I'm retired. I retired at 52. I started planning my retirement when I was about 32 years old. I loved my job, but always had a goal to retire early. I used to work 60 to 70 hours a week (salaried). About 5 years before my retirement I started to delegate more and gradually reduced my hours to roughly 40 hours a week. When retirement came, I had pretty much adjusted. For over 9 years my spouse and I traveled the country in a motor home. I should mention that we started looking at The Villages about 16 years ago. We toured it at least 4 times. We knew that when we were ready, this could be the place for us. Last year was the year to buy. We have never looked back and we are so excited about our decision to make The Villages our home.

PS I no longer get up at 5 AM. I have moved it all the way to 6 AM and sometimes even 7 AM. I've been retired for over ten years. We kept the motor home and use it for extended adventures.