@AResilientLife Nice! Originally from Louisiana...but loving Arizona and retirement. I just recently found your channel and I subscribed. Nice work! I spent 35 years in the TV news industry as an anchor/reporter! Take care and best wishes
Sleeping late, stay up late. Go places whenever. After I retired, I took 3 months of vacation to Germany and 3 months of vacation to the Philippines. It was the longest vacation after I retired from USAF. Freedom is wonderful.
Great content. I don’t worry about the weather …every day is Saturday and everyday is FREEEEEEEE. I retired this year at 59, and I had a hard time doing nothing. Now, 8 months later I have no problem doing nothing. I exercise everyday whenever I get around to it. Your health is your wealth!
Ronnie I have watched a few of your videos now…after a long and tortuous year or so of trying to decide to pull the trigger on retirement…today I gave my employer a 90 day notice. He appreciated the way I handled the notice and the amount of notice. Your videos the last couple days lightened my spirit and helped me realize what a lot of retirement videos fail to do…your videos talk about the JOY of retirement…well I still have 90 days but I am feeling lighter and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel where the JOY lands!! Thank you!
I’m 53 and soooo looking forward to this. #10 spoke to me. I absolutely hate that I have to feel rushed doing absolutely everything that I want to get done so that any enjoyment is sapped away.
Wow Ronnie so excited that I stumbled on to your channel! Thanks for sharing your gift 🎁 to serve us with practical knowledge for retirement! You’re making a difference I’m a recipient. I’ve been really apprehensive about taking the step to retire. Mainly because I’ve been a workaholic always fearing I will never be secure enough? I’ll be 66 in August. I’m going out in July ready or not. I’m debt free, will have a small pension, will draw 2,800 in SS. It’s time to find a life apart from work. You convinced me to finally find the confidence in living a new life that I can be passionate about and get paid to do so! Thanks Ronnie appreciate you! God Bless Larry and Marian ❤
Talk about hitting the nail on the head. Absolutely agree. For me it also means I dont have to wear socks or pants anymore. Being dressed comfortably instead of dressing for work is so enjoyable.
Ronnie, you have nailed the topic . I am like you . Some of my friends asked me which was the happiest day of your life ?? . Without thinking I told them it was the day when I got retired. It's almost five years I have retired. Purely enjoying life the way I want it . Thanks for sharing .
Thank you Ronnie.... You and a few other Real Retired You Tubers sharing your Real experience is so worth its weight in gold. All the others "you will never retire" or "you need a billion dollars " lol to retire vids really gets to the real working folks. Thank you for all you do I so love your channel 🙂. And YES, I know that feeling lol . Thank you!
You and I feel the exact same way . I relate to everything you say. The people who say your too young (55) to retire are nuts . I absolutely love it and cannot tell you how much you and I agree on !!
Very good video. Thank you. I’ll just add one thing. I recently turned 70, and I’m not retired, but I cut back to part-time, 2 or 3 days per week. I hope to do this for maybe four years. It’s not just the extra income, it’s also having a bit of structure to the week, and gradually sliding into full retirement rather than jolting from full-time work to no-time work. Some people would do better to gradually phase out work rather making the full transition at one time.
Ronnie - your carefree laugh is encouraging and intoxicating. Appreciate your Positive content as opposed to the onslaught of negative, panicking- your gonna run out of money retirement channel horror stories. Thanks.
I love seeing my military retirement check and social security check show up while i do nothing. I love being able to do things on a week day, with no crowds.
I am an RN and have worked shifts that start at 430 a.m. and end at 6:00p.m. for the last 40 years. I am 61. I can now cut back to 2 days a month at my job. 17 years ago we went through Dave Ramsey "Financial Peace University". Greatest thing me and my husband ever did. My husband has always been very frugal, not me until Dave showed and taught me how to be. Since 2008 We have been debt free and saving. I wanted you to know how much your videos have guided me since I found them. I became somewhat of a spender again, even with me cutting back to only 2 days a month. Sometimes it would put us in a bind. You have definitely humbled me into not spending impulsively any longer and not discussing our retirement plans with others. Thank you so much for your wisdom. God sends you people when you don't even expect it to teach us. I appreciate all you say and always look forward to new videos from you to help us on this wonderful journey of retirement. My husband who is 59 is slowing down next year. So excited!!!! Thank you again.
