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A rant, boss totally unprepared

My bosses have known I’m retiring for over a year. They’ve known the exact date (Aug 1) for at least six months. I told them they should probably have someone hired by June 1 for training ...

reddit.com Jul 24 2025

The Best Places To Retire Abroad In 2025

More Americans are retiring abroad in search of lower costs and less toxic politics. Here are recommended spots around the world, based on quality of life, healthcare, and how welcoming they are to U....

forbes.com Jul 19 2025

But was there a party and cake?

Retiring at 58+ in sixteen working days. What did you do to celebrate? My department is pretty big. Almost 400 if i count spouses. What did you do to celebrate? At first I'm thinking of meeting at a b...

reddit.com Jul 19 2025

Where Does Monthly Come From To Pay Bills

I'll be retiring at 67, in about 643 days (not that I'm counting). I wondering how does one access the 401K funds for monthly living, as Social Security will not cover everything. Do you take a large ...

reddit.com Jul 16 2025

Assess My Portfolio Construction

Retiring at 59+. Probably 62. Want to see if people can pick apart my logic in constructing my different accounts. Thanks ahead of time! Work retirement accounts / 401Ks: Target dates set for right ar...

reddit.com Jul 12 2025

Should I Replace the Car Before I Retire?

Retiring at 58+ in about 35 days on a defined benefit pension and deferred comp. Will start taking SocSec at 62!! To avoid a big repair later when "fixed income" is in full effect, I've been toying wi...

reddit.com Jul 07 2025

What surprised you most about retirement?

Hi everyone! I'm new here and really happy to join this community. I'm not from the U.S., but I’ve always been curious about retirement life here. What surprised you the most after retiring? Was...

community.aarp.org Jun 23 2025

My Biggest Surprise in Retirement

Surprise! Fritz here. I know I said I was retiring from full-time blogging, but we’ve just started a two-month home expansion project (a 700 sq ft addition), and our house […] The post My...

theretirementmanifesto.com Jun 14 2025

Pre-retirement experience (not financial)

Most information I see regarding the period before retirement focuses on finances. One thing I don’t think that gets talked about a lot is what life looks like those 5 -10 years before retiring,...

reddit.com Jun 10 2025

Month of Election

I'm retiring on September 30, 2025. If I select September as the month of election, my income for that month will exceed the $1950 limit resulting in no payment due in October. Since I won't have any ...

community.aarp.org Jun 05 2025

Roth Conversions as you hit retirement...

I am 58, retiring at 60. Have been deep down the rabbit hole on Roth conversions as I am 75% (1.4M) deferred, plus another 450K inherited IRA....got on the Roth accounts late, and was high income. I u...

reddit.com Jun 01 2025

Ideas for retirement gift for husband

My husband is retiring at the end of June at the age of 60. I’ll be following next February when I turn 60. I would really like to get him a gift to celebrate this milestone, especially since I ...

reddit.com May 24 2025

How many retirees start side jobs?

I (60M) am getting close to retirement. The years are slipping by more quickly now. I like working - adding value and being mentally challenged. I don’t see myself fully retiring and am thinking...

reddit.com May 12 2025

65 yrs old 401k or IRA question

Current have 300k in a 401, part Roth, part regular, and a small amount in an IRA. I'll be retiring in 18 months at 67. Should I keep the money in the 401 when I retire, move it to the IRA, or do some...

reddit.com May 11 2025

Work less for longer. Pros and cons.

I have the opportunity of retiring at 62 and working three days a week ( currently 57). The other option is to just work full time and retire at 60. Both options would allow me to have to have the sam...

reddit.com May 02 2025

Could You Retire at 59½? Five Considerations

While some people think they should wait until they're 65 or older to retire, retiring at 59½ could be one of the best decisions for your quality of life....

kiplinger.com Apr 11 2025

250K retirement lump sum Roth or Traditional IRA?

Looking for opinions on what to do with the money. I am the higher earner of the 2 of us, aged 57, spouse is retiring as a teacher at 56. Getting about 250K lump sum in exchange for a lower COLA incre...

reddit.com Apr 10 2025

Computer files storage options in retirement

I'm retiring soon and starting to clean up my work computer. I realized I have personal files saved on two separate dropbox accounts, one of which is tied to my work email address. I want to combine t...

reddit.com Apr 09 2025

are accounts of how great retirement biased?

I’m 3 months away from retiring at 59.5. Can’t wait, but feel I need to stick it out until then so can be on COBRA for 1.5 years then start private insurance at start of 2027. (also waitin...

reddit.com Apr 02 2025

ACA to get me to Medicare. OOPS!

Hubby is retiring at end of this year. Me, well I'm still figuring it out. The big issue for us is medical coverage for the 2.5 years before we hit 65. I went to ACA site to *try* and see how much I c...

reddit.com Mar 14 2025

Gave 30 day notice today, when does reality set in?

I gave notice to my boss that I will retiring in 30 days today. How long does it take for the reality to hit that I am winding up my career? I’ve been working in the financial services industry ...

reddit.com Mar 07 2025

Feelings of sadness upon retirement

I am retiring at the end of March. It wasn't when I wanted to retire or how I wanted to retire. Effectively my employer is on a staff/cost reduction initiative and I was offered an early retirement. I...

reddit.com Feb 18 2025