
Life circumstances have unfortunately required all of my savings at a time much sooner than I ever anticipated. Working on building it back up, but with me being 54 as well, it'll take a lot longer than 10 years, unfortunately, unless something really crazy good happens somewhere, somehow.
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I'm 58 and think that I'll be able to safely, comfortably
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retire at 62.
I doubt I will completely retire - I'll likely schedule time with Habitat For Humanity or something similar.
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Re: Retirement?
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I just retired last week after 45 years of teaching! As a reading specialist, I spent my last several years working with struggling readers. I still love what I did, but at 67, my body was telling me to stop. My husband and I have moved to Clemson and I am ready to enjoy life. My advice is to not wait until you are too old to enjoy it.
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Re: Retirement?
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I'm 80. Retired at 60 and am still able to travel and do fun things.
Limit my work to yard work and things around the house.
When Dad died a 64 I decided I would be retired as many years as possible.
I couldn't be happier.
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Re: Retirement?
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I honestly cannot see myself being able to retire. Monetarily I have made some dubious/terrible decisions and most likely will be working until my day comes. There was a time I was on track but COVID broke down a lot of my planning.
Certainly hope you can find retirement within the next 14 years, best wishes.
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Re: Retirement?
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Sounds a lot like my journey.
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Re: Retirement?
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I used to tell people: I'm only working 'til noon on the day they bury me!
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Re: Retirement?
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likely pass at a desk one day working some crappo job - things ain’t like they used to be
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 1:34 PM
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I’m 54 and wife is 5 years younger. My stretch goal is to retire at 62, but not start using savings and SS until 67. This assumes my wife continues working those 5 years until she turns 62. If things don’t go as smoothly as anticipated then I’ll push it to 65.
I work for a European company, so benefits and culture are really good. They also allow folks getting close to retirement to cut back to 3 days/week (at 60% of pay) for a year or so to help with the transition into retirement and I hope to be able to take advantage of that.
As others have said…I may also continue to do some part-time or contract work after retirement for a bit. There’s high demand for that in my field, which also allows for a bit of paid travel, so the wife and I might enjoy some travel on someone else’s dime.
Good luck to all…and agree with those who say it’s important to stay active…have seen this with my own dad.
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Getting closer to retirement every day.
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However, I want it sooner rather than later. I am trying to make it to 62-63
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Re: Retirement?
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When I turned 57, I left the corporate world and was able to get a job at Clemson working with the students at the 55 Exchange Ice Cream program. I called that semi-retirement. Significantly lower stress, hours, and pay. I did that for 3 years and it made me realize I could actually retire comfortably once I figured out a different approach to health insurance. On January 1 of this year, 2 weeks before my 60th birthday, I retired. A few people asked me what I was going to do with myself because I had been a 60+ hour guy most of my working career. I don’t have any problem staying busy. Projects around the house, spending time with the grandkids, going to the gym 2-3 times a week have become part of the regular routine. In the spring we started hiking, usually one day a week from February through April. There are beautiful waterfalls all over this area. In April, I found a group of old guys that play golf Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I’m not that big of a golfer, but I’ve been playing with them once a week or so. Walking 18 holes unless it’s too hot, then I ride. We have more time to visit my family on Johns Island. I like to cook and my wife hates to cook, so I’ve been cooking supper 2-3 days a week. I bought a kayak recently. Haven’t taken it out yet, but that’s coming up soon. I think I’m gonna like Lake Jocassee. Next week we are leaving for Alaska for almost 3 weeks. We are taking a train through the interior and then spending about a week with my cousin who lives up there. In the fall I will be able to go hunting during the week so it won’t conflict with Tiger football.
The way I look at it, I worked 60+ hours for over 35 years for this and I’m enjoying it. Like someone else who posted, my Dad had health issues and died just before he turned 64. All he ever wanted to do when he retired was fish and his health was bad enough he couldn’t even do that without a lot of help. Once I saw that, I made my mind up I was going to retire as soon as I could comfortably do it and enjoy the time I have left. So here I am and right now I couldn’t be happier about it.
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Re: Retirement?
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I’m 59 and haven’t worked in 5 years. My husband still works a stressful job and I hope he can retire at 62 but we have to think about healthcare costs. I would like to go back to work so I could possibly get the benefits to cover us both. The main thing I wanted to point out is how important it is to keep your mind active when you stop working. I was in better health when I WAS working. More organized, more alert and I just felt better. It’s so important to stay active. You can really go downhill if you don’t.
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What was your different approach to health insurance?***
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Re: Retirement?
