Retirement
 

TGIF! Sitting in my office and listening to the Muppet's Christmas album:). Today is the last day of the fall semester. Then I have finals to give and grade on Monday and Tuesday. I officially submitted my notarized application for retirement at the end of Spring semester this morning.

Congratulations, Barb!:hug: I hope the rest of this semester and next semester goes well for you.:hug:

I am so jealous! I thought I could retire in 5 years. Than I looked into it and found out I have to work 8 more years before I can retire. I started working when I was 15. I have worked too long. I am sitting at my desk today trying to motivate myself to do my work with no success. I envy you.

Barb!!!! I bet it can't get here fast enough..:):hug:

I am taking an early retirement and with early retirement comes a penalty. I am turning 55 in a few weeks. But I have been teaching college students for 29 years, including three years when I was in grad school. I am ready to graduate!:D

Good for you! I pray that I am smart enough to retire while I am still feeling decent. :hug:

They (the government) needs to stop. It is not as if you have hit retirement age and only worked 2 years. You've been teaching for 29 years and you deserve a break. By the time I hit 55 I'll have worked 30+years and still not be elgible for full retirement. In the military you only need to be in 20 years and then retire. I have a brother that never saw a day of combat or anything close to it except war games and he retired at 38.

You should not face a penalty or anyone who has put in the years. What happened to the days when you worked 25 or 30 years and was elgible to retire penalty free?

Barb, congrats, but I am NOT going to tell DH...he will be way jealous;)

Barb
I hope you love it!!!!! My SIL retired and loved it, but then BIL (her DH) retired! 8-D