Well, guys it is official.

[R_Walter]

On schedule myself to fully shut it down this year... Still land-rich and cash poor.

 

[tcreeley]

Retirement- you will love it- the freedom to ignore the clock!

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Congratulations! Welcome to the club!

 

[check]

Congratulations, For me the best thing was no alarm clock and the hardest thing was keeping track of what day of the week it is.

I have a theory about that, and I am sure that I'm right. It goes like this: if you don't know what day it is, it's a sign of happiness!

 

[check]

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.

I always find the "keep busy" advice interesting, because I myself could not possibly imagine in my wildest dreams ever having to look for something to do. My dying breath will probably be something like "I just want to.....". And I don't know about you guys, but I am planning on taking my bucket list with me to Heaven!.

 

[Xfaxman]

I have a theory about that, and I am sure that I'm right. It goes like this: if you don't know what day it is, it's a sign of happiness!

Or dementia!

 

[deerseeker001]

Throw the alarm Clock away:cool2:

 

[300UGUY]

Or dementia!

From watching family members that had dementia, I'd say that they never looked unhappy. I mean really, those folks really live in the moment!! It got a little awkward when grandfather walked out of the house nude, and up to the corner bar...

 

[check]

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.

Now THAT is funny

 

[T_e_r_r_y]

Congrats ... everyday is a Saturday. You'll have a new appreciate for the concept of FREEDOM!

My week consists of 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday.

T.J.

^should be a quote from the first page