Active Duty Retiring - Should I Full-Time?
I plan to retire in 2-3 years from active duty (26 years). I'll be around 45 years old. Wife and I have dreamed of full-timing for a while and both kids will be finishing up college. We are conside...
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A lot of good information here. Your biggest concern will be covering expenses.
My story,retired 17 years ago, SMSgt, USAF. Wife is a retired TSgt USAF. We each have had successful civilian careers that match our military service. Along the way, we have bought land, built and paid for this house, and are maxing our 401k contributions. In several more years, we will be opting into a quite comfortable retirement. And we haven't sacrificed along the way.
We have been RV'ing since the mid 90s. Along the way, we always been able to afford to travel extensively. There have been some years where we have watched sunrises over eastern Maine and sunsets over Barking Sands Beach, Kauai.
We have talked about cashing out of this house if, then & when, but ask why? We are living where we want and how we want. Once the grand tour is done, we can still snowbird to Arizona. We really like Tucson, and that will become our winter time home away from this home
Take some time to do some serious financial planning with conservative estimates. At this point in your lives, full retirement may be a dream that becomes a scream. We didn't really retire as much as we transitioned.
Make the right long term choice.
My story,retired 17 years ago, SMSgt, USAF. Wife is a retired TSgt USAF. We each have had successful civilian careers that match our military service. Along the way, we have bought land, built and paid for this house, and are maxing our 401k contributions. In several more years, we will be opting into a quite comfortable retirement. And we haven't sacrificed along the way.
We have been RV'ing since the mid 90s. Along the way, we always been able to afford to travel extensively. There have been some years where we have watched sunrises over eastern Maine and sunsets over Barking Sands Beach, Kauai.
We have talked about cashing out of this house if, then & when, but ask why? We are living where we want and how we want. Once the grand tour is done, we can still snowbird to Arizona. We really like Tucson, and that will become our winter time home away from this home
Take some time to do some serious financial planning with conservative estimates. At this point in your lives, full retirement may be a dream that becomes a scream. We didn't really retire as much as we transitioned.
Make the right long term choice.