Thank you for such kind words! It sounds like you & your husband are on a very similar journey as me & my wife. We're debt free also. And Dave Ramsey's snowball method really works in paying off debt. As a RN who's worked that long, you deserve the break & rest that's coming to you. Thanks again for posting!
I am 52 now and you just spoke of my heart! I am looking forward for my golden days coming early. Living here in Mumbai, India, still see the things are quite common across the world. The freedom which we loose just after the school days, take a long journey to get them back....and this journey of life, only to realise, how bunkum it was to lend it to somebody else. Thanks for your inspirational videos and great insights. I am too eagerly waiting for my last few months for the golden days, make sculptures, play violin, read books, write essays and live life in harmony with nature under the foothills of Himalayas where I am constructing my small cottage.
This is the single best description of the true, deep benefits of retirement that I've ever seen (and I've been in the FIRE community for a while, so I've seen a lot). Thank you for sharing this, I'm now newly re-motivated to keep working towards the goal of an earlier retirement than I might otherwise have.
As I get a bit closer to "pulling the trigger," I'm glad I found your videos. Less than two months ago, I decided that my retirement date will be May 2025. I'll turn 65 in December 2024. I enjoy your attitude and smiles about your joy in retirement. I liked #1 as it sounded a bit like Dr. Seuss 🙂 Stay positive and enjoy yourself and I'm 179 days and a wakeup!
Ronnie, it is such a joy to see how happy you are being retired! I look forward to when the day comes for me to experience the same thing. I am 56 now.
I have just about 2 months to go before I'm retired and am "out from school"!!! I made a list of things I will not miss from work, and I made a list of things I want to do. :)
This was an excellent motivational video. Thank you! I will listen to this one periodically as I close in on the big R day. Oh man I miss those summer school vacations. They were so much fun! Back then we had 3 months off.
Ronnie, I feel as happy in retirement as you are!! It’s absolutely better than I even dreamed it would be. I am busy in a good way as I’m able to devote time to my health and fitness. And take each day at my own pace. It’s so fantastic to not have the stresses of working life. Thanks for the wonderful video!
Everything you say is spot on im 11months in and i feel like i just got out of a 40 yr prison sentence. ,, i had 10 bosses so that means 20 hands have let go of. my basket. Balls
Hello Ron, I get what you're saying, but work life for single or divorced people with no kids is very different and much more free and flexible tban when married from our 20's. Our weekends and evenings are mini vacations every week. What you and others are experiencing in retirement I have experienced all my life. And because I happen to enjoy my work as an engineer so it has always contributed to my personal growth. Every life is different.
Hi my name is ricky and i retired two years ago i worked over 25 years in California so i moved to my own country bolivia i enjoy every day .. I dont do anything.. all day i put up a lot down there .. I paid my dudes ... Greeting from la paz bolivia I get my chech every single month... More than enoufh..
Retirement freedom really does sound like a childhood summer break on repeat! Love how Ronnie explains the perks. Makes me think about diversifying for the future too-I've been checking out My Digital Money lately. Anyone else here using crypto for their retirement nest egg? Curious to hear experiences!
First time viewer and subscriber. Just seeing you chuckle after each point… That’s great!!! I’m retiring in 6 weeks from yesterday after 37 years of no winter time off (Manage a large highway department in Chicago so a lot of snow plowing). Thank you for this video and look forward to this channel.
Ronnie thanks it seems like a distant dream buddy but in two years I’ll be there I’ll still be a consultant 1 day a week on my terms at the saw mill for insurance purposes till I reach 65 at twice the pay of course and on my terms time wise no long hours and no mouthy supervisors either lol just doing this as I want when I want !
Yes! That sounds like a perfect plan. My father did the same thing after he retired. They hired him back as a consultant for 2x-3x the rate of pay... but he didn't have all the headache. Congrats on your retriement too!
I retired 28 months ago. Now I do what I want when I want and do NOT have to deal with employee BS. The main reason I retired was exactly that: employee BS. They are all still having to work too: God has a heck of a sense of humor.
I wish to retire early but I still doubt with my this decision. I'm afraid I might regret with my this decision later. I'm still considering day to day.
I was emotionally ready at 60, but health insurance costs were too high, so I held on until 65 when I became eligible for Medicare. I fully retired at that time.
I love that you give such a positive outlook on retirement! Instead of scaring people away from retirement! I am 56, my husband is 66. He is already retired and I am really hoping I can retire early to enjoy a few years with him before his health starts to go. I think so many people fret over retirement and like you say you don't have to be filthy rich to retire comfortably.
