I'm on track for late 50's or by 60

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Aug 21, 2024
9:59:02am

UVCoug All-American

I'm on track for late 50's or by 60

Depends on how the Market and my investments are performing more than anything.

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UVCoug

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Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Last login: Sep 17, 2024
Total posts: 6,211 (1 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

POLL: When do you plan on retiring?

JayOwen Ah dinnae ken

Aug 21, 9:32am

Rule of 55 for me, if all goes well

RGGeemer

Aug 21, 9:33am

(so age 54 3/4)

RGGeemer

Aug 21, 9:37am

I retired in January this year at age 64

Hoopster

Aug 21, 9:34am

Has to excitement of retirement worn off, and do you find your days filled up?

germ1

Aug 21, 9:39am

I do substitute teaching to fill some time. I’m in a high school today. Never a

Hoopster

Aug 21, 9:46am

Preparing for the 53-55 range to retire with my wife who will retire at 53.

RootieBoy

Aug 21, 9:35am

I went to part time at 50. Fully retired at 65. But, I owned my own business.

TheSpiker

Aug 21, 9:38am

What kind of business?

PabloSanchezz

Aug 21, 10:20am

Without being too specific, it was based in a state and industry that

TheSpiker

Aug 21, 10:53am

I voted in my 20's but I'm 39.

pinolero

Aug 21, 9:40am

My hero in my industry worked until 80.

Blue Print

Aug 21, 9:41am

I'm really hoping I have better stuff to do.

Aug 21, 9:43am

I enjoy my career.

Blue Print

Aug 21, 11:14am

That was my plan, but Covid killed it for me. Business closed and forced my full

TheSpiker

Aug 21, 9:44am

I don't see myself as ever fully retiring unless I have to for health reasons.

NumbersGuy

Aug 21, 12:51pm

Goal is late 50's but many in my field work until 70's or 80's. So we'll see

downtownchrisbrown

Aug 21, 9:45am

I’m hoping for the summer before I turn 60

Doctor Rosenrosen

Aug 21, 9:45am

55 from my current job.....then I will most likely do things here and there for

BYUheaven

Aug 21, 9:50am

I'll never be able to retire.

Dark Forest Green

Aug 21, 9:54am

I'm on track for late 50's or by 60

UVCoug

Aug 21, 9:59am

I am in the same boat, mid to late 50s, 60 at the latest

therock

Aug 21, 10:14am

Probably never fully retire. Likely work tax season for the rest of my life.

JAGA97

Aug 21, 9:59am

Was planning on 60 but retired @ 58 when company gave me a six figure offer I

Tare

Aug 21, 9:59am

I'll probably take a break at 60 to hopefully catch the tail end of my wife's health, and then work again to supplement

Breaded Hamster

Aug 21, 10:06am

You plan on being a lot healthier than your wife at 60?

doups3

Aug 21, 1:43pm

My wife has an auto-immune disease, and I do not. Of course things could change by that point, but this topic is about

Breaded Hamster

Aug 21, 1:45pm

Going back to work post 60 is almost impossible unless you own your own business

LaserCoug

Aug 21, 3:19pm

I know... I'm already dreading it and I'm in my 40's.

Breaded Hamster

Aug 21, 3:24pm

Never “retire” just strive to be more flexible with my time and more resources

JohnnyC

Aug 21, 10:13am

One thing I've seen with retiring - people seem to die really soon afterward.

Adwight

Aug 21, 10:15am

You can't retire FROM something. Need to retire TO something. Just means

Dataguy

Aug 21, 10:41am

My wife’s grandpa retired at 55 and is still living at 88. He got into owning and training race horses, and he also

RootieBoy

Aug 21, 10:46am

Yup. Work on things I want to instead of work to survive.

NumbersGuy

Aug 21, 1:59pm

Thanks to Bidenomics, I am going to have to dip into retirement now until job

pegushin

Aug 21, 12:45pm

Late 40s/early 50s

Aug 21, 2:04pm

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