I am done doing....

Oldguyjiujitsu

Oldguyjiujitsu

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After more than 30 years working for the same company, i officially retired yesterday. I set the goal many years ago to retire by 55 and i turned 55 earlier this week. I have accomplished everything in the corporate world i set out to achieve so time for new goals.

A few years ago we were in Maui and we ran into my wife's cousin...he had been an accountant for a major firm for 35 years. I asked him "Bill, what do you do now".... right disgusted he said "DOOOO....I am done DOING...I DID for 35 years." I though that was both hilarious and so profound. Once you have achieved something why keep doing it over and over.

So what now...I plan to do all the same stuff but less rushed. I will walk the dog without racing to get home to leave for the office. I will go to the gym without watching the clock because i raced to the gym straight from work and need to be home by a certain time for dinner. And that said, i have agreed to contract back to the company as an advisor...but i set boundaries...no Monday or Fridays and no meetings before 9am. I am calling it "reverse weekending" Instead of 5 days on, 2 off, i am going to do 5 days off, two on.

Cheers
 
Congratulations ! Sounds like your thinking ahead which is from what I understand most people don't do. Sounds like you have the health to enjoy retirement also...I'm looking forward to it - albeit in another 5-10 years. Did you have a retirement party ?
 
wake up early, do cardio. Eat then take a nap. Wake up and eat again then slowly go to the gym. Go home and eat and wait for dinner. Then watch tv, bang the woman or whatever else floats your boat.
Thats my plan anyways. but realistically i will retire at 65 and probably be dead by 70.

Oh, Congrats btw
 
storman said:
wake up early, do cardio. Eat then take a nap. Wake up and eat again then slowly go to the gym. Go home and eat and wait for dinner. Then watch tv, bang the woman or whatever else floats your boat.
Thats my plan anyways. but realistically i will retire at 65 and probably be dead by 70.

Oh, Congrats btw
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:LOL: Slowly Go to the gym ? you mean with a walker ?
 
Oldguyjiujitsu said:
After more than 30 years working for the same company, i officially retired yesterday. I set the goal many years ago to retire by 55 and i turned 55 earlier this week. I have accomplished everything in the corporate world i set out to achieve so time for new goals.

A few years ago we were in Maui and we ran into my wife's cousin...he had been an accountant for a major firm for 35 years. I asked him "Bill, what do you do now".... right disgusted he said "DOOOO....I am done DOING...I DID for 35 years." I though that was both hilarious and so profound. Once you have achieved something why keep doing it over and over.

So what now...I plan to do all the same stuff but less rushed. I will walk the dog without racing to get home to leave for the office. I will go to the gym without watching the clock because i raced to the gym straight from work and need to be home by a certain time for dinner. And that said, i have agreed to contract back to the company as an advisor...but i set boundaries...no Monday or Fridays and no meetings before 9am. I am calling it "reverse weekending" Instead of 5 days on, 2 off, i am going to do 5 days off, two on.

Cheers
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After two divorces I’m thinking retirement is my future…like distance future.

Retire at 85 or die trying. 😂

Congrats on your retirement @Oldguyjiujitsu
 
SteveM said:
Congratulations ! Sounds like your thinking ahead which is from what I understand most people don't do. Sounds like you have the health to enjoy retirement also...I'm looking forward to it - albeit in another 5-10 years. Did you have a retirement party ?
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Yes the wife and i had a plan, were disciplined, worked hard…plus a little luck.

Yes, I had two parties. I’m not a party guy but I’m glad we did it because you don’t really know what you mean to some people and the impact you’ve had on their careers until you go to an event like that.
 
Well Congratulations on retirement, enjoy the slower pace in life.
I personally have 10 years of work before I retire, but I will need to work part-time since my work pension isn't enough.
 
Oldguyjiujitsu said:
After more than 30 years working for the same company, i officially retired yesterday. I set the goal many years ago to retire by 55 and i turned 55 earlier this week. I have accomplished everything in the corporate world i set out to achieve so time for new goals.

A few years ago we were in Maui and we ran into my wife's cousin...he had been an accountant for a major firm for 35 years. I asked him "Bill, what do you do now".... right disgusted he said "DOOOO....I am done DOING...I DID for 35 years." I though that was both hilarious and so profound. Once you have achieved something why keep doing it over and over.

So what now...I plan to do all the same stuff but less rushed. I will walk the dog without racing to get home to leave for the office. I will go to the gym without watching the clock because i raced to the gym straight from work and need to be home by a certain time for dinner. And that said, i have agreed to contract back to the company as an advisor...but i set boundaries...no Monday or Fridays and no meetings before 9am. I am calling it "reverse weekending" Instead of 5 days on, 2 off, i am going to do 5 days off, two on.

