One Week to Retirement

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I retired last November and it's awesome. My advice:

1. Travel
2. Don't plan too long term (spend you money while you're healthy and can enjoy it). IOW, how many years can you do your passion? Spend accordingly.
3. Find a hobby that you love and helps the world and/or people.
4. Understand that many investing vultures will want to invest your cash - don't fall for it.
5. SS is beer money and nothing more. Plan accordingly.
6. Travel even more.
7. Don't sleep in too much...

Congrats, you're going to love it...

Yeah....the wife and I plan to travel....not crazy all over the place travel, just where we want to go and to places we want to see.

I don't see "long terms"...without sounding negative I see myself living about 10-13 more years with the health issues I have. Being realistic....that's how the wife and I view my timeline.

I have a hobby....and plan to have more fun doing it now. Luckily it is inexpensive.

I have a baseball bat for any investing vulture that comes to my door or calls my phone. We lost the beginnings of our retirement money thanks to someone who was recommended to us by a friend as a good investment advisor. (long story)

Don't drink so SS is more travel money.

For some reason my body will not let me sleep any more than 7 hours a night....

Thanks for the tips and I hope your retirement is going well for you

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

I have a hobby....and plan to have more fun doing it now. Luckily it is inexpensive.

I have a baseball bat for any investing vulture that comes to my door or calls my phone. We lost the beginnings of our retirement money thanks to someone who was recommended to us by a friend as a good investment advisor. (long story)

If your hobby is baseball, I can appreciate the efficiency.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

If you hobby is baseball, I can appreciate the efficiency.

I am left handed....and was always told that my wrists were the best part of my swing. So I figured I would use it as my defense mechanism too.

On a more serious note...I have always loved teaching baseball fundamentals (been a while since I have done it) to kids. Would love to find a local little league that has an assistant coaching job out there I could get. I grew up loving and playing baseball and it was the one thing that drew me out of my shell in my youth. (I detest what MLB has become though)

I think....what would make me happiest in my retirement is that I helped some young child learn to love baseball as much as I did when I was young and that it helped them grow.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

I am left handed.....

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

If your hobby is baseball, I can appreciate the efficiency.

That big mound of dirt in his backyard is a pitching mound. That's his story and he's going to stick with it.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

That big mound of dirt in his backyard is a pitching mound. That's his story and he's going to stick with it.

I'm such a big fan that I recreated a bullpen in my back yard....so there are 2 mounds in my backyard....side by side. And the miniscule etchings on the pitching rubbers are nothing of consequence.