Just out of curiosity as a fellow retiree, what would you consider to be the downsides of retirement? I think your answer would be of prospective benefit to pending retirees.
@@AResilientLife Although I truly respect as well as accept your one-liner response to the potential downsides to retiring, I thought you would perhaps use your platform to some extent to give a clear view to both sides of the story about retiring. Specifically, This would likely entail possible issues centered around unforeseen financial obstacles or shortfalls, family related disruptions, or possibly other matters you may have uniquely experienced that could initiate discussions that behooves others. Nonetheless, thanks for your response.
@@ronaldcambridge3126 Yes, I might could do this. However, almost all retirement channels on UA-cam focus on the downsides: financial challenges, mental challenges, phychological challenges, boredom, depression, regrets, mistakes, and so forth. So there's plenty of that kind of information available. Therefore, my optimistic message of the postive aspects of retirement is filling a niche which people are finding to be very encouraging. In the past (in some of my older videos) I've already done multiple talks on the downsides of retirement, such as: health regrets, retirement regrets, dangers of debt, lifestyle adjustments in retirement, fewer friends in retiement, the challenge of health insurance, etc. I even experienced a health scare this past summer, something which I have also talked about. Moving forward, I will revisit some of these topics again, but I don't want to focus too much on the negative or be a fear-monger. Retirement (for me) has been so enjoyable that all the positives greatly outweigh the negatives. Thanks for commenting and for your insights.
Glad you're happy with retirement but I've never been more unhappy I'm isolated, single and don't have a private pension or savings. People I thought were friends are not. No family either. Sorry to be a downer but your smugness (I don't mean to be rude) is sickening to me in my depression Good for you - hope you continue to be so content - genuinely x
Sounds like you may need some help my friend. You should absolutely be enjoying your retirement. Please see a mental health professional and turn your life around...it is very possible. But you have to want to do it. Good luck!
Janet I am so sorry that you find happiness sickening. God can change all that unhappiness into Joy. Do you know HIM? If not I would say get involved in a local bible based church and get to know HIM. HE can change any situation. I will pray for you.
You and I feel the exact same way . I relate to everything you say. The people who say your too young (55) to retire are nuts . I absolutely love it and cannot tell you how much you and I agree on !!
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@@AResilientLife Ronnie, where are you guys? I'm in AZ
@@Retiredjournalist88 North Florida.
@AResilientLife Nice! Originally from Louisiana...but loving Arizona and retirement. I just recently found your channel and I subscribed. Nice work!
I spent 35 years in the TV news industry as an anchor/reporter!
Take care and best wishes
Amen brother! I was very blessed to retire early at 55...now 61 and it's beautiful!!!
I vouch for everything you just said.
Blessings ya'll ! 🙏
Sleeping late, stay up late. Go places whenever. After I retired, I took 3 months of vacation to Germany and 3 months of vacation to the Philippines. It was the longest vacation after I retired from USAF. Freedom is wonderful.
Great content. I don’t worry about the weather …every day is Saturday and everyday is FREEEEEEEE. I retired this year at 59, and I had a hard time doing nothing. Now, 8 months later I have no problem doing nothing. I exercise everyday whenever I get around to it. Your health is your wealth!
I’m retiring in 3months, your videos are inspiring.
Thank you!
Ronnie I have watched a few of your videos now…after a long and tortuous year or so of trying to decide to pull the trigger on retirement…today I gave my employer a 90 day notice. He appreciated the way I handled the notice and the amount of notice. Your videos the last couple days lightened my spirit and helped me realize what a lot of retirement videos fail to do…your videos talk about the JOY of retirement…well I still have 90 days but I am feeling lighter and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel where the JOY lands!! Thank you!
Congrats! You're going to love it. And thankyou for the compliment. It's encouraging to me.
Every day I wake up I scream out. " YEA BABY ITS NOT A DREAM IM REALLY AM RETIRED "I'm out of prison!!!!!
Yes!
Not having to deal with sleep depravation = #1 goal. Can't wait!
Ronnie I loose stress just listening to you talking
about retirement
Great video. I retired last December and I can’t believe I’m really living this wonderful life. Everything you said is true!
Loved everything except the comment about getting paid for not doing anything. You did Everything at work for this paycheck. You earned these checks!
I’m 53 and soooo looking forward to this. #10 spoke to me. I absolutely hate that I have to feel rushed doing absolutely everything that I want to get done so that any enjoyment is sapped away.
