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In retirement, how are you doing things differently for meals? For example: - How did your shopping, meal prep or meal times change from when you were working? - Are your meals now more adventurous, v...
The biggest thing I didn’t think about were health insurance costs and ended up waiting till I was 65. I think if there had been health care for everyone, I would have retired much earlier. The ...
I'm so glad that most here seem to be happy with retirement . How about those of you that it didn't turn out like you expected. Maybe you thought you would travel only to find that you are taking care...
I (59F) stopped working six months ago. In an effort to define my 3rd act I'm looking for a positive-sounding word or phrase to replace "I'm retired" or I'm in "retirement". For example, I referred to...
62M. Live in a smaller city in Colorado. Retired from my government job on 7/1/24 after 18 years. Before that I was in the military for 23 years and retired from that in 2005. I was really looking for...
Hi -- I am a reporter at USA Today, and I am halfway through an article about people who are retired and living on their Social Security checks. I want to find a few more people to interview. If you a...
While many people look towards retirement as a golden period during which they can finally relax, that isn’t the case ... Read more...
Should you max out your 401k? It’s an intimidating idea. Before jumping into why you should max out your 401k, let’s step back. If you are under 50, you are allowed to contribute up to $22...
I'm retired 11 months. But four months ago, I was onboarded as a contractor with my former employer for a six-month, half-time consultant, focused on a specific project. The project is interesting, an...
“You Have Too Much Debt, You Are Going To Go Bankrupt” When I was in my middle 20s I had around $1M in debt. It was shortly before the real estate collapse of 2008. My income from my salar...
Not here to crow, but rather to have a laugh at how utterly retired we have become: Slightly rushed morning to get our daily exercise regimen done early so that we could get to… The funeral of ...
I originally wrote this about fake financial gurus in Sept, 2021 a few weeks before I retired at age 42. I’ve made some updates to formatting, but left everything else the same. Oh no, not anoth...
I'm 67 and just did a YMCA "bioage" diagnostic to find my baseline. My core strength "age" is two decades younger and I'm proud of that. My cardio is that of a 55 year old. But my flexibility is of a ...
I retired to Pennsylvania because we had some family in the area, the cost of living is less than our old home in metropolitan New York, the winters are a little warmer, and it's not so far away that ...
I'm not fully retired yet but have cut way back on my hours. What I'm noticing is that if every day feels like a weekend, I can have a tendency to binge-watch a couple extra episodes at night and stay...
I'm retired, I have gotten our finances organized, next step is getting health records organized for both of us. seems every doctor has different questions on past medical conditions, How do I put tog...
My wife and I are in our mid-60's and retired. We (supposedly ;-) have enough money to last us through our lifespans, We do not have any children or close younger relatives and we both have parents wh...
5 Retirement Red Flag Warnings For Retired Couples...
FROM THE ARTICLE - SEE ARTICLE FOR MORE!!! 7 Big Retirement Surprises and What to Do About Them. Try these tips to navigate retired life’s unexpected twists and turns. By Bruce Horovitz, AARP. P...
My Dad retired in 2002 with a 403(b) and lifelong teacher’s pension. Unsure of his retirement savings, some fellow retired teachers recommended a financial advisor who “specialized in reti...
Hello everyone. I retired June 1, at age 65+8 months. I know, that's a year ahead of 'full retirement age'. Fact is, I was tired. I'd been working full time for 44 years, that felt long enough. My wif...
My friend said it was the hardest thing she's ever done in her life. She moved from Illinois to one of the Carolinas when she retired. She had a pretty nice little rural homestead. I'd love to move bu...
I have been retired for two years. I am very blessed financially. Not to the level of having that beach house but we don’t have any worries for our needs. We use debit card for everyday purchase...
Retirement means different things to different people. This can range from opening up a new business to "if you're working at all, you're not retired". It can mean devoting yourself to unpaid service ...
Well, I made it exactly one year in retirement. Retired at 62, no financial or health worries, but basically got bored. The highlight of my first year, other than an Awsome one month trip to Japan and...
