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Don't spend your only living days working only to die 1 or 2 yrs after retirement.
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So True Sir.
Yep real true, At 73 working 40hrs a week, every day I think about retiring.
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Yes, it happened to 3 of my friends, 2 in the military and one guy a government contractor. Its still hard for me to believe there gone.
I retired thankfully at age 60...13 years ago. Unlike my Dad who died at 57...never got to enjoy retirement.
I retired in 2012 at age 50 and was offered a contract ATC job the next week working in Afghanistan for $225k per year plus bonuses. Talked to my wife about it and she said “If you want to go fine, just remember what you said about how you want to be retired for as many years as you worked (which was 30) so you could break even”.
I wasn’t worried about getting blown up but with my luck, I’d end up being the guy shown on CNN, in the orange jumpsuit, on his knees getting ready to have his head cut off. I was lucky to retire early so why push it for more cabbage.
I wasn’t worried about getting blown up but with my luck, I’d end up being the guy shown on CNN, in the orange jumpsuit, on his knees getting ready to have his head cut off. I was lucky to retire early so why push it for more cabbage.
I worked like a dog to hopefully retire at 50, had a heart attack at 39. Got laid off at 46. The dems were in office and I watched my life savings loose about 1/3. My cost of living went up 400% due mostly to medical. I wound up going back to work for another 8yrs, the same length of time they were in office. I wasn't looking to retire as long as I enjoyed what I was doing. Then again lost my job and Covid hit. I only got a small amount of 3 pensions I was supposed to get. Been staying home the last 4 1/2 yrs to save money. So far so good. Been waiting for things to get well enough to start enjoying retirement. At least I haven't had to go back to work and my health has greatly improved
I'm gonna work till I die to and probably after that too just to make sure my kids have enough cash to live a great life the way they want to with fk you money to back that up
I turned 65 last month. I applied for Medicare and Social Security on my birthday. I stopped working about 3 years ago. Today I received my first social security payment.
I spend my days either flying, or working on one of my aircraft. Hopefully I get in many more years.
I wish every ODT’r outlasts the predictions. Statistically the average american retires. Grabs a beer and the remote, and dies a year later.
Stay busy! Stay mentally active! Live in front of the TV and your family will bury you soon enough.
I spend my days either flying, or working on one of my aircraft. Hopefully I get in many more years.
I wish every ODT’r outlasts the predictions. Statistically the average american retires. Grabs a beer and the remote, and dies a year later.
Stay busy! Stay mentally active! Live in front of the TV and your family will bury you soon enough.
Congrats. I hope to be the odds as well
