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06-01-22, 07:57 PM
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You made it! Now you can do something really productive and pile up the mileage. You know you are really retired when you can’t remember what day of the week it is.
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06-02-22, 08:58 AM
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Retired for 8 yrs. Year I retired rode to Santa Barbara,Ca and 2 yrs later to Bar Harbor Maine from Twin cities.
Great not having to commute to work during winters.
Great not having to commute to work during winters.
06-02-22, 09:58 AM
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Best advice from a friend: "Retirement means never having to ride in the rain."
06-24-22, 01:24 PM
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Brew frames in NC
06-24-22, 03:33 PM
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retired April 30th. 2022.. I am so grateful I am fortunate enough to be able to do this. No more getting up at 4:00 a.m. No more trying to catch up on everything on Sat and Sunday. Rinse and repeat......
06-24-22, 07:19 PM
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I can retire at the age of 55 in 26 months, 7 days and 1 hour…..approximately.
Can’t wait to get out of that chaos….obviously I work for federal government.
Can’t wait to get out of that chaos….obviously I work for federal government.
06-24-22, 07:56 PM
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...if you work for the federal government up there, what exactly will I notice is different when you retire ?
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06-24-22, 08:48 PM
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congratulations on retirement, which frame building class are you going to? Where is it located?
06-24-22, 09:12 PM
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Congrats. Enjoy every moment you can!
39 months to go. I expect I'll miss herding software engineers, but I surely won't miss navigating upper management power games and egos.
39 months to go. I expect I'll miss herding software engineers, but I surely won't miss navigating upper management power games and egos.
06-25-22, 08:34 AM
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Two months to go before I retire, WooooHoooo! 
I've got a lot of vacation time built up so will be taking two one-week 'vacations' during those two months. I'll be six months short of 65 y.o. when I leave so part of that time will be used to figure out Medicare (I'll be covered by the company's medical plan until my 65th birthday month). If I work again it'll be something part-time, and nothing too involved in company decision making.
I've got a lot of vacation time built up so will be taking two one-week 'vacations' during those two months. I'll be six months short of 65 y.o. when I leave so part of that time will be used to figure out Medicare (I'll be covered by the company's medical plan until my 65th birthday month). If I work again it'll be something part-time, and nothing too involved in company decision making.
06-25-22, 12:43 PM
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No downside, enjoy!
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06-29-22, 01:12 AM
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I retired at the end of April 2021 (after working for 42 years). My original intention was to stay in employment until August 2022, but with a line manager that constantly undermined me, and a less than impartial HR department, I decided to work out what my pension and lump-sum payment would be and then handed in my notice.
The almost-instant release of pressure was amazing. So, with mortgage now paid off, and a modest pension to live on, I have no worries (apart from the current cost of living increases that we're all enduring). I ride two or three times a week, in addition to my rowing sessions on the Concept2 rower. However, these activities are not as important to me as continuing to play and improve my double bass playing.
The almost-instant release of pressure was amazing. So, with mortgage now paid off, and a modest pension to live on, I have no worries (apart from the current cost of living increases that we're all enduring). I ride two or three times a week, in addition to my rowing sessions on the Concept2 rower. However, these activities are not as important to me as continuing to play and improve my double bass playing.
06-30-22, 10:58 PM
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Congrats on your retirement. I will be 65 next week.
I used to hate my job but since I started working from home due to the pandemic, I don’t hate it anymore so
I might continue working a few more years and could use the money.
I told my supervisor the day I have to return to the office is the day i will retire.
I used to hate my job but since I started working from home due to the pandemic, I don’t hate it anymore so
I might continue working a few more years and could use the money.
I told my supervisor the day I have to return to the office is the day i will retire.
07-29-22, 05:06 AM
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I have no care about a legacy, or if it gets better or worse there when I leave. I’m there for the six-figure income, the fact I can retire at 55, the low cost/high benefit health care plan and the Defined Benefit Pension, indexed every year for inflation.
All to support my hedonistic lifestyle.
07-29-22, 08:49 AM
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When I retired I stopped riding completely! Biggest surprise of my life. I just didn't need to clear my head anymore I guess. It's been 8 years and while I do miss it sometimes, I have so much going on...
07-29-22, 03:47 PM
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Two months in and loving it. My frame building class got canceled so I orderd another gunnar frame, a Rock Tour II. Getting in 100 miles per week usually. Had to visit my older brother in the hospital, he has sepsis but pulling through. Goes to show you never know. Glad he is pulling out of it.
Working on the house finally.
Enjoy life
Working on the house finally.
Enjoy life
07-29-22, 05:23 PM
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Awesome. I turned 55 this year and have 26 years, so I am going to pull the plug myself. Part of me thinks I'm too young to retire, and the other part of me thinks screw it, I kept my end of the bargain and now I get the chance to finally figure out what I want to do when I grow up.
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07-29-22, 06:07 PM
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Retired in 2015 after 30 years with the same employer. Went to work part-time in a related field for 6 years with plenty of time to bike. Last year my former employer offered me a 3-year contract with terms I could not say no too. Still get riding time but not as flexible. Two more years to go (I'll be 63), my bikes are not going to ride themselves.
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07-29-22, 07:16 PM
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Been retired 3 years and 3 months. I worked for 50 years. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to survive on SS but so far it's been ok. If the landlord raises the rent I'm screwed.
When I was younger I thought I would routinely do 400 mile weeks but I'm happy with 150. Can't recover like I once could and it sucks getting old, but retirement is the best job ever.
When I was younger I thought I would routinely do 400 mile weeks but I'm happy with 150. Can't recover like I once could and it sucks getting old, but retirement is the best job ever.
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07-29-22, 07:32 PM
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It’s the little things that make retirement enjoyable. Like if it’s really windy on the weekend, just wait and ride
during the week. Or in winter you don’t have to get up early and shovel the drive to go to work. You can just
sleep in. I live around Chicago and my mileage increased from about 2000/year to about 3000 after I retired.
At my age, 75, that’s enough mileage for me as I have other stuff going on. Bill
during the week. Or in winter you don’t have to get up early and shovel the drive to go to work. You can just
sleep in. I live around Chicago and my mileage increased from about 2000/year to about 3000 after I retired.
At my age, 75, that’s enough mileage for me as I have other stuff going on. Bill
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