Maybe this thread will be of interest to some of the posters on the forum. I have spent the majority of my life working for the same company. I am in the final few years of this journey. What began with endless possibilities and many forks in the road along the way, has arrived to a long sought out path that seemed so elusive all of those years before. Retirement. I am not at the end of this road yet, but it is no longer a distant speck on the horizon. I often think back at how quickly it went by. I think about all of the decisions made over that timespan. There were many. Some at the time appeared to be the most important and significant with great impact if chosen wrong or hastily. Only to travel further down the road and learn they were much about nothing. Of course there were others that did hold significance. Some led to promotions, better pay, and an extra bottle of Tylenol. There has been luck, worry, happiness, and the full gamut of emotion over a lengthy career. There are posters in the forum that I know are already retired. I suspect there are many posters that are not as well. There are likely many at different points along the way. I thought it might be a good idea to have a spot to post thoughts about it or share moments of the journey. It could be about your plans, your investments and how they relate to your long term/short term plans, or just random thoughts about it. Just in general....never overshare. Maybe you have already crossed the finish line and want to offer your own tips, story, or ideas. Retirement for me is a point where "You can no longer afford to buy my time."