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I’m 61, pushing 62. Barring unforeseen circumstances, my first retirement marker is 67.5. At that point I will gauge it month by month. Everyone’s situation is different. As for me, I need the income, as well as the added social security bump of 8% per year past 67.
I do see a legitimate chance of my company rolling out part-time work in the next couple of years (even for office people). That would be an attractive option for a few years after 67.
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Re: Retirement?
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It’s all about the medical insurance!!!
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Re: Retirement?
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Yep…wife works for the state, so that’s hopefully a decent fallback. Another year with my current employer and I’ll be eligible for retirement healthcare benefits. I don’t think they are as subsidized as for active employees, but have heard they are still much cheaper than going it alone. These benefits will likely be the main factor in whether I retire at 62, 65, or even later.
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Re: Retirement?
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This is a fallacy. If neither are working your income should be low enough to qualify for cheap “Obamacare” insurance. People who put off retirement for health insurance are looking for a reason NOT to retire.
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Re: Retirement?
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This is a good point. The Obamacare program is what allowed me to retire at 60. I’m not a fan of most government run programs but I figured if this was available why not utilize it?
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Re: Retirement?
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I retired at 58 after 39 years in a stressful corporate management job. I wasn’t expecting to retire just yet, but things had gotten really bad in my industry and an opportunity presented itself so I took it. Four years now and I haven’t regretted it for a second. Last year I took on a part time job, just a few hours a day, 3 days a week. No stress and loving life.
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Re: Retirement?
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Re: Retirement?
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I retired at 46, but at 50 went back to a part time gig.
Oh, and retirement doesn’t mean sedentary. Though I don’t have my 20 acres anymore, there’s always plenty to do. Especially with a son in college, a daughter in HS, and too many personal interests to afford.
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I'm 42....
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But I'm planning on working until I'm physically unable to.....
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Re: Retirement?
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Planning to retire 4 months after I turn 66. I’ll be 65 this year. I bought a house with 8 acres few years back in the walhalla area for football games. That will be my retirement home. I plan to volunteer at a local church as well possibly doing something part time on clemson’s campus. That Clemson comp sci degree was worth every penny.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 9:32 PM
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I'll be 66 in July and still work full time. I plan to work until what Social Security calls "Full Retirement Age" which for me is 66 and 6 months. If you draw your SS before then you'll be limited to earnings of approx. $20.5K a year. If you go over that threshold they take away $1 for every $2 you go over. So I'm hoping to cut back to part-time sometime in early 2024. I want to play more golf in retirement.
Keep in mind "QTR" Quality Time Remaining. One of my golf buddies had a massive stroke two weeks ago at age 59 and his family had to pull the plug. That was a real wake up call.
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Commissioner [900]
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At what age will you start Social Security?
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Jun 5, 2023, 9:55 PM
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I’m 65.6 years old and still working but plan to retire in 3 months.
I’m not planning to start SS until age 70. Your SS benefits increase 8% annually plus COLI until age 70.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jun 5, 2023, 10:32 PM
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Was fortunate to retire in 2007 at 60. Took lumpsum 401k and pension then exited the stock market before the 2008 debacle. Would've had to work several more years otherwise. Started SOC SEC as soon as the 62nd birthday hit. Late wife who was 5 years younger retired from the school system in 2015. Getting added quickly to her state health insurance saved quite a bit of change. Would have worked part time but didn't see anything attractive locally and didn't want to commute to Charlotte for such work since I did that for more than 20 years. Volunteered at the local vets museum for a few years. The last ten years have served as treasurer of the library support group in addition to volunteering in the library until Covid eliminated that activity. Those things, playing some golf and tending to the house and a 3/4 of an acre yard keeps me busy enough.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 6:53 AM
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Lots of good ideas in this thread. I am 58 and have a daughter getting ready for college, so maybe 62. 🤪
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 7:38 AM
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Retired 2015 at age 66.5. Since then had prostate cancer surgery, both knees and one hip replaced but pain free now (except some other arthritis) and walk 2 miles daily, golf, bike, etc. Waited til 70 to collect SS and have SC retirement and health plan.
Doing better than I ever anticipated or deserve. I think maybe my retirement allowed someone younger to move up a notch.
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Not there yet
Jul 25, 2023, 7:32 AM
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I will be semi-retired at 50 (3 more years) and plan on being fully retired once my daughter finishes all of her education. She starts her freshman year at Clemson next month and plans on attending medical school. So, that puts my retirement age to 55
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When I was in my 30s,
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Jul 25, 2023, 7:47 AM
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I planned to retire at 57.
I lturn 58 this year and expect to work until I'm 70.
Life has become much more expensive than I thought, especially having kids in college, but also life goals have changed.
