Well stated, Marv. I couldn't agree more.
To the OP, congrats. As for spending more time with the wife - does she know?
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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
Congratulations to you & your wife. Retired a little more than 10 years now. Things worked out really well, except I can't turn back the clock physically, which I think is one thing lots of people don't seriously consider. A couple of points I'd like to express. Take seriously what style of life and activities you want to continue and enjoy. Realize these may change with time and try to make concessions for that. Do the best job you can calculating your income and outflow. Make the best provisions you can for health care and possibility of catastrophic illness. Address all the long term considerations as best you can, because you may not be able to as well at a much later date. Line up all the things you & your wife (together and separately) enjoy and want to do and prioritize into what you want to involve yourselves in early on and later on. Be on the lookout for new and different interests and activities and be eager to explore them. As Glen said, be careful of making decisions that might seem attractive but call for changes that might not work out in the long run. Of course there are an infinite number of other things, but I'm sure you've thought out all of these and more. Retirement is a change in life direction rather than "retiring" from life. Hit it hard and keep hitting it as hard as you can for as long as you can.
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