Early-retirement wannabe

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  • gfplux
    gfplux Posts: 4,985 Forumite
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    Hello Marine. Interesting and exciting for you that you will not be quitting any time soon.
    I look forward to you checking back here in June 2017
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  • melanzana
    melanzana Posts: 3,953 Forumite
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    edited 28 September 2015 at 10:30PM
    So for those who DID go, how are you all now?

    I'm one of those who is now nearly a year and a half down the road of early retirement.

    I am loving it. Every minute of it. Cannot say more than that. It's in your head end of story.

    I have some offers to contract in my field, but I declined.

    I am volunteering in the Tourism sector with my medieval city. It's great, and I also had offers from the Citizen Advice to help out. I think I will. Spread your bounty, and I have the experience for that in my areas of expertise for many years.

    But no committments yet. Still enjoying the buzz. Lol.
  • Hi, Mel.

    I completely agree, 9 months retired, and love every minute.

    My working life seems like a distant dream, and I'm not sure how I ever found time to work.

    Got a couple of longer cruises booked that I'd have never been able to do when I worked.

    February next year we're sailing from Southampton to the Caribbean and southern USA

    Then in Feb 2017 we fly to Singapore, and cruise to San Francisco, via Australia,New Zealand and the Pacific.

    I find it difficult to get my head round the concept that a person would continue working, when they don't need to.
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  • melanzana
    melanzana Posts: 3,953 Forumite
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    Goldiegirl wrote: »
    Hi, Mel.

    I completely agree, 9 months retired, and love every minute.

    My working life seems like a distant dream, and I'm not sure how I ever found time to work.

    Got a couple of longer cruises booked that I'd have never been able to do when I worked.

    February next year we're sailing from Southampton to the Caribbean and southern USA

    Then in Feb 2017 we fly to Singapore, and cruise to San Francisco, via Australia,New Zealand and the Pacific.

    I find it difficult to get my head round the concept that a person would continue working, when they don't need to.

    It's great isn't it? I have to say I did all the travelling bits very soon after hanging up my boots. Loved it.

    I am staycationing now for a while, but that's by choice! There is so much to discover at home too really, and that's been a revelation too.

    Glad you are enjoying it. You are a great advertisement for it all.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,228 Forumite
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    Six months retired here :j

    Work - what work :D

    Not been. Bored for one minute, loving every day and still counting my blessings :T.
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  • gfplux
    gfplux Posts: 4,985 Forumite
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    18 years retired here. Wonderful wonderful.
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  • robin61
    robin61 Posts: 677 Forumite
    Its very close :)


    At the same time our profession is surrounded by a fear that maybe everyone is better than you (they're not) and its only moments before you are found out (you won't be). :-)

    I can relate to this.
    Mind you I am finding that the closer I get to being able to afford to retire the less I feel I have to be looking over my shoulder.
  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,705 Forumite
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    edited 29 September 2015 at 11:00AM
    robin61 wrote: »
    I can relate to this.
    Mind you I am finding that the closer I get to being able to afford to retire the less I feel I have to be looking over my shoulder.

    Ha! Oh so true, I actually felt much increased enjoyment from my last couple of years working, knowing that for my little specialist field I was the best they had (kept being given the difficult projects that others had tried and failed at). Enabled me to work on my terms, mostly from home and chose my own hours.
    Been retired over a year now, bought a motorhome, doing some longer endurance motor races, spent a few weeks in Oz for son's wedding, planning winter weather avoidance at the moment :-)
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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 13,279 Forumite
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    End of October...but I bet you look younger than me ;-)

    ha ha :) Because you work so hard? ... :p
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  • robin61
    robin61 Posts: 677 Forumite
    mgdavid wrote: »
    Been retired over a year now, bought a motorhome, doing some longer endurance motor races, spent a few weeks in Oz for son's wedding, planning winter weather avoidance at the moment :-)

    Sounds good to me. You seem to be enjoying your retirement. Winter weather avoidance sounds very attractive.
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