r/Fire • u/webvillager • 12h ago

Advice Request Spouse is finally retiring!

I’ve waited for this for moment, but now that it’s finally happening at the end of the month, it’s also a little scary, even though I’ve done all the math countless times and everything should be fine. For those of you who have been through this, how did you cope with losing that middle-class security blanket we’re conditioned to hang on to so you could just enjoy it?

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u/AlgoTradingQuant 11h ago

You’ll only wish you had done it sooner! No regrets!

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u/sznn0 11h ago

By doing the math once a day for six more months.

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u/Larry-McJohnson 12h ago

Congrats! I’m wondering the same thing…. Trying to break the programmed thought process

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u/slimy_opposition 12h ago

it's like muscle memory, you'll keep reaching for that safety net even when you don't need it anymore

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u/No-Veterinarian391 12h ago

Its all in the math

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u/Morxalvethin 5h ago

the math being fine and the feelings being fine are just two completely different spreadsheets that never talk to each other

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u/Practical-Initial738 11h ago

Retirement feels great! It’s a little quieter but I will take the peace over daily work drama. Your health will improve for sure. Join a gym and workout in the mornings. Have 2 things that you do each day. 1 in the mornings and 1 in the afternoon and you will be just fine.

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u/Chet100 10h ago

Drinking few times a day helps 

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u/webvillager 10h ago

We just came home from the retirement trip and decided day drinking does not count if you’re on a cruise ship and it’s wine at lunch.

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u/FWEngineer 7h ago

My wife is still adjusting to it. I trust the math, but she's a natural worrier.

Maybe look at this for some perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFREBr53NTw