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12-05-2017, 05:31 AM #21
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John we look at it as "we still have a home, just not a house". Our home is mobile. Now to be honest after 4 years of full time what we tend to miss is the social activities of the community, ie. church, RC clubs etc. When we sit for a while we get active in those again. This is why the RV retirement communities are doing so well.
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12-05-2017, 05:36 PM #22
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Do not feel alone. True full timers aren't all that common. Most folks we meet that are on an extended trip still retain some property. Kids are living there or watching the place, etc. You gotta be just a little nuts to drift around. And for someone to have maintained sanity in a crazy world by having a "home" to return to is significant.
As far as the wife saying you can't retire until I retire, baloney. My wife told me exactly the same thing. I told her I was retiring, end of story, she could do what she wanted. She said fine, if you retire then I am quitting and you will have to support me. I said fine. Then I thought about it. Well why not. It's not like we were trying to maintain our lifestyle that we had when we both were working. We dumped lots and lots of overhead. Did some math. Fixed a budget. Away we went. We have been on the road 6 years. She will get to "retire" next year, we will get a raise, yahoo!.Dallas
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12-06-2017, 07:43 AM #23
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Great story Dallas.
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12-06-2017, 01:26 PM #24
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Thanks for your understanding Dallas. On a side note, in truth, my DW is only delaying my retirement by about 18 months. I can deal with that. And the reality is it will result in a significantly higher retirement income for us both. Besides... Happy wife, happy life! ;-)
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12-06-2017, 02:43 PM #25
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Ya know, I shouldn't have said it that way, the happy wife thing... In reality, we tend to do everything together, and me being retired and her still working would be less than... And she really loves her job, took a long time for her to get where she is. Okay, enough of this hijack...
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12-08-2017, 01:32 PM #26
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We ourselves will be pulling the plug, sometime by mid-next year; just haven't picked the final date as of yet. The down-sizing is a little bit of the hard part. But after all is said and done, we have realized it's only "stuff". We will keep some small treasures, and go forth. But as we are beginning to sell some things off, we see the look on the faces of people buying. The most treasured items are going to good homes. Like the really old drafting table...he's a graphic artist but likes drawing things. The guy that had been looking for a particular vintage italian sewing machine that I just happened to be selling. The divorced guy who wants to stay close to the kids, so the rowboat is perfect. And so on...
Most of our "stuff" seems to be going to good and caring people. Yes, it's so hard letting some of it go... But, it's all worth while, so that we can be free and meet all the cool people, like everyone in these forums. We are both looking forward to being full-timers, and maybe meeting some of you.....Lynette & Steve
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12-08-2017, 02:10 PM #27
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