Officially Retired!
 

This sure makes you feel old!! Just sent in all the paper work to start pulling the pension from decades of work at Aetna Life & Casualty, Wow what a deal, back then I never contributed anything, you work for them and at age 50 plus one month they start sending you cash, Now to figure out what to do with the money? I have some plans, one is a nice big life policy to protect the family should I kick!

Oh I am still working but it sure makes it a lot easier now!:D

Congrats!

Yeah, I retire 8-1/2 years ago and been taking my pension. Besides the pension my retire benefits includes health benefits for me and if I wanted to pay, health benefits for my family.

Up until last last year I was still working full time. The pension money was use to fund my 401K plans. If I don't find another job this year I'm going on pension full time and start withdrawing money from my 401 and 457 plans.

Congrats.

What is this "pension" that you speak of? :D

Pension? Is that a French word or something?

i wish we could live backwards...when we were young and full of energy, we were broke. i am talking 18 years old stuff.

congrats buddy. i have maybe 30 years to go...then my pension goes on line also...yippee.

Congratulations! Six years to go for me...

Congratulations and welcome to the pasture!

When I started working there in 1975 I was 16 years old and never thought about retirement at 16, then in the early 80's I got in a program they called "incentive savings" where they matched you 100% this was before the 401k savings plans and that plan is still growing too. Also they had an option to buy EE savings bonds, payroll deducted so I bought one $100 bond a week for several years and have a whole box full of these bonds, believe or not the damn things are still pulling like six percent

Craig - Welcome to the club. You were very smart to invest at that young age. Now you reap the benefits. I worked 10 yrs in my career before I started in the 401K. You retired at 50, I had to wait till 52.........

if all goes as planned (looking unlikely) I can retire at 55 which is just 20 years away

Retired from the Navy last October and started a company with my best friend (also retired Navy, F-14 guy, Top Gun instructor: the fact that the H-60 knucklehead and the fighter working as one is truly cats and dogs).

We're doing well but the knowledge that unless the country falls apart I'll have a very nice retirement package has made the transition very smooth...

Or not:eek:

Congrats, Craig!

Craig,
Congratulations. I also retired early (but with savings and no pension). I owned a insurance agency that actually sold Aetna products. That was until you decided to be a health insurance company rather than a P&C company. You threw me out like a relative that has stayed too long. :D

Anyway, I sold the insurance agency and started a money manager firm. I sold it 2 years ago. I was always self-employed (hence, no pension).

Best of luck in your future. I now realize that working is a waste of time. Life is short.

Unless I hit it big I've got like 30+ years to go...

All the best and enjoy!
BG

#Welcome to the old fart gruppe. It'll take some time, but you'll get used to it. I no longer use an alarm clock, and often wonder why I wear a wristwatch. You'll also quickly pick up on the art of avoiding crowds...do your shopping during weekdays, etc.

NO NO NO! I am still working and love my job in the food industry, its just now I know I don't have to work if I don't want too: The Insurance Company wanted to send me to Cleveland OH back in 95 and I said no thanks, so they paid me for a year and I picked up my current job the next day I was out "right sized out of a job"

Congrats bud! I retired two years ago at 55, and have not looked back once. It was a BIG transition for me being home all day with nothing to do but what I wanted to do. Moving helped.

Just wait and see how big your "Honey Do" list gets!

two words..."FIXED INCOME"

Craig,
Congrats! It's nice to hear some good news nowadays!

Congrats! Hopefully I can do the same in another 5 years!