Big news for my wife and I. We will both be retiring in the next few days. My last day/nightshift workday will be the 31st of this month and my wife's last day will be Jan. 4th. I have recently said to
@noelekal in a private message, that some people share too much information on such forums as this one, but I can't help myself from telling you folks. We are still young by retirement standards, 58 and 57 and have done this on our own, no inheritance, too young to draw SS, and no, we didn't win the lottery. We saved our money and lived within our means, it can be done. This makes me especially proud of us. My company has been getting worse and worse over the years. They recently announced a significant downsizing, and because of seniority, my job was safe.....even if it wasn't making me happy. I wanted to retire, but my wife wasn't sure we could. But, as it happens, our 15 year old daughter is best friends with a girl who's father is a financial planner. A couple of phone calls and a sit down meeting later, he assured us we could live in the same manner for now, at 62 and the beginning of SS things would be even better, and in the end there would even be more money left for my daughter when we are gone, than we are starting with today. 2021 has to be a better year for all of us, I know it will be for my wife and me. I won't miss another field hockey or softball game, provided Covid allows games to start again, and I will get to spend more time with my wife and sleep in my own bed at night. There may not be any more Rolex's in my future and I may have to be content with the occasional $1-5 yard sale find watches, but I think I can live with that. LOL So, if any of you are selling a watch and I reach out to inquire about it, remember, I am on a fixed income now.
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😝 Thank you all for reading.
McK
