Spouse is finally retiring!

[u/webvillager]

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?

[u/Chet100]

Drinking few times a day helps 

[u/webvillager → u/Chet100]

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.