I am retiring from Citi at the end of this month. I’m only 40 so it doesn’t actually mean anything. I started my own business a couple of years ago and it’s time to finally leave the desk job behind
Have fun. Just don’t forget to do things that create meaning in your life so you don’t get bored and spend your entire time on the computer, watching TV, etc.
Congrats. I plan on retiring at the end of this year. Kind of scary all right. I’ve been practicing retirement by having all of this holiday week off work.
@Lynnerizer
Not really yet. My father passed away a couple of months ago and most of my energy has been going to getting his things in order and selling his place in that kind of stuff. After that I know I want to go back to where I was. Some of you are going to laugh at me cuz I’m at the Central Coast in California and everybody says it’s so beautiful. And yes it has elements of beauty but it’s freaking cold all the time and I don’t mean icy cold I mean wet humid cold and dank and overcast and gloomy. And it’s full of tourists and you can’t park anywhere and I want to go back to where I used to live. So as soon as I get my father’s stuff in order I’m going to move back down to the Inland Empire where I was happy. And it’s a lot cheaper to live I figure even with paying for the move I’ll save over $1,000 a month just moving for one part of California to another. Then I can figure out what I want to do with my time
@Cerridwyn is Idyllwild considered the inland empire? If you’re not already set on exactly where you want to live in/around Riverside County area, you may want to look into Idyllwild. Family friends moved up there a few years ago when they retired and they love it.
@Cerridwyn
It’s funny how everything happens for a reason. Sorry for your loss, that’s always tough but especially when it’s a parent. My dad just passed in September and my sister has done a great job with closing everything up. It’s a lot of work and my dad even had things in order, something I can’t stress enough for parents to do. Seems like your retirement happened right on time, you’ve got lots of time to think about the changes and where you’re going to go and what you’re going to do next. There’s no rush!
I know my frugal dad would be so proud of us girls, we just sold his Florida home for almost double what he paid just a few years ago. Funny thing is, no matter where our dad’s are they continue taking care of us.
@natasha_natasha
I have been up there it’s not some place I’d want to live and I would caution anybody that unless things have gotten a lot better than they were a few years ago Healthcare up there is very difficult in the winter time it surprisingly snowy for where it is in Southern California and is semi-isolated in places and I have seen patients take really bad turns for the worst because people couldn’t get to them in time
@Lynnerizer kudos to your sister. Frugal is my dad too and sometimes to access he would buy so much of some things when he got it on sale but I think he forgot he had it. What last time my friend and I were there we found canned food that had been past date almost 10 years and while I know dates on food are not gospel that still tells me it’s been in there a long long time. He had giant Costco size containers of laundry detergent I don’t even know how he picked them up it just about killed me and I’m younger than he is. But yeah it’s a lot of work and he had a lot of things in order so we avoided probate for almost everything except his condo and that’s killing me getting it all done including having to evict his roommate probably with the help of the sheriff’s office which is not going to be fun thing
Woohoo, congrats! Hopefully it turns out to be everything you want from retirement.
I went freelance about 12 years ago, and have no regrets; while I don’t earn as much, I also don’t spend nearly as much time in pointless meetings, can prioritize personal emergencies, sleep in (I’m a night person, morning person life was killing me), and be around for my dogs most days. It is really nice not having someone else control your schedule.
@brainmist@f00l True enough. The place I worked for in Southern California that was closed because of COVID was a great place to work the place I came to work for up here had some serious ethical issues hence part of the reason for the earlier than planned departure from the work environment
@Cerridwyn@f00l Yup. My work environment was not a good match for my personality in many ways (because I’m weird? I guess?) and I hit a point where I just couldn’t keep doing small talk or whatever to suit them.
Congratulations indeed. I am about to go through the same thing in a few months. A mixture of relief and trepidation.
About what to do next, I learned the hard way to not make plans for next 10-20 years. When you are younger you think you know how everything will go or what you will want, but things happen, good or bad, that change that. Sometimes even the things that seem ‘bad’ at first turn out to be good in retrospect.
A Tour de France rider Peter Sagan announced he would retire after 15 years in the Tour de France competition. He said he would like to do mountain biking and spend more time with his kids. When asked what his long term plans were, he said
“After that, as always, the life is going to show us our path.”
Congratulations! Funny enough, I retired a Year ago to the Central Coast - Morro Bay area. Crazy wet weather this year but a beautiful place, friendly people, and a much slower pace of life than SoCal.
My advice is simple: make sure you have things to do. I went back to school to learn about viticulture. Having a blast.
If anyone told me I’d still be working at age 76 with no end in sign way back when I would have called them crazy, but the stars aligned and the beat goes on. Of course working for myself made that decision a lot easier. Was working part-time for someone else and myself when I was 66, but I got too expensive for him which is fine by me as always liked being my own boss, working at my own speed when I wanted to.
And quite frankly I saw what others did when they retired and none of that stuff excited me-taking classes-nope-still can’t figure out how I got through 7 years of college back when I had ADHD before anyone even knew what that was (passed it on to my son). Playing games, movie and book groups-nope. Besides working keeps my brain sharp. So everyone’s situation is different and continuing to work work for me. And oh yeh-the extra money never hurts either.
Congratulations, probably!
/giphy congratulations!
I am retiring from Citi at the end of this month. I’m only 40 so it doesn’t actually mean anything. I started my own business a couple of years ago and it’s time to finally leave the desk job behind
Congrats, enjoy the freedom
Have fun. Just don’t forget to do things that create meaning in your life so you don’t get bored and spend your entire time on the computer, watching TV, etc.
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@Kidsandliz wait, do you have to be retired for that?
Congratulations!
Congrats. I plan on retiring at the end of this year. Kind of scary all right. I’ve been practicing retirement by having all of this holiday week off work.
