18/30: The countdown

[darkemeralds]

Less than 200 days till retirement. And still not much of a clue what happens after that.

Comments

[dine]

well, clearly the first thing after that is going out for drinks to celebrate your freedom!

and after that it's knitting, enjoying the not!ratrace and figuring out how you *do* want to spend your time; I bet you survive the transition

[darkemeralds]

I love your icon! And your point of view. Thank you.

[unseelie]

GRATS!

Guy next to me here at work has a counter on his door, today it's at 109.
Instead of pulling numbers off, as he leaves he's sticking new numbers ON, so now he's got about an inch and a half of paper and tape jutting out from the door. Remarkable...

I have envy, hang in there!

[darkemeralds]

Wow. That's way more assiduous than me. I like the internet to do my work for me whenever possible. Which...you know, is why I'm retiring the first minute I can.

[sffan]

I am SO jelly.

[darkemeralds]

If it helps, I'm taking a 60% cut in pay, basically. The adjustment is going to be interesting.

But yeah. Free time, what a concept.

[scribblemoose]

I think after that your life starts. ;) (Or a very good section of it, anyway!)

[darkemeralds]

From your keyboard to God's monitor. So to speak. :D

[ranunculus]

Snort

[pinesandmaples]

I wouldn't know what to do with myself. On the other hand, I'm 28 and have yet to actually start anything resembling a "real job", but I will soon. (This whole M.Div --> chaplain thing seems pretty real-jobby.)

So I will be watching closely to see what it is that smart, savvy retired folks actually do besides loiter in diners. (There's a story lurking.)

[darkemeralds]

I was just having this conversation ten minutes ago with a good friend who is retiring right around the same time I am, and from the same organization. He said, and I so wholeheartedly agree, that if there were one thing I could go back and tell my 28 year old self, it would be to save just a tiny bit more money. Five bucks a week, whatever. Anything extra I could have possibly scraped out of my daily existence and put somewhere untouchable--savings bonds, an IRA--would have made a huge difference.

And I'll just add that I admire and kind of envy your calling. I never had one. Good luck!

[ranunculus]

After that you enjoy your leisure time till you get bored. Then you find something you WANT to do. I'm looking forward to finding out what that is!

[darkemeralds]

Thanks. That's exactly the spirit I need to keep in mind!

[tehomet]

Joy!

[darkemeralds]

Yes!