Wow Ronnie so excited that I stumbled on to your channel! Thanks for sharing your gift 🎁 to serve us with practical knowledge for retirement! You’re making a difference I’m a recipient. I’ve been really apprehensive about taking the step to retire. Mainly because I’ve been a workaholic always fearing I will never be secure enough? I’ll be 66 in August. I’m going out in July ready or not. I’m debt free, will have a small pension, will draw 2,800 in SS. It’s time to find a life apart from work. You convinced me to finally find the confidence in living a new life that I can be passionate about and get paid to do so! Thanks Ronnie appreciate you! God Bless Larry and Marian ❤
Debt free, pension, & Social Security? Congrats! You're headed for easy street. Enjoy the next chapter of your life!
Thanks I’m very grateful indeed 🎉
Talk about hitting the nail on the head. Absolutely agree. For me it also means I dont have to wear socks or pants anymore. Being dressed comfortably instead of dressing for work is so enjoyable.
Ronnie, you have nailed the topic . I am like you . Some of my friends asked me which was the happiest day of your life ?? . Without thinking I told them it was the day when I got retired. It's almost five years I have retired. Purely enjoying life the way I want it . Thanks for sharing .
I'm 3 1/2 years away from retirement. I'm so looking forward to it. You're videos are making me look forward to it even more. Thank you.
yes i can understand when lack of sleep catches up with you
Thank you Ronnie.... You and a few other Real Retired You Tubers sharing your Real experience is so worth its weight in gold. All the others "you will never retire" or "you need a billion dollars " lol to retire vids really gets to the real working folks. Thank you for all you do I so love your channel 🙂. And YES, I know that feeling lol . Thank you!
Thank you!
You and I feel the exact same way . I relate to everything you say. The people who say your too young (55) to retire are nuts . I absolutely love it and cannot tell you how much you and I agree on !!
Very good video. Thank you. I’ll just add one thing. I recently turned 70, and I’m not retired, but I cut back to part-time, 2 or 3 days per week. I hope to do this for maybe four years. It’s not just the extra income, it’s also having a bit of structure to the week, and gradually sliding into full retirement rather than jolting from full-time work to no-time work. Some people would do better to gradually phase out work rather making the full transition at one time.
Well said & a very good plan. Thanks for commenting.
Ronnie - your carefree laugh is encouraging and intoxicating.
Appreciate your Positive content as opposed to the onslaught of negative, panicking- your gonna run out of money retirement channel horror stories.
Thanks.
Agree!
I love seeing my military retirement check and social security check show up while i do nothing. I love being able to do things on a week day, with no crowds.
I am an RN and have worked shifts that start at 430 a.m. and end at 6:00p.m. for the last 40 years. I am 61. I can now cut back to 2 days a month at my job. 17 years ago we went through Dave Ramsey "Financial Peace University". Greatest thing me and my husband ever did. My husband has always been very frugal, not me until Dave showed and taught me how to be. Since 2008 We have been debt free and saving. I wanted you to know how much your videos have guided me since I found them. I became somewhat of a spender again, even with me cutting back to only 2 days a month. Sometimes it would put us in a bind. You have definitely humbled me into not spending impulsively any longer and not discussing our retirement plans with others. Thank you so much for your wisdom. God sends you people when you don't even expect it to teach us. I appreciate all you say and always look forward to new videos from you to help us on this wonderful journey of retirement. My husband who is 59 is slowing down next year. So excited!!!! Thank you again.
Thank you for such kind words! It sounds like you & your husband are on a very similar journey as me & my wife. We're debt free also. And Dave Ramsey's snowball method really works in paying off debt. As a RN who's worked that long, you deserve the break & rest that's coming to you. Thanks again for posting!
Old soul here. Lack of sleep, traffic in the rain and hurry sickness are not fun. You speak wise words. I am ready to retire in mid 40s.
This is so great thank u
I am 52 now and you just spoke of my heart! I am looking forward for my golden days coming early. Living here in Mumbai, India, still see the things are quite common across the world. The freedom which we loose just after the school days, take a long journey to get them back....and this journey of life, only to realise, how bunkum it was to lend it to somebody else. Thanks for your inspirational videos and great insights. I am too eagerly waiting for my last few months for the golden days, make sculptures, play violin, read books, write essays and live life in harmony with nature under the foothills of Himalayas where I am constructing my small cottage.
Great talk thanks Ronnie. 5am no longer exists on my clock👍🏻
Wonderful!! I am soooo looking forward to those days. Enjoy!!
