Well, guys it is official.

[tomcat7359]

Congrats!!!! I can't wait for my time to retire, so I can really get busy!

 

[Big Barn]

Congratulations! I'm three years ahead of you and loving it. I'm certain you will too.

Terry

 

[300UGUY]

Congrats!!

 

[haroldy]

best wishes

I am 25 years ahead of you
be careful ,,time goes a lot faster now
yesterday was 1990

 

[buckeyefarmer]

congratulations.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I retired at 61 1/2 but took 2 short 2 month jobs each of the following 2 years to help out my former company. After that, I told them no more and just finished my 2nd year at full retirement. I am just now getting to where I can occasionally stay in bed till 7AM but still tend to wake up at my normal 0530. If I don't, my wife's German Shepherd usually wakes me before 6 am so there is no sleeping in for me.

I have to agree with haroldy, the years just fly by after you pass 55 and continue to accelerate as the years go by. Try to find something to keep you busy and you will enjoy your retirement. Don't do as many do, become a homebody lurker with nothing to do. That kind of life with light the short fuse to the pearly gates pretty fast.

I have been able to keep busy on my 11 acre farm + help my neighbors with tractor things, repairing things with my welder, etc. which I enjoy doing because it keeps me active.

Enjoy your retirement, but keep busy.

 

[texasjohn]

It will take some time for you and the family to adjust....kinda like getting tuned to a different rpm.
Cheers to you,
Mike

EXACTLY!!

 

[doxford jim]

Congrats on your retirement and enjoy it to the fullest.
I retired 10 years ago at 60 and don't regret it at all. I could always do with some extra money of course, but wouldn't want to go back to work. In fact we will go a week or ten days without leaving the property (150 acres) and don't suffer from cabin fever at all in the winter. Everyone is different, but I think the general consensus is keep busy and do the things you enjoy and life will be great and time will just fly by - literally.

 

[tallyho8]

Congratulations! Now is the chance to live out your dreams. Whatever you have dreamed of doing, go for it now, don't wait.

When I retired a few years ago, I had never been out of the lower 48 states and I dreamed of traveling to see the world. Now I've been to 25 countries with plans to visit more as soon as possible. The worst possible thing to do is to just sit on the couch and dream of doing something.

I have other dreams I am fulfilling also while I am physically able to do so. I don't believe that anyone ever lies on their deathbed regretting that they visited Hawaii or whatever other dream they fulfilled.

 

[Xfaxman]

Yep, when I retired 14 years ago I had a long Bucket List. Recently it was short enough that I changed the B to a F.