LewPort71 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Today is the "Heinz" day towards retirement. 57 more to go. Those are calendar days. My replacement has been hired and training begins Monday. Fortunately, this was a person who left the company. They found out the grass isn't always greener on the other side and is coming back. I had begun the training with this person and was crushed when they left. Now they are back , training wont be difficult. Mrs. Lew wishes it was 5.7 days as the knotheads she works with are becoming more knotheadier each day. 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I’m down to 25 now. Years. Good luck training your colleague and with your many retirement years ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 You want to retire with the market this down? Or have to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Best of luck! I can think of many of my co-workers, along the way that either didn't make it, or only lived for a year or two after. I've been retired for 4 years and miss the pay but not the BS! You will wonder how you had the time to go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Augie Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, LewPort71 said: Today is the "Heinz" day towards retirement. 57 more to go. Those are calendar days. My replacement has been hired and training begins Monday. Fortunately, this was a person who left the company. They found out the grass isn't always greener on the other side and is coming back. I had begun the training with this person and was crushed when they left. Now they are back , training wont be difficult. Mrs. Lew wishes it was 5.7 days as the knotheads she works with are becoming more knotheadier each day. CONGRATS! Any plans on how you’ll spend all that free time? It’s cool at first, then I had to find a new routine of some type. Now? Even that is taken away and I’m almost always on the couch, sleeping late or asking the dog if she wants to go for yet another walk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Hahaha......I was just gonna post this. Glad I scrolled down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 About 17 years and 10 months (I hope) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 my earliest out is November 1 which would give me 33.75 years. I was thinking of going until March 1 2021 for an even 34 years. Retiring into a pandemic does seem that much fun so we'll see what shakes out as this evolves. I still have kids at home and won't be debt free so I will likely work at something at least part time to supplement the pension income. Hoping your plans and your health work in your favour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I’m retired with a pension. The bad news: I’m on a fixed income. The good news: I’m on a fixed income. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: I’m retired with a pension. The bad news: I’m on a fixed income. The good news: I’m on a fixed income. Retirement varies quite a bit. Are you still a hound dog? In my mind I'm almost there but the numbers say different. 4 months till I can take from my 401k with no penalty, just tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Good luck - my goal was to retire at 55 and made it. Luckily I worked for a good company with a good pension and salaries. Everyone is different but I suspect most would retire too early then too late. Who knows that the future brings. I ended up doing consulting this winter - was not looking but the $ was too good to pass up. Was not bored but it was a great opportunity with minimal stress. So there are always options post retirement - consulting, volunteering, mentoring, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, T&C said: Retirement varies quite a bit. Are you still a hound dog? In my mind I'm almost there but the numbers say different. 4 months till I can take from my 401k with no penalty, just tax. I can take from my 401k, but I don’t plan to for now. I assume it will recover after a few years. I turn 63 this month. We can live for a while on my pension and my wife’s salary/pension (she retires in a year). Our only big expenses are trips that we’ve been planning. We’re have reservations to go to Germany this summer, but I don’t know if it will happen. Last summer we went to Scotland. I’m hoping to hold off on collecting social security until 65 or so. If/when we decide to move to be closer to kids and grandkids, we will use 401k money to get a nice house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 27 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: I can take from my 401k, but I don’t plan to for now. I assume it will recover after a few years. I turn 63 this month. We can live for a while on my pension and my wife’s salary/pension (she retires in a year). Our only big expenses are trips that we’ve been planning. We’re have reservations to go to Germany this summer, but I don’t know if it will happen. Last summer we went to Scotland. I’m hoping to hold off on collecting social security until 65 or so. If/when we decide to move to be closer to kids and grandkids, we will use 401k money to get a nice house. pensions are almost unheard of these days... you are lucky. I have property that will sell well but I'm waiting a bit... till this all blows over, if ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Well....if the kids stay on track the last check for college tuition will be in 13 years, so it sure won't be before that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Awesome!! Best of luck, LewPort!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Best wishes Enjoy your new chapter of your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 ...a YEAR AGO but still working to pad my kids' inheritance.....I need a drink.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Lol what's retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Lol what's retirement It’s what I do since I discovered I am far less desired by the marketplace than my wife is, but I have to live somewhere I would rather not be. Life is a series of trade-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said: Lol what's retirement ...as I tell my kids, "I'll probably EXPIRE before I RETIRE......"......I'm the dumbazz that keeps going daily at age 67.......colleagues say, "only way you go out is on a gurney"......... Edited April 4, 2020 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I had to retire at 62 because my MS decided to not let me manage the stress of 40+ hours a week anymore. My disability application with Social Security was granted in a record eight working days. So I started collecting the full retirement age benefit almost five years ago. It converted from disability to retirement when I turned 65.It takes a lot adjustment, since I always worked, and my wife is not ready to retire. Luckily I have not had to touch my IRA's. The worst part was having my career job eliminated in 2007, so I spent the last several years of work with less pay and significantly less enjoyment. I feel busier now than when I worked, but I have more choice over scheduling my hours! It took a while for the family to back off and not try to fill my schedule for me. My complaints are petty. I am a lucky guy and plan to live to be 100. Good luck to you, Lewport ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poleshifter Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Hang in there, 57, no 56 days is not so bad. I expected I would have to work until I was 70, but managed to retire at 66. My beautiful wife is smart with money. Best wishes for your retirement when it gets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 32 more work HOURS. Thanks to Memorial day holiday. My coworkers had the party today and a new Bills shirt was a highlight. The gift card for PGA Superstore was THE highlight. