I guess I will never be retired if it = NO WORK. Unlike nnuut, who sits around the pool and drinks fufu drinks all the time. I will still will mow the lawn, help with dishes and do the maintenance things around the house that I never got to when I was working full time. So I guess I will never be retired.
May the force be with us.
I raise a toast to Ringo, fufu drinks, pools, and Spanish gals...
FS
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Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
Now that I am on my 2nd week of retirement, I am at a loss as to what to do with my free time.
I have sorted and discarded a box of paperwork that I have been hoarding for a long time.
I still have 4 boxes to go through.
I thought I have it all planned - travel all over.
I am still waiting for my 1st check and my terminal leave payment.
Once I receive my checks ON A regular basis, I will be able to gauge if I can afford to travel without touching my TSP.
We had a (retirement) trial run from January-April to see if we will be able to live comfortably with our pension.
So far, it looked okay.
We also made sure we had at least a year's worth of emergency fund.
Spouse and I originally planned to retire at the same time, however, at the last minute, he decided to stay a while longer.
Emotions should never play a role in one's investing strategy!
No to Greed...No to Fear!
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Don't worry once your friends and relatives find out you're retired they will fill your life with "extra duties"! Ha! There are always plenty of volunteer jobs and all those things you've always wanted to do but didn't have time? The first few months were a little difficult but after that I don't know how I had time to work!
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No to Greed...No to Fear!
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I'm going to be an usher for a minor league baseball team. Have a team 45 minutes from my prospective retirement summer home, it's a 60 day a summer job and good exercise too! That's 13 years away...
By 30June, I will be two (2) months retired. I still have not decided what to do with my time.
There is so much to do at home, but it's not my forte.
As to my planned vacations, we went to Cancun last May and Niagara Falls Canada last June.
I still have a lot of places to visit.
Lately, I have been dabbling with ETFs with some success. I just need more $$$ to make it worth my time.
Emotions should never play a role in one's investing strategy!
No to Greed...No to Fear!
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On our way home from Canada, we were stopped by a State Trooper. My nephew, Papi RJ, was the one driving. The officer told us that RJ was weaving in and out of the traffic and almost hit another State Trooper who reported the incident and asked to flag us down. RJ swore to the officer that he wasn't weaving. The State Trooper then noticed the sticker behind the truck and asked who served In Iraq. I said, "My husband, Sir." He then let us go and just gave RJ a warning.
Thanks to my husband's service to our country. .you saved the day for RJ and mwah!
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No to Greed...No to Fear!
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OP posted:
I posted: As I mentioned in another post I have reread most of the “Retirement and IRA Talk” forum. This thread was started 6/6/15 and my reply was the next day. The last post was 6/26/16. Reading this and a lot of other threads has reminded me of TSPTalk members who I had forgotten and may no longer post for various reasons. I am bumping this thread with a request for updates from all who have retired. If the mods feel it is appropriate they can make this a new thread.
My current reply is pretty much the same. A few things have changed, I no longer will compete with anyone on post totals. My planned retirement date kept changing and I finally said enough and retired 12/31/18. The pickup was traded in towards a used almost **** box economy car a couple years ago. The solo trip won’t happen as SO developed medical issues and that has been the priority. Trips in my future involve the SOs issues.
Not saying poor pitiful me, just saying priorities change. I am currently in that limbo between having actually retired and getting notification from OPM or at least an interim payment deposited. It’s only been one month so I must be patient.
My intent for updates is for all, not just those who have retired, not just updates for those who posted in past years.
PO
Hi PO,
As an update, I retired in April 2016. My spouse will be retiring this year,2019, in March. And since retirement, we traveled to Europe and Asia.
Our temporary home base is Cancun, Mexico every winter.
TRAVELS:
June 2016 -Paris,France, London, Rome, Italy
August 2016 - Cruise to Western Carribean
November 2017 -Osaka and Kyoto Japan plus Philippines
December 2017 - Athens Greece including Delphi
May 2017 - Lisbon, Sintra and Fatima Portugal
May 2018 - Barcelona, Toledo, Segovia and Madrid
November 2018 - Tokyo, Japan plus Philippines
March 2019 -planning to go to Lourdes, France and Venice, Italy
What do I do in between travels? Planning for the next trip and Whatever I feel like doing!
TSP:
We haven't touched it yet. Still growing. Maybe this year,2019 when spouse retires.
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No to Greed...No to Fear!
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