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Well I made it... Retired Today

Oh, I’m paying taxes on my pension, and my Social Security; aren’t you?
Yeah, don't that just chap your fanny. They take your money for all of your working life in addition to paying Medicare and Income taxes and when they offer to give it back, they give you just a dribble and they tax that income again if you are also withdrawing from a retirement account.

Congratulation Troy. Hopefully you'll be like many of us who don't know how they ever found time to work.
 
I got lucky, October 26th of 2008, the hard way. Agent Orange caused me to flunk my CDL test. Decades hauling US Mail. Now you know why mail delivery is so slow. Celebrated the best possible way; went to Zimbabwe December 6th for a 3 week Cape Buffalo (and last minute cull Tuskless Cow Elephant) hunt courtesy of "Uncle Bob" Mugabwe's Christmas Feast. Three cows, 12,000 attendees.
You cannot imagine how big a12 foot tall, 14,000 pound Elephant looks from 8 feet away looking at you.

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Congratulations!

I'm not too far behind you - planning on being out in the next month or two (depending on how long it takes to set things up.) 33 years as an IT guy at a community college - that's enough, I think.
 
Yep! October will be eighteen years. Three trips to Africa, and one to Alaska. Man, them Brown Bears are
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16 month old thread. Hope the OP is enjoying his retirement. Be nice if he could sound off on his retirement. I've been retired just over 7 years. IDK, I enjoyed the work I did so can't say I really was looking forward to retirement but it has its advantages for sure. Went back to PT LE work about 4 years after retiring. I missed it and enjoy it again only a day or two a week.
 
Work is for, People that, DON'T Know How to,... Fish, Hunt, Reload Ammo, Target Shoot, Play Pickle Ball with the G- kids and chase, the ole' Lady, around the House, a Bit.
Retired Folks have, 3 Saturdays, 3 Sundays and a Wednesday, to get a Haircut and Shop !
 

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