Cheers
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Legend.
 
Congrats sir, myself and the wife have the same plan retire at 55, we will both have 30 years in with our respective company's baring some kind of life altering event so 9 yeras to go, enjoy every second sir.
 
Hussell said:
Congrats sir, myself and the wife have the same plan retire at 55, we will both have 30 years in with our respective company's baring some kind of life altering event so 9 yeras to go, enjoy every second sir.
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That’s my situation. We were fortunate it worked out the way it did. I hit my 30 years with a very healthy pension and next April My wife will hit her 30 years with a good pension.
Both defined benefit, fully indexed
 
Congrats man. I stopped working at 49. I'm 54 now. In the last nearly 5yrs I have learned that things change. What is interesting are the changes and what I feel changes. Pursuit of happiness comes from within and it is time that starts to wear as the years roll by. No "Doing" at work leaves a void of sorts that needs to be filled for me. I volunteer and travel (40 of 100 countries I wish to visit before I die and spend now 3mths min per year oversees) as the major points in life with general responsibilities and socialization as the day to day doings.

I read you have a partner so things are likely much different in your life than mine. Wake up, coffee, breakfast, news, gym, eat, nap, wake up, coffee, socialization, dinner, TV, bed, repeat gets old fast even when its it's filled with going here and doing that- even with a partner. Close friends seem more distant over time. Thoughts of moving could come. I'm only scratching the surface, there are a lot of changes when full time work ends excluding finances.

Sometimes there comes a point in time where one realizes they have crossed an invisible line in the past where they have more wealth then they can responsibly spend in their lives including health care and everything else accumulated is just more. More, more, more. To be spent on what?? Not needs as they are already taken care of. It's wants. Everyone wants. Human nature. Before my family died I wanted a lot. After not so much. I tried to want. I put my deposit down on a high end sports car years ago with an 18mth delivery, made it 4mths before I called the dealership back asking for my deposit back. Didn't want another thing. Decided experiences are more valuable to me so I travel now.

Passion is paramount. I hope you find a hobby. My parents volunteered with mom being citizen president of a small chapter of MADD for 10yrs. Some fish, others hunt yet others landscape. Who knows but we all must find our path :)
 
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Congratulations on your retirement!!

I am still far from retiring, but I find the best part about retiring is not the new things you can do - but rather the things you can stop doing (rushing, worrying, waking up unfavorably).


Keep yourself busy, find some new passions and enjoy my life has to offer!
 
Mfg Eng said:
Congrats man. I stopped working at 49. I'm 54 now. In the last nearly 5yrs I have learned that things change. What is interesting are the changes and what I feel changes. Pursuit of happiness comes from within and it is time that starts to wear as the years roll by. No "Doing" at work leaves a void of sorts that needs to be filled for me. I volunteer and travel (40 of 100 countries I wish to visit before I die and spend now 3mths min per year oversees) as the major points in life with general responsibilities and socialization as the day to day doings.

I read you have a partner so things are likely much different in your life than mine. Wake up, coffee, breakfast, news, gym, eat, nap, wake up, coffee, socialization, dinner, TV, bed, repeat gets old fast even when its it's filled with going here and doing that- even with a partner. Close friends seem more distant over time. Thoughts of moving could come. I'm only scratching the surface, there are a lot of changes when full time work ends excluding finances.

Sometimes there comes a point in time where one realizes they have crossed an invisible line in the past where they have more wealth then they can responsibly spend in their lives including health care and everything else accumulated is just more. More, more, more. To be spent on what?? Not needs as they are already taken care of. It's wants. Everyone wants. Human nature. Before my family died I wanted a lot. After not so much. I tried to want. I put my deposit down on a high end sports car years ago with an 18mth delivery, made it 4mths before I called the dealership back asking for my deposit back. Didn't want another thing. Decided experiences are more valuable to me so I travel now.

Passion is paramount. I hope you find a hobby. My parents volunteered with mom being citizen president of a small chapter of MADD for 10yrs. Some fish, others hunt yet others landscape. Who knows but we all must find our path :)
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All very true statements and sound observations.

I have the jiu jitsu club and gym in the city. When at the lake i have boating and fishing. I have not done nearly enough of those four things in the last few years

At both properties i have two years worth of projects. Plus for now, i am contracted to do 2 days per week of IT advisory work.

If that’s not enough, I’ll add more passion projects. The corporate world started to become a grind with a tremendous amount of unnecessary stress. I think if I worked another five years in an executive role, I guarantee I would’ve had a heart attack..
 
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