Life after retirement

Mr Ichi wrote:Quit as soon as you can and start doing the things you want to do.  As you get older, heath and other issues may come up and rob you of your dreams,  Strike while the iron is hot...

Mr Ichi wrote:Being retired doesn't mean you quit living.  It is the opposite.  You now will have the freedom to do what you want with out the constrains of a structured system.  If you like structure, then you can also do that .  It is your choice.
The issues than  retired people speak of being bored, stagnated, unmotivated is not within my grasp.

Gunz wrote:I have about 28 months left in the DROP and then my career as a firefighter will be ended.   As of late I have been seriously trying to get my ducks in a row as to what I want to do.   My wife and I are selling our big place in Molino as it is way too much work to keep up.  The kids are out and most of our animals are gone.   Once it is sold we are going to find something kinda closer to town that will still give us room to do our dog training thing but wont take me 6 hrs to get the grass cut.   The wife is going to continue to work part time so I may take a job resupplying ATM machines for a local bank.  supposed to be a fairly good gig and good pay.   Financial wise I should be good between my fire pension and DROP money and a fairly good chunk that I managed to squirrel away into T Rowe price over the years.   Couple of questions.   Should my wife and I continue to work until we are eligible for medicare?     Should we both do part time work so that we can still do some traveling while our health is good?   I'd love to hear some advice from some of you retired folks.

othershoe1030 wrote:I've been retired for about ten years. I like renovating houses so I've done some of that. My husband and I are rebuilding a house in Algiers (New Orleans) and I'm looking to get into the art scene in NO too. Sometimes we go camping with a small travel trailer. A phrase you hear often amongst the old folks in the campground is "while we are still able". This is really the bottom line. If your health goes your days go from one doctors appointment to another and that is no way to spend time if you can help it.
Do what you like or love. They say the most regrets at the end of life are not for things you did but things you didn't do. Tick tock, tick toc. Do what you can as soon as it feels comfortable!
Congratulations!

TEOTWAWKI wrote:You are gettin under my skin ichi. I had two wives one for 30 years. No it ain't all about me but I would be stupid to tie myself down at this age to anyone. I don't even have a cat any more. You have fond memories so do I ...leave me alone.,

Mr Ichi wrote:

TEOTWAWKI wrote:You are gettin under my skin ichi. I had two wives one for 30 years. No it ain't all about me but I would be stupid to tie myself down at this age to anyone. I don't even have a cat any more. You have fond memories so do I ...leave me alone.,

LOL I said " If you are married" not if you were married.

Chrissy wrote:

Gunz wrote:I have about 28 months left in the DROP and then my career as a firefighter will be ended.   As of late I have been seriously trying to get my ducks in a row as to what I want to do.   My wife and I are selling our big place in Molino as it is way too much work to keep up.  The kids are out and most of our animals are gone.   Once it is sold we are going to find something kinda closer to town that will still give us room to do our dog training thing but wont take me 6 hrs to get the grass cut.   The wife is going to continue to work part time so I may take a job resupplying ATM machines for a local bank.  supposed to be a fairly good gig and good pay.   Financial wise I should be good between my fire pension and DROP money and a fairly good chunk that I managed to squirrel away into T Rowe price over the years.   Couple of questions.   Should my wife and I continue to work until we are eligible for medicare?     Should we both do part time work so that we can still do some traveling while our health is good?   I'd love to hear some advice from some of you retired folks.

Im so glad to see you. I was worried about you when I saw that thread about a paramed.

Like many of the others, let me congratulate you on reaching and being able to retire. you deserve it. now have the best damn time ever each day as possible.  Yes, be lazy if you want, go off on a trip if you want, take a side job if it makes you happy... yes, like they said... do what ever you want and feel like. make it count............

congrats again!

BirdyBack wrote:Your entire adult life has been about doing for others.  Retirement is the time you do for yourself, whatever you might want to do. If you want to travel, do it while you are still young and healthy.  

My parents retired before they were 60.  They sold all their stock and bought a fifth wheeler.  They would spend 6-8 months on the road and then park in their back yard for the winter.  My dad died when he was only 63.  Mother and I have always been so glad that they got the chance to see the US together before his untimely death.  She said it was like having a honeymoon only better.