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In my 50's I didn't see wanting to retire.

I retired mostly in 2020 at 64 when Covid greatly reduced my hours. I worked what hours were afforded from my home office.

Then I realized I just really enjoyed the freedom. I retired fully a year later. I am so grateful we could afford it, tbh. The long bull market helped a lot. And we have farm rental and some residential rent income for diversification. One of the best decisions we made was before the market's sharp dip, we moved about into two years of cash so we were sheltered from forced sales.

It's definitely not one size fits all--outside interests are everything, imo. I remember you do volunteer work with food pantries and maybe rehab work so that will help you immensely in finding meaning by helping others.

(In response to this post by Tuckahokie)

Posted: 02/04/2023 at 10:40AM

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