Made It, I'm Retired!

[akcabin]

Congratulations !!!!! I retired 2 years ago and have been building our new retirement home. Almost done. Then it's grandkids time !
I will be taking time to bring our 7 year old grandson out moose, spruce hens hunting.
Best part is no phones now watches. Just my time.

 

[Pony Soldier]

I retired from my long term job 12 years ago. Then I worked private industry for three years in management.

Since then I farm and do just enough consulting to support my farm as well as staying current in my focus areas in mining.

I find the toughest commodity is time. As I fight weather and machinery breakdowns, I find I'm scrambling to complete all my tasks before taking Oct- Jan off for hunting. After that I'm back to farming.

Retirement is a nice concept but for me it was an escape from interagency battles and incredibly crappy management.

 

[Bubblehide]

Congratulations!

 

[Boarmaster]

Congrats enjoy it

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

Congratulations, I'm getting close and can't hardly wait.

 

[Weldor]

Right on, you'll be busier now then when you worked. Great part about it is it's at your pace. Enjoy!

 

[Ringbill27]

Lucky!

 

[AKBorn]

Congratulations!! I retired on Jan 31 of 2020, and highly recommend it. Don't miss work at all, and plenty to do to keep busy.

 

[jzeblaz]

Hey dudes, I've hit retirement! Last day was yesterday. Have lots of plans laid out for things to do in the coming months and years, won't be a couch potato, for sure. Even more hunting planned and will get back into fishing. On the immediate horizon, wife and I will be headed to SW Colorado for 10 days at the end of this month. Can't wait!

Congrats! Enjoy!

 

[Elkhunter777]

Congratulations!!!

 

[long hunter]

GOING ON 6 YEARS HERE FIRST THING I DONE WAS THROW AWAY THE WRIST WATCH THEN THE CALENDAR I NOW LIVE BYE MOON PHASES ANS RUT TABLES. ENJOY

 

[Buckhunter55]

I’m retired, but I feel unemployed. I’ve been working for 50+ years, it just hasn’t felt like retirement yet.

 

[pacoalcracker]

Buckhunter55...me too. I retired almost 6 years ago, got bored and did 9 months of consulting last year then went back to retirement.......now almost a year later I'm getting bored again...but fighting the urge to go back to work again at 64.

Congrats to anyone who gets to the retirement stage. Find something exciting to do every day for that first 2 years to get past any kind of missing either the work or the coworkers.

 

[Jason Snyder]

Congratulations. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel myself. Looking forward to the day when I’m spending all my time with my wife and bird dogs instead of coworkers.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Played in a poker tournament Saturday with a guy who retired at 59 and that was 29 years ago!!!

He said he played golf everyday until 80 and then been playing poker since then since golf was too hard physically.

Pretty durn impressive if you ask me.


Eddie

 

[LostArra]

Hunting deer Monday Tuesday Wednesday definitely beats Friday Saturday Sunday with work on Monday.

Of course hunting the whole week is nice when the working hunters show up on the weekends to help cook dinner

 

[Pokerface]

Congrats, have fun and enjoy yourself. 6 more years for me…. Joe

 

[Ndelkguy]

Congrats to everyone that has reached that goal! My last day of work is coming up as well, 5-5-25. I have spent the last 43 years in the oil and gas industry and in retrospect i feel was a great career. I started at the bottom and have spent the last 20 years in middle management.

I plan to fish 3-4 days a week, teach my grandsons about life, hunting and fishing. Also will be doing some travelling with my wife and friends to places that are warmer during the winter months. I wish that i could have spent more time hunting elk when i was younger , but i still enjoy the hell out of being out there with them!

 

[Gobihawk]

Congrats! Watch out for people who want to steal your time.