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<blockquote data-quote="Catatonic" data-source="post: 976454" data-attributes="member: 7966"><p>I am in a similar situation - I am 57 with 39 years.</p><p>I plan to retire next year at the end of May - my 40 years anniversary is May 4th.</p><p></p><p>I thought I would be out the door immediately at 55 but like you, I found that I was not emotionally ready to leave UPS.</p><p>I knew at that time, I was not ready to quit "working" so I looked around for a hobby or job that would be something I would really like to do.</p><p>I settled on photography which should bring in around $15,000 a year.</p><p>My wife sells on ebay and clears around $15 - 20,000 a year.</p><p>I will probably sell a little on ebay myself.</p><p></p><p>Assuming you are management, you will be leaving around $700 a month on the table with your retirement pension versus working until you are 60.</p><p></p><p>Many people are working latter than they originally planned. Some at other jobs (grocery store, Home Depot, or being self-employed (ie - Realtor, landscaping) or just staying at their current job where they are typically at the highest earning power in their career.</p><p></p><p>This is a book that has been circulated around the Corporate campus that many people find it helping them to deal with and prepare for the non-financial aspect of retirement:</p><p>[h=1]How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor by Ernie J. Zelinski[/h]http://www.amazon.com/How-Retire-Happy-Wild-Free/dp/096941949X</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catatonic, post: 976454, member: 7966"] I am in a similar situation - I am 57 with 39 years. I plan to retire next year at the end of May - my 40 years anniversary is May 4th. I thought I would be out the door immediately at 55 but like you, I found that I was not emotionally ready to leave UPS. I knew at that time, I was not ready to quit "working" so I looked around for a hobby or job that would be something I would really like to do. I settled on photography which should bring in around $15,000 a year. My wife sells on ebay and clears around $15 - 20,000 a year. I will probably sell a little on ebay myself. Assuming you are management, you will be leaving around $700 a month on the table with your retirement pension versus working until you are 60. Many people are working latter than they originally planned. Some at other jobs (grocery store, Home Depot, or being self-employed (ie - Realtor, landscaping) or just staying at their current job where they are typically at the highest earning power in their career. This is a book that has been circulated around the Corporate campus that many people find it helping them to deal with and prepare for the non-financial aspect of retirement: [h=1]How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor by Ernie J. Zelinski[/h]http://www.amazon.com/How-Retire-Happy-Wild-Free/dp/096941949X [/QUOTE]
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