BCK wrote:
I retired at 55 from an IT job. On the job at the end I started thinking more about traveling in my RV. So I spent alot of time at work with spreadsheets and stuff calculating everything about my retirement. When things were just about possible, I pulled the trigger. That was exactly two years ago. Since then me and the DW have traveled about 20K miles in the RV.
After two years....
-Plan was good, finance is on target, no more, no less.
-Lots of goofy projects have been completed that I always wanted to try.
-Work around the house keeps me very busy.
I love retirement so far......Good luck....See you on the road...
This is nearly the exact same place I am. I am 52, retired Army and VA disabled so I do have a nice cushion when I get out of the work force. I spend a lot of time looking at RV's, camp grounds, routes, spreadsheets for my finances, etc. I am looking at another 5 years (getting ready to start a new 4 year contract), my wife is already "retired" and a few years older than I am. We are planning on a new Class A diesel, and spending 4 or 5 months on the road per year. Everyone I talk to says it is the best thing they ever did, and the money worked out. I am planning (and praying) on the same success.
