Quote from: Fisherman X on August 28, 2024, 11:40:06 AM

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<snipped> But been thinking of going back full time working again…. So is SSA  different in these calculations? Next July 65…

 Definitely dig around on the SSA site to determine your particular case.

Thanks so much…….definitely great info!!! I’m gonna pull my silly ass out of retirement and rock on!!! Will limit my OTW time but daddy needs a new truck  thanks again

Quote from: nudling on August 27, 2024, 10:20:49 AM

Congrats on your first retirement.

I work at a company where retirement is the norm if you wanted to stay and not like the typical bay area companies where you're usually 'aged' out. Same company as Rey, lapulapu - just don't name it.  I've seen some come back as contractors and it usually works out because they have schedule flexibility (up to them how much time - could be 10-20 hours/week or flexed to more depending on the work load) and the expectations are not the same as when they were FT (works in your favor - if you're the SME, you could do the work in your sleep and cruise). I've also seen a person come back pre-pandemic and it seemed like it wasn't a social fit, where she was just coming in for the work without much interaction and she decided that it wasn't for her.

Are you going back to the same group where you need a small ramp up time to catch up on what you missed in the 2.5 years or are you starting in a new group and would need to get up to speed? The latter might be more difficult because you would need to put in extra effort to get up to speed. Also, is the work remote? And how difficult are your coworkers - or is the team well balanced and fun to work with?

As for SS, it depends on how long you plan on working again and you have up until the end of the year to decide. If it's long term, I'd pay it back assuming that it will allow you to push back on the age that you actually retired. Motivators are important to get back into the grind, so set up goals that you can remind yourself of on those difficult days (e.g. converting retirement funds to roth, etc).

I am going back to equipment support group so only need minimal "refresh".  Will try to negotiate on flexible work days/hours. Phone interviews and presentation went well so far.

Quote from: Eddie on August 19, 2024, 09:58:28 PM

It has only been two days and my wife knows our home is forever changed. 

Don't be so sure. One of my kids is a staff pharmacist and the other just graduated from college with a degree in EE, and they are both now living at home. The cost of housing is so outrageous, I suspect that at least one of them will be living in this house longer than my wife and I.

In any case, congratulations!

Thanks for sharing your family event and congrats Jason on his accomplishment.