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Originally Posted by cms36
Were in the same boat. We have four major life moments we're considering; buying a house, selling a house, moving (far), and retiring.
We thought we were ready to pull the trigger during our Christmas visit and actually were ready to write a contract on a house. We decided to go back home and think it over. Well here we are three months later and cant make a decision.
I think for us the bigger worry is retiring. Going from a life of earning and saving to spending is what we're trying to cope with.
We are planning on another visit in June and will see what happens.
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Deciding to retire is huge but trust me, you will NEVER look back. I'll tell you what my father told me - you won't spend as much money as you did when you were working so get out and enjoy it! He was right. I've been retired 15 years now and realize I spent much more when I was working. Giving up that security blanket is hard but once you're gone, you wonder why you ever doubted it. If you were told tomorrow that you had a serious health problem, what would you do? You're wasting precious time working. I don't know anyone who said "I wish I had worked another day."
