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Post by resolution on Oct 27, 2023 19:27:04 GMT -5
LOL ... that's probably true NastyWoman ! But hey, it works for me LOL. ETA: I never wanted to STOP completely, I just wanted to slow down. I consider myself lucky that I can do that. ETA2: We had a fabulous long weekend in Amsterdam recently! Of course I thought of you! I'm glad you found a solution that works for you! I am going cold turkey in less than 2 months now. I don't even have a real plan for what I want to do, other than going to the gym more frequently and having the whole house clean at the same time...
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Post by debthaven on Oct 28, 2023 4:40:10 GMT -5
Congratulations Resolution!
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Post by zibazinski on Oct 31, 2023 20:20:11 GMT -5
My DH (age 63) had 2 ex-coworkers die this month. One was 67, still working full-time, and lived less than a year from his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The other was a young father of 1 in his late 30s who dropped over from a heart attack. We are embracing retirement, and while comfortable we don't have mega-monies. Our time is limited! and even to think about only having 15-20 more good years to travel, or whatever it is you want to do! Ask yourself how quickly the LAST 20 years flew by. The year I retired from teaching, two teachers dropped dead in their classroom. I was never so happy for June. I have never looked back and will not sub or tutor.
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Post by debthaven on Dec 21, 2023 21:12:52 GMT -5
Hi Friends! How is retirement going resolution ?! You're probably too busy with the holidays to know LOL. Next semester I'll be at Job 1 one day/week from mid-Jan to early April, and at Job 2 one day/week from early April to early May. There are two weeks of overlap, I'll have to go in two days those two weeks. I'll also be WFH one day/week with my professor/staff students. Few of them have class every week. I won't do any more student classes after next semester. There are WAY too many issues (and meetings, none of which I attend LOL) about cheating, AI, etc. My bank account is happy though! As I've said before, crappy salary + crappy pension adds up! So I'll carry on through 2024 (but still reducing my hours each semester!)
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Post by finnime on Dec 21, 2023 21:30:56 GMT -5
I'm really glad for you, debthaven. It's working out as you'd hoped, giving you flexibility and some $$.
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Post by resolution on Dec 21, 2023 22:22:56 GMT -5
Hi Friends! How is retirement going resolution ?! You're probably too busy with the holidays to know LOL. Next semester I'll be at Job 1 one day/week from mid-Jan to early April, and at Job 2 one day/week from early April to early May. There is a week of overlap, I'll have to go in two days. I'll also be WFH one day/week with my professor/staff students. Few of them have class every week. I won't do any more student classes after next semester. There are WAY too many issues (and meetings, none of which I attend LOL) about cheating, AI, etc. My bank account is happy though! As I've said before, crappy salary + crappy pension adds up! So I'll carry on through 2024 (but still reducing my hours each semester!) That sounds like a great schedule! My last day at work is tomorrow, so I have been enjoying a very relaxed week. I made a little handbook about some of my job duties that my other team members don't do, and had a workshop with them to train them. They each took an assignment from it and I have been helping them this week when they run into problems. Other than that, I have just been chatting with people and saying goodbye, and exchanging contact info with a few of them. I am kind of cheating for the holidays. I can't host because my sister-in-law is allergic to my cats, so I ordered a family size restaurant meal and am heating it up at her house, so no one has to cook this year. I probably won't have a good sense of how retirement will be until after the new year, since my husband will be off work for the week in between the holidays. I have been exploring different volunteer options in my community, and today I received a letter from our local homeless shelter looking for volunteers. I may go talk to them and take a tour of the facility. One of the reasons I was hesitant to leave my job was that we did a lot to help low income and vulnerable families, which is where my heart is. So the shelter is more appealing to me than the other options nearby. However, I want a good rest before I sign up for anything new.
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Post by debthaven on Dec 22, 2023 5:33:57 GMT -5
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