YAY for you!
Congratulations! Enjoy your time doing whatever makes you happy and feeling alive! Any thoughts on what that might be for you?
@Lynnerizer
Not really yet. My father passed away a couple of months ago and most of my energy has been going to getting his things in order and selling his place in that kind of stuff. After that I know I want to go back to where I was. Some of you are going to laugh at me cuz I’m at the Central Coast in California and everybody says it’s so beautiful. And yes it has elements of beauty but it’s freaking cold all the time and I don’t mean icy cold I mean wet humid cold and dank and overcast and gloomy. And it’s full of tourists and you can’t park anywhere and I want to go back to where I used to live. So as soon as I get my father’s stuff in order I’m going to move back down to the Inland Empire where I was happy. And it’s a lot cheaper to live I figure even with paying for the move I’ll save over $1,000 a month just moving for one part of California to another. Then I can figure out what I want to do with my time
@Cerridwyn is Idyllwild considered the inland empire? If you’re not already set on exactly where you want to live in/around Riverside County area, you may want to look into Idyllwild. Family friends moved up there a few years ago when they retired and they love it.
@Cerridwyn also, huge congratulations on your retirement!!
@Cerridwyn
It’s funny how everything happens for a reason. Sorry for your loss, that’s always tough but especially when it’s a parent. My dad just passed in September and my sister has done a great job with closing everything up. It’s a lot of work and my dad even had things in order, something I can’t stress enough for parents to do. Seems like your retirement happened right on time, you’ve got lots of time to think about the changes and where you’re going to go and what you’re going to do next. There’s no rush!
I know my frugal dad would be so proud of us girls, we just sold his Florida home for almost double what he paid just a few years ago. Funny thing is, no matter where our dad’s are they continue taking care of us.
@natasha_natasha
I have been up there it’s not some place I’d want to live and I would caution anybody that unless things have gotten a lot better than they were a few years ago Healthcare up there is very difficult in the winter time it surprisingly snowy for where it is in Southern California and is semi-isolated in places and I have seen patients take really bad turns for the worst because people couldn’t get to them in time
@Lynnerizer kudos to your sister. Frugal is my dad too and sometimes to access he would buy so much of some things when he got it on sale but I think he forgot he had it. What last time my friend and I were there we found canned food that had been past date almost 10 years and while I know dates on food are not gospel that still tells me it’s been in there a long long time. He had giant Costco size containers of laundry detergent I don’t even know how he picked them up it just about killed me and I’m younger than he is. But yeah it’s a lot of work and he had a lot of things in order so we avoided probate for almost everything except his condo and that’s killing me getting it all done including having to evict his roommate probably with the help of the sheriff’s office which is not going to be fun thing
@Cerridwyn I had no idea about any of that but, now that you mention it, I think it makes a lot of sense. Okay, please don’t move there.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! May your retirement be comfortable, happy, and long!
I have total faith that you and your extreme coffee habits will be just fine wherever you decide to settle
I have zero fear that you will waste away your days
/giphy congrats!
@f00l
/giphy “extreme coffee”
@f00l
Is that Snoopy?
Woohoo, congrats! Hopefully it turns out to be everything you want from retirement.
I went freelance about 12 years ago, and have no regrets; while I don’t earn as much, I also don’t spend nearly as much time in pointless meetings, can prioritize personal emergencies, sleep in (I’m a night person, morning person life was killing me), and be around for my dogs most days. It is really nice not having someone else control your schedule.
/giphy hooray freedom
@brainmist
Not to mention that many employers just totally suck.
(Not all of them …)
@brainmist @f00l True enough. The place I worked for in Southern California that was closed because of COVID was a great place to work the place I came to work for up here had some serious ethical issues hence part of the reason for the earlier than planned departure from the work environment
@Cerridwyn @f00l Yup. My work environment was not a good match for my personality in many ways (because I’m weird? I guess?) and I hit a point where I just couldn’t keep doing small talk or whatever to suit them.
Congrats! You made it!!! Good luck and happy retirement!
Congratulations indeed. I am about to go through the same thing in a few months. A mixture of relief and trepidation.
About what to do next, I learned the hard way to not make plans for next 10-20 years. When you are younger you think you know how everything will go or what you will want, but things happen, good or bad, that change that. Sometimes even the things that seem ‘bad’ at first turn out to be good in retrospect.
A Tour de France rider Peter Sagan announced he would retire after 15 years in the Tour de France competition. He said he would like to do mountain biking and spend more time with his kids. When asked what his long term plans were, he said
“After that, as always, the life is going to show us our path.”
Congratulations! People view retirement in so many ways. Hope yours is everything you want it to be. Mine has been since 2009. Yay, retirement!
So happy for you. Congrats and enjoy this new chapter in your life!
Congratulations! Funny enough, I retired a Year ago to the Central Coast - Morro Bay area. Crazy wet weather this year but a beautiful place, friendly people, and a much slower pace of life than SoCal.
My advice is simple: make sure you have things to do. I went back to school to learn about viticulture. Having a blast.
/showme person enjoying retirement
If anyone told me I’d still be working at age 76 with no end in sign way back when I would have called them crazy, but the stars aligned and the beat goes on. Of course working for myself made that decision a lot easier. Was working part-time for someone else and myself when I was 66, but I got too expensive for him which is fine by me as always liked being my own boss, working at my own speed when I wanted to.
And quite frankly I saw what others did when they retired and none of that stuff excited me-taking classes-nope-still can’t figure out how I got through 7 years of college back when I had ADHD before anyone even knew what that was (passed it on to my son). Playing games, movie and book groups-nope. Besides working keeps my brain sharp. So everyone’s situation is different and continuing to work work for me. And oh yeh-the extra money never hurts either.