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Thread: Don't Take it for Granted
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05-10-2018, 01:24 PM #21
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I have watched my family work their butts off chasing the almighty dollar till late in life and then when they do retire they end up dead with cancer or house bound because they are to ill to go anywhere.
I'm turning 62, work in my auto shop when I want to. I'm not waiting. I worked hard early, paid a lot in and now I get my first SS check in August. DW has a couple years to go but gets lots of paid time off so we go RVing a lot. Our favorite spot is backed up to the gulf, watching the waves roll in, setting in our chairs, sipping wine and thanking our lucky stars we have gotten this far. We will go full time as soon as possible. We have been married 40 years. What good is a bigger check when your drowning in your oatmeal and somebody has to wipe your chin for you. Watched my Mother & Father both go that way.
Framed and on our living room wall, we will leave you with this thought, True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be and will not be. Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.Steve & Tami Cass - Escapee's, FMCA Members, Texas Fulltimers Since July 2020
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05-10-2018, 01:28 PM #22
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True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be and will not be. Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.
I have tears in my eyes....Lynette & Steve
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05-10-2018, 02:14 PM #23
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05-10-2018, 03:03 PM #24
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05-10-2018, 04:24 PM #25
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Wonderful thread. I will add my own experience.
I just recently sold my practice and retired at age 56. My father was fortunate to retire at 49. He enjoyed his life but did not travel much since my mom didn't want to. A week after his 70th birthday I drove him to the hospital to have surgery for his spinal stenosis. Well, one thing led to another. It turned out he had a benign brain tumor as well. The result was he spent the last dozen years of his life in a wheelchair and in and out of hospitals. He never really got to travel.
I am not the great businessman my father was. I've done ok for myself all things considered. I have not been blessed with the best of health and have had some significant struggles. My financial adviser kept telling me that according to their computer model, my financial plan would not allow me to retire until well into my 60's. Otherwise the financial model could not ensure that I'd have enough money to live until age 90. I happen to think I won't make it to 90. In any case, I certainly have enough money to retire. So I did.
I got married late in life and had triplet boys when I was 50. They are now 6 yrs old. We plan on traveling every summer for the entire summer, so long as the kids will come with us. During the school year we will take shorter trips. I want our kids to be as well rounded as possible. I want them to see this country and others so they have a reference to compare their own lives with.
Retirement has been rewarding. I get to spend so much more time bonding with the kids, being more involved with their activities, and helping them with their schoolwork. I figure I have until they're about age 13 or so, after which they'll want to spend more time with their friends.2017 Ford F450 - our kids call her "Big Red"
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05-10-2018, 06:40 PM #26
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@MidwestCamper - Congrats on remission. F*#! cancer! The best revenge is living well!
@ TheLexx - I have often thought that it would be nice to raise kids later in life when you're not so distracted by making a living and dealing with your own youth. Your plan seems to have worked out nicely!
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