I retired on Monday and no longer have access to my calendar, which admittedly I wasn’t enamored with (Outlook & Teams). I’m looking for something to track travel plans, doctor appoint...
My net worth (total assets minus total liabilities) today is 6.3% higher than it was when I retired in 2019. This is in no small part thanks to stellar returns delivered by the financial markets since...
Im not realy looking for advice, know I'm a part of the problem....Just wonder if any else has dealt with these feelings? I really crave alone time, at home. The peace and quiet. I tried to be mentall...
I’ve been retired for three years now. I recently took a vacation and was talking to my mom about it. She’s been retired for 20 years and has gone on many trips. She was joking with me, sa...
So I retired over a year ago. At that time I declined a couple of job offers. The 5 years prior to retirement were a bit hectic due to 3 cross country moves, several different jobs, losing a parent, e...
I've been retired 3 years. Truthfully, I feel useless at times. Some of the most rewarding experiences I've had since retiring have been troubleshooting and fixing our dryer, and doing the transmissio...
So i m retiring soon, my wife is already retired. As far as pension, healthcare, social security, 401K, taxes…. I m fine with these important aspects of retirement What i want to look at now is...
I've only been retired for about 3 weeks but I left a job I loved because of a new CEO that I couldn't work with or for, and because my partner retired a year ago and has been enjoying it. I guess you...
Hey y’all. I started drawing retirement in October ‘23. Notice I didn’t say I retired in 2023. I was a landscaper. The only work I have continued is taking care of four properties. T...
Been retired close to a year now, and everything is going good health wise and financially, but just missing a little focus. As a engineer working for the government, it never was particularly benefic...
Wife and I struggling over where to retire within 3 years. Me M(64) she F (xx - to protect me from getting stink eye). Leave it to say, she is already retired as is not working and drawing SS. We are ...
I just caught up with an colleague, who retired this year at 68 years old. Community Nurse for the last 30 years and he had a great work ethic. Hence he had over 1000 hours sick leave when he finished...
Has anybody become a better housekeeper in retirement? We had someone come in twice a month to help with cleaning while we worked, but our cleaner retired before we did. I am not adverse to having som...
I retired about a year ago from this workplace, but recently, suddenly out of nowhere, my previous company is asking me if I am available for the next 6 months. I politely declined their initial offer...
I work from home in my partner is hybrid. We've always gotten along very well and this arrangement has not changed that. However when they do go into the office, though I miss having the company since...
Someone once told me that once you get to the age of 55, you have all the clothes you need for the rest of your life. For me, I think that's largely true. This year, I've bought one pair of shorts, on...
Hello! For the retirees out there...were there things you stocked up before you retired because you knew you would have limited funds? I remember my grandmother going to JCP during their big underwear...
I started journaling about the time I retired 8 months ago. (I use the iPhone app Journal.) it was just to make note of unusual things seen or experienced or things accomplished or other satisfying mo...
I fell into the assumption that my daughter would be taking care of all the payments. Well now I'm retired and on SS and a small supplemental income and daughter hasn't made payments in quite awhile. ...
Love my teaching colleagues beyond measure, but it is time. Just turned 63, hubby retired 3 years ago and financially we are set. We are closing on a new house at the end of June in a brand new locati...
Interested to know how you track spending v your budget. We are semi-retired w a variable income that we do not figure into our income so taking withdrawals down savings and not tapping SS until 70 pe...
I am a 70-year-old retired male, single with no children, currently living in the Midwest. I’ve spent most of my life living out West and am used to living single. I moved back to my hometown in...
Today, at age 64, I have been retired for three years after a four-decade career in both the business world ... Read more...
It's a beautiful Monday morning just a little over 4 years since I involuntarily retired. (That turned out to be a good thing). I often reflect, on these weekday mornings, on how incredible it is to h...
In a new survey asking retirees what surprised them about being retired, the big winner – for 43 percent – was how much they’re enjoying it. The rest of the survey indicates that the...