Who on here is retired?

[Cobra Jet]

Pretty simple question:
Who on here is retired?

That rolls into these questions:
What do you do with your time now - being retired?

Is retirement everything you had imagined?

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[DarthMalice]

Military retired...but still in the rat race/daily grind unfortunately. That is why I have a Mach 1 and not a GT500 as I had to somewhat get reasonable gas mileage for my nice weather daily driver. In 8 years, I plan to be fully retired...maybe working a part time job I want to just to kill some time so I don't drive my wife completely crazy. I know I wasn't necessarily the target of this thread, but I look forward to the responses from those truly out of the rat race.

 

[TexasMetallic5.0]

I wish. I’ll be working until lunch on the day of my funeral.

 

[NGOT8R]

I am! I‘m now a Domestic Engineer (fancy term for someone who takes care of our home), lol. I do all of the cleaning, yard work, pool maintenance, laundry and any repairs that might be needed around the house, as my wife still has a little ways to go before she reaches retirement. In between all of that, I do things that I like to do, such as work on my car go for drives and/or ride my motorcycles or watch TV if I feel like it. On Friday mornings, I meet with a group of men for men’s Bible Study at a nearby Panera Bread restaurant. I’m up every single day no later than 6AM. The days fly by for me and I can actually say I’ve never felt bored since retiring 4 years ago at age 50.

Yes it is everything I had hoped it would be and here’s why. I have been able to rid myself of all the work related stress that I endured leading up to retirement. The less BS I have to deal with in my life, the better off I am. The road to retirement for me was a very long, hard, stressful and dangerous one. I thank God for His mercy and grace and for allowing me to reach this point in my life.

 

[Del Griffith]

Retired the first time at 50, lasted 6 months as I actually got bored.
3) years later, I tried again. They made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so Im still unretired.
I've given them my 2) year notice. Third times the charm, hopefully.

 

[Balr14]

I retired a year ago at 78... for the 4th time. I am about out of things to do. Because of various physical issues, I can't do much traveling and I'm limited in what I can do. I did a fair amount of yard work, built a container garden, built a new front porch and a slot car track. I have a few winter projects, but they will only keep me busy for about a month. I'm in relatively good condition for my age, but when you are pushing 80, shit happens. So I'm seriously considering going back to work.

 

[compprep]

Retired April 2021, same month I turned 62 so I could start taking SS. Workplace was toxic. Spend too much time watching tv or surfing the net. Brother passed away last month, and he lived with my sister who isn't very mobile. So doing things for her couple days a week, dealing with his estate and puttering around my house. Basement needs a major cleaning and organizing, so that's my winter project. And just started working with a couple local bathroom specialists to get my 1st floor bathroom completely redone. It's small but still going to cost $15K plus I bet. So far it's what I expected as I'm well aware of the fact I'm WAY to comfortable doing nothing vs feeling I must be doing SOMETHING worthwhile every minute. Doing more reading just so I'm not a total couch potato watching TV, as I'm doing this very second!! NY vs Wash!!

 

[Slopoke]

I've just recently turned 60 and have to go til 65 minimum for Medicare coverage, since the company I work for filed for BK years ago and terminated our retiree medical coverage. My job is easy and the hardest part of my day is the commute. I work double shifts on the weekends, single shift on Monday and have the 4 remaining days off.

I've said the following statement to my coworkers many times before, when the topic of retirement comes up. I will retire if one of three things happen. I get up every day and dread coming to work. My body tells me F%^K You and forces me to retire. Lastly, having to work grave yard shift again.

Like I said before, my job is easy. I've been here 36 years, topped out in pay, vacation, etc. Co-workers are great. When a pilot makes a gate call with an issue, it's always something new and can make me use my noodle from time to time and I really enjoy my job.

 

[Deleted member 13861]

Retired active USAF almost a year ago. I'm 56 and dont miss the daily grind at all. As my wife retired as well we always find something to do and so far I've not been bored. Having no work stress is a great feeling.

 

[19gtMD]

Semi retired... Did my 20 in the Army but was just 38 when i retired. So i grabbed a job and its not hard at all. Still doing almost the same thing i did in the Army minus the actual flying. So i am doing well but i do know i get bored easy so full retirement im not sure i could do.

 

[JimC]

Retired at 62 - my wife had retired, and the workplace was toxic enough that it was affecting my health.
Got bored after 6 months and went back to work at a different place. At age 68 I accepted another position with a firm as the Sr. Estate Planning Attorney and left the banking industry.

 

[Johnnybee]

5 months now. Went a few months earlier than originally planned as I figured, why work through the nice weather. Try to do one thing a day around the house, either inside or out, that would have been crammed in on the weekend otherwise. Wife is working one more school year, so we have unfettered weekends now because I generally grocery shop, vacuum and do some laundry during the week. Do not miss work at all, and never anticipate missing it. As I often quipped, if I’d known I was going to have to deal with this many ***holes, I’d have gone into proctology.

 

[Justpassingas]

Everyday is Saturday now and I’m loving it…I retired 6/20 as soon as I turned 62…COVID was in its full fury back then and work was getting a bit stressfulI working in a union DoD plant so I decided to check my numbers and cashed in on my pensions & SS….See ya with no regrets… Then I encouraged my wife that it was time to quit her part time job. I sold the wife’s 2015 Ecoboost and ordered a 21 GT and we put almost 40K on it in 18 months..We like to get out, take off and just drive somewhere and the GT is perfect to do it in... I also have 2016 FLHTK full dress Harley that keeps us busy….Plus being a homeowner there’s always something to keep you busy.

 

[The Demon]

I’m 54 and shooting for 60. My wife wants it to be in the next year or so. It can be swung but I want more. Just hoping that everything going on in this world cooperates with me.

 

[KeyLime]

I retired 8 years ago from my first career as an engineer (metallurgy). Retiring was great. No more worries, pressure or stress. Just wake up in the morning with a smile on my face.

After leaving that behind I rolled over into a part-time job as a law enforcement pilot. A couple of days a week, it's entertaining, and at the end of the day I can walk away and forget about it. We have a second home in the Sierras and try to get up there regularly to spend time watching the sun set and sipping margaritas.

No regrets about retiring. Not a single one.

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