Retiring march 20 2012.

[Inland RV Center, In]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

It's a wonderful life!

I retired on November 2nd of last year and it is everything I hoped it would be and more.

We had a wonderful retirement party/rally and then spent 2 weeks in Hawaii. 5 rallies and 4500 miles (towing) later we are still making plans for the rest of this year.

Rich.

More HAWAII.

Great place to have great fun, without an Airstream, of course.

Mahalo.

Andy

[stream lady]

Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi

No bills, no income except SS, whole new outlook on life. My wife works 4 days a month and I will get a part time job and we will be better off financially than before I retired. No mortgage and a small retirement paid off the AS and truck. Scared to death because this means more AS time--hope to see some of you on the road. Gonna be a big attitude adjustment here. Thanks for listening,, jim

Well good luck, that sounds just like our life only a day are to different.We have some repaires to make to our 94 we just got and then down the road we go. Have fun.

[Lucky Dog]

Way to go, Jim. Hope you have a long and healthy retirement.

We're planning a trip to Top of Georgia in April....maybe we'll catch you there.

[Reganzo]

Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi

No bills, no income except SS, whole new outlook on life. My wife works 4 days a month and I will get a part time job and we will be better off financially than before I retired. No mortgage and a small retirement paid off the AS and truck. Scared to death because this means more AS time--hope to see some of you on the road. Gonna be a big attitude adjustment here. Thanks for listening,, jim

Now remember to get yourself a "Retirement Clock" it is a clock that only has the second hand ticking...

Regards,

Reganzo

[Bob Thompson]

My wife and I retired about 11 years ago. We told ourselves we'd go until our knees gave out! Then we discovered arthroscopic knee surgery! Now, it looks like there is no limit.

[Carlita]

Congrats to everyone here that is retired and all those on the verge!!! What a wonderful gift!!! Have an incredible ride with this new journey and all the adventures that lie ahead! May good health follow wherever you go and smooth roads lead you there!

Ciao for now!!

[danlehosky]

Ah, Yosemite, Yellowstone and maybe Glacier this summer. With beds, stoves, ovens, showers,mattresses, refrigeraror, dvd. I am taking my tent to Goodwill Ihope someone uses it as much as we did. Wifey has 2months off so no rushing, I can't wait. I think the kids are a little peeved. BWA HA HA HA HA.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Reganzo

Now remember to get yourself a "Retirement Clock" it is a clock that only has the second hand ticking...

Forget the second hand. You need a "day clock" (Day Clocks) that just has one hand, to tell you what day it is.

[ZoominC6]

Originally Posted by FreshAir

Don't get TOO excited about all the 'free' time to do what you want. 5 1/2 years now for me at it didn't take long before I realized HOW THE HECK I EVER HAD THE TIME FOR A JOB........for 50 years!

ENJOY.....ENJOY.

Neil

PRECISELY!!! Of course back then, we were much younger.
Time now to do for others with some volunteering and of course more time for "Streaming"!

[Lily&Me]

Originally Posted by danlehosky

Ah, Yosemite, Yellowstone and maybe Glacier this summer. With beds, stoves, ovens, showers,mattresses, refrigeraror, dvd. I am taking my tent to Goodwill Ihope someone uses it as much as we did. Wifey has 2months off so no rushing, I can't wait. I think the kids are a little peeved. BWA HA HA HA HA.

Yep, that's the way to do it.

Adult kids have an adjustment when we retirees take off without them.

One child was sure we wouldn't like this extended travel stuff, said "I give it a year." Ummm---wrong. 4 1/2 years and still going strong.

It is such an absolute gift to be able to pursue pleasures in retirement, something to be grateful for every single day and not take for granted for a minute. You never know what is around the corner.

Doug says if it was taken from us tomorrow, life wouldn't owe us a thing.

He's right.

Travel safe, all--


Maggie

[Wayne&Sam]

I'm a little late, but Congrats on retiring!

I pulled the plug in May of 2008- just months before the economic disaster. I'm so glad I didn't plan on putting it off until the end of that year- I probably would have been too scared and would still be working. I loved my jobs, but the past four have been the best of my life.

And I agree with FreshAir- there isn't enough time to do everything! I guess you can only fit so much fun into one day.

Enjoy!