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, LewPort71 said: 32 more work HOURS. Thanks to Memorial day holiday. My coworkers had the party today and a new Bills shirt was a highlight. The gift card for PGA Superstore was THE highlight. With only 32 hours left, I think it’s almost time that you stop bothering with wearing pants. Go out with a bang! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 10:55 AM, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...as I tell my kids, "I'll probably EXPIRE before I RETIRE......"......I'm the dumbazz that keeps going daily at age 67.......colleagues say, "only way you go out is on a gurney"......... I went to 68. Would have left sooner but the contents of my paycheck shifted due to my employer's bankruptcy! 35 years!! I was blessed and found another job and worked there for another 12 years. . Seriously, I worked with a lot of people who either didn't live to retire or died very shortly after. Been retired for 4+ years, and it's been good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) On 5/22/2020 at 5:54 PM, LewPort71 said: 32 more work HOURS. Thanks to Memorial day holiday. My coworkers had the party today and a new Bills shirt was a highlight. The gift card for PGA Superstore was THE highlight. And chance we get an exciting ending in the next week? Major embezzlement? Caught with the boss’ wife? Edited May 24, 2020 by KD in CA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Bill Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 4:34 PM, Augie said: CONGRATS! Any plans on how you’ll spend all that free time? It’s cool at first, then I had to find a new routine of some type. Now? Even that is taken away and I’m almost always on the couch, sleeping late or asking the dog if she wants to go for yet another walk. Here is a lesson....free time does not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Augie said: With only 32 hours left, I think it’s almost time that you stop bothering with wearing pants. Go out with a bang! Pants in the lab are a requirement. LOL Spilling Hydrochloric or Nitric acid would not be a good thing on the legs. The training of my replacement has gone well. She has documented everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Do I have to stop working to be considered retired? Oh crap, as soon as I can sell my business I'm hoping I can retire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Bill Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I am negative countdown, + 9 years 11 months 23 days. Heading for 10 years May 31. Watch the first year. 3 to 6 months you will have fun, weather is great, travel (maybe), projects, clean garage, buy the table saw you always wanted etc. Clean your fishing tackle, new line on your rods, wax the car, afternoon delight, If you have had a stress filled job where your were expected to have and did have answers and control and some authority then suddenly nobody asks you, and now you must plan your day., your stress changes and is harmful. Watch your measurables, bp, cholesterol . Too many friends saw heart problems in yr one Get past year 1 and its beautiful.... All the best? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Congrats!! Get in a few thousand rounds of gold for all those days you were driving in and seeing an awesome 72 degree, sunny day and you are heading to work rather than the golf course. I hope that I can pull that off someday. I just haven't figured out when is enough, enough? No pensions, just 401K and IRAs. I still am barely under 60, so I still have time to figure it out. Although after commuting to NYC for 38 years, I really want to stop the commute, maybe go into a semi retired state if that exists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 2:58 PM, LewPort71 said: Today is the "Heinz" day towards retirement. 57 more to go. Those are calendar days. My replacement has been hired and training begins Monday. Fortunately, this was a person who left the company. They found out the grass isn't always greener on the other side and is coming back. I had begun the training with this person and was crushed when they left. Now they are back , training wont be difficult. Mrs. Lew wishes it was 5.7 days as the knotheads she works with are becoming more knotheadier each day. Congratulations Lewwwwwwwwwwwww 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 Turned in the front door key today. YAY Mrs. Lew turned hers in of Thursday. We both were celebrated with lunches at respective work places. The office peeps know of my love for the Bills and golf, so I got 4 dozen Buffalo Bill logoed gal balls. And booze. Between us we got 4 bottles of booze including Crown Royal Reserve, Don Julio Tequila and 2 bottles of flavored moonshine (appropriate for WV) Cheers. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, LewPort71 said: Turned in the front door key today. YAY Mrs. Lew turned hers in of Thursday. We both were celebrated with lunches at respective work places. The office peeps know of my love for the Bills and golf, so I got 4 dozen Buffalo Bill logoed gal balls. And booze. Between us we got 4 bottles of booze including Crown Royal Reserve, Don Julio Tequila and 2 bottles of flavored moonshine (appropriate for WV) Cheers. Congrats man. Cheers to the next chapter in your life. Milk it for all its worth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I can retire in 40 days if I want from BOCES where I support student management systems for 52 school districts. But with 30 days vacation available in July (start of new school year), I offered management the option of staying through Labor Day if they let me use vacation so I only work 2 days a week in July and August, to help my successors to transition. Otherwise I’ll just retire in July and get paid for vacation days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 10:32 AM, LewPort71 said: Pants in the lab are a requirement. LOL Spilling Hydrochloric or Nitric acid would not be a good thing on the legs. The training of my replacement has gone well. She has documented everything. The legs!? That wasn't the first thing I thought of when you mentioned working in a lab! I can think of other junk I would want to protect more! LOL I think we have all been living vicariously through your countdown. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Have exactly 11 months, minus 8 weeks of this year and next vacation. Can't wait. I've worked 48 years never out of work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 5:27 PM, Guffalo said: Congrats!! Get in a few thousand rounds of gold for all those days you were driving in and seeing an awesome 72 degree, sunny day and you are heading to work rather than the golf course. I hope that I can pull that off someday. I just haven't figured out when is enough, enough? No pensions, just 401K and IRAs. I still am barely under 60, so I still have time to figure it out. Although after commuting to NYC for 38 years, I really want to stop the commute, maybe go into a semi retired state if that exists. My commute for the past 30 years was approx. 100 miles round trip. I calculated I drove approx. 700K miles in that time. Mrs. Lew and I drove approx. 800 mile per week. Our Exxon bill is going to be next to nothing. 2 rounds of golf (Sat & Sun) have been accomplished. 998 more to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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