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Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854454
04/27/23 02:50 PM
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SE Kentucky
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SE Kentucky
56 years and a few days. Almost three years ago. Not one regret.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: kytrapper] #7854460
04/27/23 03:02 PM
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Missouri
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Missouri
Retired at 58. Made my wife go to work.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7854467
04/27/23 03:18 PM
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Mesa,Washington.
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62 years for me. Then I waited until full retirement age before drawing S.S.
The coyotes & bobcats wish I was still working at the paper mill. Lol.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854472
04/27/23 03:29 PM
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Missouri
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Missouri
At 53 years of age. That was in 2005. Smartest move i ever made

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854473
04/27/23 03:29 PM
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IA
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IA
53 if I knew it was this much fun I would have left at 50.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854474
04/27/23 03:29 PM
04/27/23 03:29 PM
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Oregon 66
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Joined: Dec 2006
Oregon 66
55, from power company. 17 years ago. Still farm a little.


Clean traps,tight lines,straight shooting
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Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854480
04/27/23 03:36 PM
04/27/23 03:36 PM
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SW Georgia
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SW Georgia
I applaud you gentlemen with the saving power and jobs that payed well enough to retire early. By my calculations I was going to need $3 million saved to retire in my mid 50’s. I’m 55 and a little short, I’ll blame it on bad habits for not making that commitment, lol.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854482
04/27/23 03:38 PM
04/27/23 03:38 PM
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Akron, Ohio
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Akron, Ohio
Well I'm 57 and own my own business. I take every Friday off. Don't work real hard as I have great people in place to do that for me. I leave whenever, check traps, turkey hunt as
I wish, deer hunt the same, spent a ton of time an hour away the past three years building my dream cabin. But my wife also has a really good job. So not real sure when I'll officially
retire, may just come in once a week and do the books but if I looked and found a good buyer that would take care of my employees I'd go tomorrow and do something else, been thinking
of making custom turkey calls or some taxidermy for some pocket cash?


"The more people I meet the more I love my dog!"
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854483
04/27/23 03:44 PM
04/27/23 03:44 PM
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SE Iowa USA
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SE Iowa USA
3 months short of 70
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Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854485
04/27/23 03:46 PM
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New Hampshire
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Maybe when I get this Vette back to pre accident condition


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854487
04/27/23 03:49 PM
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Interior Alaska
NEVER! …..Glad for the continual challenge mentally with my business since physically not so much anymore.

Don’t want to end up like Joey!

That’s 29,609 days old today…..lol

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I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854489
04/27/23 03:52 PM
04/27/23 03:52 PM
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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I retired just before my 80th birthday. That was the end of the year. The frost is finally out and I'm trapping pocket gophers, cutting wood, building a new deer stand, fishing, etc.
It's a real change; not used to having free time on my hands.


It's been months since I bought the book, "How To Scam People On Line". It still hasn't arrived yet.
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: warrior] #7854497
04/27/23 04:06 PM
04/27/23 04:06 PM
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Alaska and Washington State
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Originally Posted by warrior
I plan on working til the day of my funeral.

Earlier I said I retired at 32.
In reality I have been doing whatever I want to do since I was 32. If you enjoy what you're doing, you'll never work another day in your life. I also plan to keep doing what I like to do until I croak.


"My life is better than your vacation"
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854498
04/27/23 04:08 PM
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45 the first time. Got bored really quick. Started a different business and stayed at that for 10 years before retiring for good.


http://www.usdebtclock.org/
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Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854499
04/27/23 04:10 PM
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
I have less then 900 hours to go. Can't wait till that day comes! I

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854507
04/27/23 04:30 PM
04/27/23 04:30 PM
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2A Sanctuaries-W. OK & N. NM
Planning on 58. 8.5 years to go.

That hurt to type. Although, I look forward to being busy doing the things I want to do.

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854509
04/27/23 04:33 PM
04/27/23 04:33 PM
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Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio
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Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio
retired at 55 but still work...just no paycheck. 64 now

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854513
04/27/23 04:38 PM
04/27/23 04:38 PM
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WI
46 the first time. 3 or 4 careers later I'm back to work. Sorta.


Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #7854515
04/27/23 04:41 PM
04/27/23 04:41 PM
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59 1/2 going 11/30/23 needed to be that age to draw money without penalty 401k plus I’m rolling my whole pension out for my control

Re: At what age did you retire from working or plan to [Re: jalstat] #7854517
04/27/23 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jalstat
59 1/2 going 11/30/23 needed to be that age to draw money without penalty 401k plus I’m rolling my whole pension out for my control

That’s a possibility too…
Rumor mill is my company “may” offer 3,3, & 3 rule.
Add 3 years
Offer 3 years salary
And add 3 years average to your pension

That will definitely get some folks out the door.

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