To be sure, one of the hardest decisions I've made in several years. Some would say I still haven't made it, since I'm still working, but the date is 2/1/2011 and I just started the [60ish day] repatriation process this week! There is still a slight possibility I'll work a couple more years, since there is a very lucrative deal on the table and I'm having a hard time walking away from it.
First, I ran ALL the numbers, including creating a very generous budget for living in TV. Once I knew we had more than enough financial resources, I had to ask myself WHY I was working, when I could be playing golf, going on cruises, hangin' out at the square, etc...
Then we hit all the philological issues....getting old, last stage of life, being away from family, etc... Some rational, some totally irrational...but still considerations.
Then the health issues.... We decided we were healthier today than we will be tomorrow and on and on.... Last time I looked in the mirror, I didn't see an expiration date anywhere, so who knows, right?
I'm also recently 59 and retiring about 3 years earlier than I had anticipated, but we're ready. I do still enjoy what I'm doing, but the politics sometimes get to be too much...didn't seem to be that way in earlier years, but I think my mindset was just different. I understood the politics and played the game to my advantage, like we all do.
I can empathize with your decision...it's not easy and everyone's situation is different.
Good Luck.... In the end, you'll make the right decision.
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