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Re: When I was in my 30s,
Jul 25, 2023, 7:53 AM
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56 debt free for now. Kids are all grown and doing well. Still not sure when or if I’ll be able to retire, but looks better than it did a couple of months ago.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 25, 2023, 7:48 AM
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I plan to change gears at about 55. Work, but do a lot less.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 1:17 PM
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I'll be 68 in October. Decided to retire at the end of this month. Figured I'd find something part time.
When I informed my employer, they came back with a counter offer to work 20 hours per week. I guess I'll work a few hours a day on Tues, Wed and Thurs. Very limited responsibilities. Mostly dealing with money. The best part is that I don't have to supervise people any more.
Not sure how long I'll do it, though.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 2:05 PM
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Said I was retiring pre pandemic. Never happened but did hire my successor
And I am still working. Maybe will retire next year. I don't mind working.
My wife retired a couple of years ago and it was a wise decision because of all the bs that was going on where she worked.
I have been blessed
GO TIGERS
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Officially retired and started state checks 20 years
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Jul 25, 2023, 2:37 PM
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ago but am still working at almost 75. First day back in schools today after Summer break and starting 50th year. Joked a few years back when asked when I will really retire by saying " Probably when they wheel me out the school door on a stretcher" - maybe closer to reality now than a joke. Can't really see a good reason to stop a paying job to get more time to do all the jobs around the house.
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 2:47 PM
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I'm on pace for 55 but that all depends on what else that dumb geriatric #### in Washington decides to screw up.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 25, 2023, 3:06 PM
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Retired at 46 but went back to work part time at 51. 53 now. Figure I’ll be permanently done at 60 latest as that is when my youngest should be graduating college.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 25, 2023, 3:40 PM
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If I keep going at the pace I am I can see myself retiring at 42 after 20 years and possibly just goto school to be a game warden to pass the time and try to get 10 years out of that if not mkre
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 25, 2023, 3:40 PM
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If I keep going at the pace I am I can see myself retiring at 42 after 20 years and possibly just goto school to be a game warden to pass the time and try to get 10 years out of that if not mkre
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 25, 2023, 6:48 PM
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I took my 4th (and final) retirement on 12/31/22:
1) took my first retirement after serving 21 years of active duty in the Navy;
2) took my second retirement after 12 years of service and purchase of eligible buy-in from the state retirement system;
3) took my Sociable Insecurity retirement at age 66; and,
4) took my final, private firm retirement at the end of last year.
I have been blessed in so many ways - raised in a great home in a small town by great Christian parents, survived stage 4 cancer (unrelated) twice, never had a job that I did not love, even at the time (although some particular occasions were an exception), blessed with the same wife after she chased me down 53 years ago, two wonderful kids, and BORN a Tiger!! Brother, it just don't get no better - and I owe it all to a loving, Gracious God!!! R/TLM
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 5:27 PM
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Retired last year at 56 after 33 years in education. Have a part time job working about 20 hours or so a week to make spending money and stay busy. Loving life and very happy that I retired when I did.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 5:30 PM
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Very jealous.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 7:34 PM
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Hail folks, Mick Jagger, Willie Nelson, and Bobby Zimmerman (aka Dylan) ain't retired yet! But for them it's a "calling", not work.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 8:17 PM
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I’m 56 and shooting for retirement at 65. 🤞
Just like a lot on here I hope I will have enough so I can retire.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 9:10 PM
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i may never retire as i only work about 10 hours per week
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Re: Retirement?
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Jul 26, 2023, 9:29 PM
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I retired 2.5 years ago at age 62. I worked as VP of Supply Chain and Sourcing for private equity groups. I enjoyed the coaching, teaching, mentoring new engineers, managers, etc. sadly, very few coming into the workforce now have work ethic , sense of team, willingness to do what it takes to succeed. The interview questions from prospective employees centered around how few hours they could work, how quickly they would be promoted, how much vacation they could get. Not much about achievement and learning. Thus, it was time for me to get out.
I still mentor and support many who worked for/with me - that is still fun. All this “woke “ crap - I got out when the big stuff started. Glad I did.
Now, I fish, golf, and do charity work. Not to mention, spend time with my 4 dogs.
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67***
Jul 26, 2023, 9:35 PM
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67***
Jul 26, 2023, 9:35 PM
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Re: 67***
Jul 26, 2023, 9:51 PM
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I retired at 58. State employee. I also started my Social Security at age 62. Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one.
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Re: Retirement?
Jul 26, 2023, 11:04 PM
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I retired last month after teaching for 45 years. My husband and I moved to Clemson to retire. He will work another year or 2. He works from home so he can live anywhere. We have tickets for a lot of sports and look forward to great times here!
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