mabynack wrote:
jplante4 wrote:
I see a common thread in this thread. A lot of us watched our parents'generation work until they died or became infirmed and said "That's not happening to me".
I just didn't want to be on my death bed saying "I wish I had ______".
That's definitely my case. My father and father-in-law both worked until they had throat cancer and were too sick to do anything. Neither one ever got to enjoy retirement. Both grandfathers died at work.
My dad always talked about buying an RV and driving the ALCAN. He and my mom even started buying stuff for the RV, but never got to take the trip.
I did it a little different, I watched friends and family work till they dropped or retire and move where they wanted and then drop. I left SO. Ca at the age of 28 and moved to the Motherlode foothills of central ca. Took a huge cut in pay but have been here 50 years now and loved every minute of it. (Money ain't everything but it does help.) Never made a lot of money but was able to retire at 62. I had asked my much younger boss for two weeks of my 4 weeks of vacation and was told only 1 week, when I asked for ten consecutive days he said "what part of 1 week don't you understand, so I said what part of I quit (retired) do you need explained? Never regretted it and have had many wonderful trips in the RV from local to cross country including the train (that's another story)We're slowing down now but still camping but staying closer to home. My advice, do it as soon as you can, if you wait for enough money, there will never be enough.
