I’m actually not really happy to be thinking about this. I am actually quite happy to be thinking about this. I’m somewhere between those poles at any given moment.
Retirement is one of those things I never really thought I’d have to think about. I’m old enough to remember duck and cover drills in school. We thought the world would end with a bang. It still might.
Then during my protracted youth, I really never figured I’d last long enough to make to retirement.
And surprise, surprise…here I am. Well, a couple of years out anyway, but close. So I started to do some calculations and I realized something. I could go tomorrow. I won’t. But I could. I’m not saying I’d have a super life of luxury. Frankly, I never have, and don’t really want one.
The other thing I learned is that I’m probably completely wrong about everything I just said about going tomorrow. I really need some good advice. That’s the actual best advice I can give myself. So yeah, time to start actually planning.
My real goal is to retire with enough money to travel regularly should we ever be able to do that again. Seems likely, though changes will have to be made to my lifestyle. Yeah, some changes will definitely have to be made. Darn it.
So…what? Well, it would seem I’m in the boat with most everyone else, but at least the boat will sail.