This Retirement Thing is Starting to Look Real

[Fredflintstone]

Wow!

Congratulations Jeff!

You have earned it! You have set up your life to enjoy it too. You are in the place you want to be. You are surrounded by people you want to be with. I think your an awesome example of how to do things right!


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[slip]

What a beautiful lei!

PS for the first few days after I retired, I let the radio come on around the time I would have been driving in, just to hear the traffic reports and rejoice that they were meaningless to me! That didn't last long, though!

Yes, it is a beautiful Lei. I became good friends with the lady who made it for me. I had to choak back a tear when she put it on me.

All those years in Wisconsin I never worried about traffic but since I moved ro Oahu, I can relate to the traffic reports.

 

[slip]

Wow!

Congratulations Jeff!

You have earned it! You have set up your life to enjoy it too. You are in the place you want to be. You are surrounded by people you want to be with. I think your an awesome example of how to do things right!


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Big Mahalo!!

I'll be glad when our move to Molokai is over.

 

[SandyPGravel]

All those years in Wisconsin I never worried about traffic but since I moved ro Oahu, I can relate to the traffic reports.

No big traffic jams in Baraboo

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[slip]

No big traffic jams in Baraboo

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No, I only had 2 traffic lights the whole trip to work.
Of course, I won't have any on Molokai.

 

[SandyPGravel]

Sounds like St John. No traffic lights, no fast food franchises, 2 main roads on the island. Heaven!

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[slip]

Sounds like St John. No traffic lights, no fast food franchises, 2 main roads on the island. Heaven!

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Yep, the same.

 

[Sugarcubesea]

Mahalo!!

Your getting there. At least you have a timeframe.

Yes, Just having a timeframe, keeps me going each day now...

 

[Sugarcubesea]

CONGRATS !

To retire at a time of YOUR choice isn't so common these days.

@pspercy, that is so true, in the last 3 years not one of my friends got to retire on their timeframe but rather on their company's time frame. Nothing is guaranteed in this world, but I'm hoping my plan works and I get to stay for 5 more years at my company and then retire. I work for a japanese company that hates to lay people off and just made a 80 million dollar investment in our plant in GA, so I feel I bit secure in saying I can hang at this company for 5 years.

@slip, CONGRATULATIONS on your retirement, enjoy and have a wonderful time...so happy your wife Kim is doing great

 

[pedro47]

Jeff, now I understand why you moved and retired in the state of Hawaii.
According to the March 2022 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine the state of Hawaii is rank #2 as The Most Tax Friendly State in the United States. Page 54.

Excellent move. IMHO.

The state of Delaware is ranked #1.

 

[slip]

Jeff, now I understand why you moved and retired in the state of Hawaii.
According to the March 2022 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine the state of Hawaii is rank #2 as The Most Tax Friendly State in the United States. Page 54.

Excellent move. IMHO.

The state of Delaware is ranked #1.

I definitely did check Into things when we were looking I to retiring there. Our pensions won't be taxed and the property taxes are reasonable for seniors. A lot is offset by the cost of living. But we did well buying our condo. Food and gas is higher but we won't drive as much on Molokai.

We'll see how it goes after a year or two.

 

[pedro47]

Your pensions will not be taxed is money in the bank. IMO.