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jabbahop wrote:I am in the pool. May 1st was my first day or retirement.
Welcome to the pool! You are in,

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My last day was last Friday. All those fireworks over the weekend were for me! :D
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Class of 2015 as of 06 July 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list


Have graduated:
01 May - jabbahop <-- Welcome to the Bogleheads! Welcome to the Class of 2015!! Congratulations with the retirement!!!
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03 Jul - Randall <-- Welcome to the Class! Enjoy your independence on the Independence Day!


Currently, 35 class members.

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:sharebeer

me too on July 3rd
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Class of 2015 as of 13 July 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list

Have graduated:
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03 Jul - wigrad <-- Welcome to the Bogleheads! Welcome to the Class of 2015!! Congratulations with the retirement!!!

Currently, 36 class members.

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wigrad wrote::sharebeer

me too on July 3rd
Thank you for checking in! This was a truly wonderful Independence Day, Now, you must enjoy your Independence Years and tell us about it.

Cheers,

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Add me to the list, today was my last day at work.

Retiring on a Thursday will allow me to start it off with a three day weekend. :D
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Watty wrote:Retiring on a Thursday will allow me to start it off with a three day weekend. :D
Now that made me smile.
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June 8th. !!!
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Class of 2015 as of 16 July 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list
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11 Sep - cpauger (60) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!


Have graduated:
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08 Jun - BigFish <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015 and Congratulations!
26 Jun - luannb (62) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015 and Congratulations!
16 Jul - Watty (59) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015 and Congratulations!


Currently, 40 class members.

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11 Sept at age 60 (Thanks to Bogleheads (née Vanguard Diehards), with special thanks to Messrs. Bogle, Larimore and Lindauer) -- Off to Spain on 14 Sept! 8-)
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cpauger wrote:11 Sept at age 60 -- Off to Spain on 14 Sept! 8-)
I added you to the list.

I spent two months in Spain this year and will do it again in 2016. It's a wonderful country, Enjoy!

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TheTimeLord wrote:
Watty wrote:Retiring on a Thursday will allow me to start it off with a three day weekend. :D
Now that made me smile.
When people asked me how old I am, I replied that I have about eleven years until I turn 70.

That caused them to pause twice.

Once to figure out that I am getting ready to turn 59.

Then often another pause for people near my age when they realized that they don't have a long time until they will be 70 too.
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Just retired! 06/26/2015 - 62 years old. What a relief!
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luannb wrote:Just retired! 06/26/2015 - 62 years old. What a relief!
Congratulations and Welcome to the Class! I added you to today's list (above).

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luannb wrote:What a relief!
You can say that again!

Congratulations.
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I like it when the "classmates" includes their age. :happy
Congrats everyone!
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50 in my case.
island wrote:I like it when the "classmates" includes their age. :happy
Congrats everyone!
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obgyn65 wrote:50 in my case.
island wrote:I like it when the "classmates" includes their age. :happy
Congrats everyone!
I added your age to an earlier list. I will reissue the entire list in a few days, before I leave for Germany.

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Summit111 = 62 8-)
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Summit111 wrote:Summit111 = 62 8-)
Summit111, I added your age.

Watty, I saw your message before you deleted it. If you don't want your age shown, I will remove it.

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Post to add age.

I am 62, wife is 62.

Victoria, thank you for starting and maintaining the "Roll Call" thread.

It is great reading about people who are retiring and entering another phase of their life.

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Broken Man 1999 wrote:Post to add age.

I am 62, wife is 62.

Victoria, thank you for starting and maintaining the "Roll Call" thread.

It is great reading about people who are retiring and entering another phase of their life.

Broken Man 1999
My pleasure.

I added your age, but I don't record spouses' retirement dates and ages. One way to include spouses is to encourage them to become Bogleheads.

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Retired effective January 1, 2015
Yay :sharebeer
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VictoriaF -
Please, please, when you start your Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2016 - could you put me in as NUMBER 1 :happy :happy
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Miriam2 wrote:VictoriaF -
Please, please, when you start your Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2016 - could you put me in as NUMBER 1 :happy :happy
Miriam2
Done. Congratulations, Miriam!

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Jan. 1st 2015. Age 56. Strictly voluntary. Heading to vacay in Hawaii in a couple of days...yikes I hope this pending hurricane does not screw up my plans since I did not purchase cancelation Insurance. Maybe it will fizzle. Anyways enjoying so far. Wife has been retired for about 4 years. Now I have to figure out what to do with the next 30 years. Used to enjoy my job......not so much lately..... time to get out before burnout consumed me. :beer
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Class of 2015 as of 03 August 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list
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Have graduated:
01 Jan - 62andret (62) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
01 Jan - m139115 (56) <-- Welcome to the Bogleheads! Welcome to the Class of 2015!! Best wishes for your Hawaiian trip!!!
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Currently, 42 class members.

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soxster wrote:..... time to get out before burnout consumed me . . .
Shipmate soxster, welcome aboard! This is your first post. My recommendation is to stay spiritually and physically active during your retirement. Retirement life is good. Again, welcome aboard.
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Retired 4/9/15 at age 64; waited two days to move from the Great Northwest to AZ :D
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AZMountains wrote:Retired 4/9/15 at age 64; waited two days to move from the Great Northwest to AZ :D
What took you so long to make the move? :)
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Mel Lindauer wrote:
AZMountains wrote:Retired 4/9/15 at age 64; waited two days to move from the Great Northwest to AZ :D
What took you so long to make the move? :)
Needed to take our rain jackets and umbrellas to Goodwill.
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AZMountains wrote:
Mel Lindauer wrote:
AZMountains wrote:Retired 4/9/15 at age 64; waited two days to move from the Great Northwest to AZ :D
What took you so long to make the move? :)
Needed to take our rain jackets and umbrellas to Goodwill.
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This old horse "pulled the pin" on the wagon I've been pulling for decades
on 6/15/15 at age 64.
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Retired as of Aug 1, 2015. Reformed physician, now just an investment adviser for my DW....
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Add me.

