tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post5421449115224236433..comments2023-05-18T10:37:34.608+01:00Comments on <a href="http://www.retirementinvestingtoday.com">Retirement Investing Today</a>: Resignation inRetirementInvestingTodayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-7481253479125296462018-08-11T21:14:09.301+01:002018-08-11T21:14:09.301+01:00I know I'm a bit late, but many congratulation...I know I'm a bit late, but many congratulations! I hope I don't chicken out when it's my time to pull the trigger - the accumulation of wealth and the safety net of a full time job can become quite addictive.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading more about your journey outside of the traditional full time job. Cashflow Cophttp://www.cashflowcop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-79785958046738587782018-07-10T14:03:18.921+01:002018-07-10T14:03:18.921+01:00Congratulations with your decision and good luck. ...Congratulations with your decision and good luck. I have also just quit my highly paid job and still have the odd day where I think what have I done! But when I look at the graph you posted showing the larger risk we all face is death it makes me realise that now I have more time to go to the gym every day and have a more healthier diet (no more business travel/airline food) I can reduce that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800206204739403867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-72270998517988738262018-07-09T20:21:16.175+01:002018-07-09T20:21:16.175+01:00Hi RIT
It feels fantastic when you finally hand i...Hi RIT<br /><br />It feels fantastic when you finally hand in your notice after all the years of expectation. I remember feeling almost snug when my managers asked why I was leaving and my answer was "I don't need to work anymore" - it was so tempting to say "so you can f*** right off".<br /><br />After just over a year or no work I can truly say it is fantastic, and I Financial Independence UKhttp://www.financialindependenceuk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-38155381513150447522018-06-26T00:46:06.110+01:002018-06-26T00:46:06.110+01:00Oh Please do (Frugal Git from HPC here). Although ...Oh Please do (Frugal Git from HPC here). Although it may seem not to add value in terms of retirement - its a very interesting part of the story and i have little doubt adds to the inspirational nature of your achievements.<br /><br />I still remember when I was inning and ahhing over handing in my notice to a previous job to go and see the world for a year. My boss's line was...'don'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-80961954731036368802018-06-23T07:57:25.614+01:002018-06-23T07:57:25.614+01:00Pops321 here Mr RIT,
I too have given my notice l...Pops321 here Mr RIT, <br />I too have given my notice last weekend almost exactly when you did but I was 50. I was FI at around 40/45 but committed to 50 because it was a better example for my kids. I then hung on 7 months longer than I said I would because of possibly redundancies but missed out (again...7th time in as many years). <br /><br />Redundancy for me is a massive 2 years pay, it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-13138243738558605152018-06-22T09:51:34.516+01:002018-06-22T09:51:34.516+01:00A belated congratulations! I am almost more impre...A belated congratulations! I am almost more impressed by the fact that you're sallying into Europe to start a new life in the face of the B-word. I think you'll almost certainly be fine, but interested to find out. If I ever do relocate to the continent now I think it's going to be on the wrong side of the deadlines, sadly. There are pros to going now for me, but also some big cons.<The Investorhttp://monevator.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-43160952347239815442018-06-21T21:33:55.748+01:002018-06-21T21:33:55.748+01:00You a dragonlance fan dalamar? You a dragonlance fan dalamar? Fatbritabroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-60336902145257478552018-06-21T11:57:10.354+01:002018-06-21T11:57:10.354+01:00I add my congratulations and echo what others have...I add my congratulations and echo what others have said, we are all different, but I have no doubt you will not regret the choice.<br /><br />I am now approaching three months of retirement aged 56, and a few thoughts.<br /><br />I shared all of the fears mentioned and some more of my very own. It is one of the most of the consequential decisions you will ever make - for good or ill, and the Phil Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744659873337514317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-9077981734745455382018-06-19T22:40:03.440+01:002018-06-19T22:40:03.440+01:00I found decompression was a matter of time, it is ...I found decompression was a matter of time, it is a form of convalescence. Measured in years, not weeks or months. But you have the time, ease into your skin. One tip I would offer is if possible don't make any life-changing decisions in the first six months if you can, because your retired self has very different aims and priorities to your working self. The non-workign self has to slough erminehttps://simplelivingsomerset.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-83606943855476873022018-06-19T12:52:54.712+01:002018-06-19T12:52:54.712+01:00Blimey, he's done it at last! Nice on, sir :) ...Blimey, he's done it at last! Nice on, sir :) I'm six years after retiring and my primary regret is I didn't get my act together in an organised way like you and clear off earlier... Welcome to the rest of your life, and good luck! That's a powerful chart, eh, we send a lot ot time worrying about running out of money, where running out of time is a 100% given.erminehttps://simplelivingsomerset.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-37072754459020477292018-06-19T00:58:45.725+01:002018-06-19T00:58:45.725+01:00I've been reading your blog on and off for 10 ...I've been reading your blog on and off for 10 years - we've been on a similar journey - albeit you've a few years on me (35 yo vs. 45 for you).