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Originally Posted by dewilson58
One of my golfing buddies (who had 15 years on me) always told me, "Retire as soon as you can, you never know."
I have watched many people die too young and only enjoyed a few years of retirement.
My first visit to The Villages was in my 30's. I watched it grow. I made a plan and executed it.
$150/mth is not much for what you get, but there are some who just can't afford it.
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One person I knew at work retired at 70 as he waited almost 2 years for a buyout after a merger, but decided not to wait any longer. He said he had enough saved, could afford to retire and wanted to spend as much time as he could with his family. Unfortunately his wife passed unexpectedly 6 months later. At least he had those 6 months with her versus staying at work.
Another sad case was of a colleague who did retire, but chose to not have a survivor benefit on his pension. Literally two weeks after retiring, and before his first pension check was even processed, he passed away suddenly from a previously non-diagnosed cancer. His wife, who was a housewife, did not get one pension check and had to rely on collecting social security.
There were other cases as well, some who had choices that others did not. I consider myself blessed every day that I was able to retire early and can live here in the Villages.