Plant closure. No to Cleveland relocation offer. Yes to 6 months severance, 20% short term transitionary stay bonus, 6 months paid Cobra. I will be free at last..free at last.

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Class of 2015 as of 31 August 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list
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22 Sep - digarei (59) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
30 Sep - OffGridder (58) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!

Have graduated:
09 Apr - AZMountains (64) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
15 Jun - PSinCO (64) <-- Welcome to the Bogleheads and the Class of 2015! Congratulations with your recent retirement!
01 Aug - kvoss <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015 and congratulations with your recent retirement!
07 Aug - laughlinlvr <-- Congratulations with your recent retirement!
26 Aug - devans0 <-- Congratulations with your recent retirement!
31 Aug - Summit111 (62) <-- Today is the Day!

Currently, 47 class members.

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Retired 4/10/15 at age 59. How did I have time to work? :oops:

We have a bit of a complicated portfolio since I sold my share of company to the ESOP and took advantage of section 1042 non-recognition of gains. Have been sticking pins in my S&P voodoo doll since April, hoping for opportunities to buy inexpensive replacement properties (i.e. domestic equities). Sorry for any pain I may have caused :twisted:

Anyone else out there been through the 1042 process? Curious to know how it has worked out for you.

Retirement is fantastic. I highly recommend it.

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Class of 2015 as of 01 September 2015: <-- replaced by an updated list
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Have graduated:
10 Apr - JGG (59) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
30 Apr - blueblock (63) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
01 Jun - dbltrbl <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015!
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01 Sep - obgyn65 (50) <-- Today is the Day!
01 Sep - FreddieG (58) <-- Welcome to the Class of 2015! Enjoy your first day of freedom!

Currently, 51 class members.

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Oh, I missed this thread earlier, so I'm late chiming in: I retired April 30, 2015, aged 63.
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blueblock wrote:Oh, I missed this thread earlier, so I'm late chiming in: I retired April 30, 2015, aged 63.
Thank you for checking in. I added you to the list above.

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JGG wrote:Retired 4/10/15 at age 59. How did I have time to work? :oops:
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Retirement is fantastic. I highly recommend it.

Jim
What amazes me is how many people who can easily afford to retire do not retire. Is it because they have a distorted notion of retirement? Don't have role models? Your testimony and those of other Bogleheads provide excellent counterexamples to the prevailing stereotypes about retirement.

Best wishes for your retirement pursuits and sharing with us your successes,

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AS of June 1st 2015. HUrray :D
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Today is my last day after over 32 years with the same large corp. I waited for Sep 1 to be my last day so that I could get medical ins through 9/30. Our retiree health benefits were taken away by our uber-famous multi-billionaire owner a few months ago.

But ACA costs aren't that bad.

I am 58. I plan to do some contracting (software developer) for a while. I just relocated, so still paying off lots of expenses.
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dbltrbl wrote:AS of June 1st 2015. HUrray :D
FreddieG wrote:Today is my last day after over 32 years with the same large corp. I waited for Sep 1 to be my last day so that I could get medical ins through 9/30. Our retiree health benefits were taken away by our uber-famous multi-billionaire owner a few months ago.

But ACA costs aren't that bad.

I am 58. I plan to do some contracting (software developer) for a while. I just relocated, so still paying off lots of expenses.
dbltrbl and FreddieG,

I added both of you to today's list above. Welcome to the Class and best wishes for enjoying your new life to the fullest!

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The Retirement Class of 2014 has 59 members. The 2015 class already has 51 members. I am sure it can surpass the last-year class by the time the year is over.

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VictoriaF wrote:The Retirement Class of 2014 has 59 members. The 2015 class already has 51 members. I am sure it can surpass the last-year class by the time the year is over.

Victoria
How are recent retirees dealing with the corrections. Figure most would be down around 5% since retiring not counting distributions. Wondering what techniques they are using to adjust or are they still in a wait it out mode?
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TheTimeLord wrote:
VictoriaF wrote:The Retirement Class of 2014 has 59 members. The 2015 class already has 51 members. I am sure it can surpass the last-year class by the time the year is over.

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How are recent retirees dealing with the corrections. Figure most would be down around 5% since retiring not counting distributions. Wondering what techniques they are using to adjust or are they still in a wait it out mode?
In my case, there is very little impact from the stock market decline. I hold a lot cash and fixed income to supplement my pensions and to pay for Roth conversions. As I am approaching the end of the first year in retirement, I am realizing that I have significantly under-spent my budget.

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VictoriaF wrote:
TheTimeLord wrote:
VictoriaF wrote:The Retirement Class of 2014 has 59 members. The 2015 class already has 51 members. I am sure it can surpass the last-year class by the time the year is over.

Victoria
How are recent retirees dealing with the corrections. Figure most would be down around 5% since retiring not counting distributions. Wondering what techniques they are using to adjust or are they still in a wait it out mode?
In my case, there is very little impact from the stock market decline. I hold a lot cash and fixed income to supplement my pensions and to pay for Roth conversions. As I am approaching the end of the first year in retirement, I am realizing that I have significantly under-spent my budget.

Victoria
Definitely would expect the folks on pensions or SS to be much less effected. But the early retirees would likely be living virtually entirely off their portfolios.
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