<br />I don't know how I came about your blog but I rediscovered it when you were posting on HousePriceCrash. Like you, I've been reading that for 10-12 years now and I've used it to position myself better for the fact that the Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573949295118311798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-71884615473502216422018-06-17T18:54:45.164+01:002018-06-17T18:54:45.164+01:00Fantastic news RIT, well done for making such a co...Fantastic news RIT, well done for making such a courageous decision. Like others I doubt you'll regret it, but it will take a long time to adjust, even if things feel very different quite quickly after you've escaped. I'll certainly be watching this space to see how things turn out, and I wish you the very best of luck with whatever the future brings. I'm also very grateful to youDavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-17265550651126641652018-06-17T18:27:35.497+01:002018-06-17T18:27:35.497+01:00I think you've summarised it very well. In pr...I think you've summarised it very well. In previous posts I've written about how my plan, amongst other earn more techniques, involved using an advantage that only I had - I was in it for a relatively short time. For that to work I had to first back myself by picking a firm/s which rewarded results rather than attendance or effort. Once I'd done that it was time to deliver - good RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-13687372516442767592018-06-17T17:18:12.652+01:002018-06-17T17:18:12.652+01:00Outperformance is a mix: higher earnings, more dov...Outperformance is a mix: higher earnings, more doveish SWR, market beating my cautious expectations - though of course that can still blow up in my face. You are super-cautious on SWR as we've discussed but then you've had the moxie to make it happen. Reading about how you've done it has provided an interesting (to me) contrast. As far as I can tell, you've exceeded your own The Accumulatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-85234984222596211892018-06-17T13:43:09.808+01:002018-06-17T13:43:09.808+01:00Pah! Batting's the easy bit. Yer leg spin, t...Pah! Batting's the easy bit. Yer leg spin, that's the true art.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-27469549102361933662018-06-17T12:24:27.639+01:002018-06-17T12:24:27.639+01:00Thanks for the hat-tip YFIG. I've been also e...Thanks for the hat-tip YFIG. I've been also enjoying your musings of late.<br /><br />My first decompression 'project' is going to be my health. I want to step up my hiking and I think we've chosen a location that will play to that. I also want to do a lot of bike miles on both road and trail. Again I think we're set for that.<br /><br />After say 12 months I'd then RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-50376008025750350332018-06-17T12:16:58.474+01:002018-06-17T12:16:58.474+01:00Now I'm blushing...
Really great to hear you ...Now I'm blushing...<br /><br />Really great to hear you are ahead of schedule. What is giving you the out performance? I also ended up well ahead of schedule. For me the big gains came from increasing earnings by more than I thought I could as well as a focus on quality of life leading to spending less. Investment returns actually ended up pretty much bang on the money. I planned on a RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-63892948826339309022018-06-17T11:45:49.753+01:002018-06-17T11:45:49.753+01:00It's a pleasure to have played a part - thank ...It's a pleasure to have played a part - thank you for saying. I've read your story with the kind of emotional involvement you might normally reserve for the hero in a novel - because I'm going through the same thing, albeit further behind in the curve. So for me, this is the happy ending. Though of course I'm looking forward to reading the sequel beyond the fairytale ending. <br /The Accumulatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-35687256104913023792018-06-17T10:28:48.696+01:002018-06-17T10:28:48.696+01:00I guess I should have know readers of this blog wo...I guess I should have know readers of this blog would want precision. <br /><br />One close friend, and two acquaintances have died in the last year. Chrishttp://christian-graham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-20611055161321196742018-06-16T20:56:35.843+01:002018-06-16T20:56:35.843+01:00Hi RIT, I was too tipsy after FI drinks last night...Hi RIT, I was too tipsy after FI drinks last night and with dodgy train mobile signal to say anything substantive. <br /><br />Congratulations! You've been an absolute inspiration for me on my FI journey. And it makes me so happy to see you make the big step in your own journey. <br /><br />If I had two bits of advice on the 'decompression' phase mentioned by a few posters above, it YoungFiGuyhttp://www.youngfiguy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-73354522552516941432018-06-16T20:22:41.345+01:002018-06-16T20:22:41.345+01:00@Dalamar and @dearieme
Absolutely want to get myse...@Dalamar and @dearieme<br />Absolutely want to get myself back to a very healthy level of fitness rather than just being reasonably healthy. Want to devote a lot more time to cycling, walking and swimming which should help improve fitness a lot while not wearing my body out. The location we've picked has been made with this as a criteria.<br /><br />We eat a lot of vegetarian currently but RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-79967156153759091752018-06-16T20:10:49.208+01:002018-06-16T20:10:49.208+01:00It would make a decent post but not sure if I'...It would make a decent post but not sure if I'm going to go there as it's more of a one off story rather than something that will bring value to the collective.RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-23709928431376144372018-06-16T20:07:35.369+01:002018-06-16T20:07:35.369+01:00"I would anticipate some degree of soul searc..."I would anticipate some degree of soul searching." I hope so. I've been using the left side of brain so much in recent years I sometimes wonder if the right side even exists. Looking forward to trying a few new things which some soul searching might encourage.RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-80324324384860496942018-06-16T20:00:15.016+01:002018-06-16T20:00:15.016+01:00healthy weight: for a long life it seems to be bes...healthy weight: for a long life it seems to be best to be "overweight" or even slightly "obese" by the criteria currently fashionable among medical men.<br /><br />"healthy diet": that almost certainly means ignoring much of the rubbish that has been government diet propaganda for decades now. Instead follow Jeeves - eat plenty of fish.<br /><br />Lots of sport: deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-34290261858225352472018-06-16T18:51:13.518+01:002018-06-16T18:51:13.518+01:00Now is the time to minimise the chance to run out ...Now is the time to minimise the chance to run out of life, healthy weight, healthy diet, lots of sport, no stress... some meditation...Dalamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262037701162440486noreply@blogger.com