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Old 09-16-2014, 07:50 AM
FlamingoFlo FlamingoFlo is offline
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It seems like all of my life I worked. When we were kids we worked for the family business. We worked real jobs summers after we turned 16. I became a VP of a company and worked or did required volunteer work easily 60-70 hours a week. I was a bit scared the day I turned in my laptop and business cell and retired. My husband took me on a vacation the first week. I have never once missed working and totally enjoy my freedom. Nope, I don't do a lot of clubs or volunteer work or even golf. I don't want to be tied down to anything. We do have a boat we enjoy using. We are totally loving being "slugs". We have been able to take advantage of some last minute specials for vacations and just jump in a car and take off for a few days on a whim. I love retirement.