Thanks Ronnie, I am on the verge of retirement but not sure I should, this video helps.
This is the single best description of the true, deep benefits of retirement that I've ever seen (and I've been in the FIRE community for a while, so I've seen a lot). Thank you for sharing this, I'm now newly re-motivated to keep working towards the goal of an earlier retirement than I might otherwise have.
Thank you for the kind words.
Thank you for encouraging me. I am planning to retire in a year
I feel you Ron! I've been retired for 8 years, I have ample passive income and my social security check feels like "found money" 😂 Great video !!!
As I get a bit closer to "pulling the trigger," I'm glad I found your videos. Less than two months ago, I decided that my retirement date will be May 2025. I'll turn 65 in December 2024. I enjoy your attitude and smiles about your joy in retirement. I liked #1 as it sounded a bit like Dr. Seuss 🙂 Stay positive and enjoy yourself and I'm 179 days and a wakeup!
Congrats!
Fantastic insight....very good speaker....i enjoy the ideas your video's inspire...thanks
You spoke nice word love iam retired to and I am enjoying I feel wonderful no more get up early in morning thank God thanks for sharing .
Ronnie, it is such a joy to see how happy you are being retired! I look forward to when the day comes for me to experience the same thing. I am 56 now.
Hi Ronnie. You give me the motivation to keep working towards retirement. It seems magical. Thank you
I have just about 2 months to go before I'm retired and am "out from school"!!! I made a list of things I will not miss from work, and I made a list of things I want to do. :)
Great video, really enjoyed it. My wife and I retired just over a year ago and I agree with everything you say. Life’s great. 👍
yes so much amazing freedom
This was an excellent motivational video. Thank you! I will listen to this one periodically as I close in on the big R day. Oh man I miss those summer school vacations. They were so much fun! Back then we had 3 months off.
Awesome video Ronnie!
Ronnie, I feel as happy in retirement as you are!! It’s absolutely better than I even dreamed it would be. I am busy in a good way as I’m able to devote time to my health and fitness. And take each day at my own pace. It’s so fantastic to not have the stresses of working life. Thanks for the wonderful video!
Thank you!
Everything you say is spot on im 11months in and i feel like i just got out of a 40 yr prison sentence. ,, i had 10 bosses so that means 20 hands have let go of. my basket. Balls
Ha!
Hello Ron, I get what you're saying, but work life for single or divorced people with no kids is very different and much more free and flexible tban when married from our 20's. Our weekends and evenings are mini vacations every week. What you and others are experiencing in retirement I have experienced all my life. And because I happen to enjoy my work as an engineer so it has always contributed to my personal growth. Every life is different.
Yup, you nailed it 👍
That’s right… l feel like a kid again!
Excellent!
Hi my name is ricky and i retired two years ago i worked over 25 years in California so i moved to my own country bolivia i enjoy every day ..
I dont do anything.. all day i put up a lot down there ..
I paid my dudes ...
Greeting from la paz bolivia
I get my chech every single month...
More than enoufh..
Retirement freedom really does sound like a childhood summer break on repeat! Love how Ronnie explains the perks. Makes me think about diversifying for the future too-I've been checking out My Digital Money lately. Anyone else here using crypto for their retirement nest egg? Curious to hear experiences!
First time viewer and subscriber. Just seeing you chuckle after each point… That’s great!!! I’m retiring in 6 weeks from yesterday after 37 years of no winter time off (Manage a large highway department in Chicago so a lot of snow plowing). Thank you for this video and look forward to this channel.
Congrats on your retirement. Thanks for subscribing too.
Ronnie thanks it seems like a distant dream buddy but in two years I’ll be there I’ll still be a consultant 1 day a week on my terms at the saw mill for insurance purposes till I reach 65 at twice the pay of course and on my terms time wise no long hours and no mouthy supervisors either lol just doing this as I want when I want !
Yes! That sounds like a perfect plan. My father did the same thing after he retired. They hired him back as a consultant for 2x-3x the rate of pay... but he didn't have all the headache. Congrats on your retriement too!
@ thanks Ronnie I thought the same thin gyour videos are in spireing
63 years old. Gave notice back in July. 2 months to go....
Congrats!
Still trying to figure out how to retire from housework :-). Happily retired here. Good thoughts.
I retired 28 months ago. Now I do what I want when I want and do NOT have to deal with employee BS. The main reason I retired was exactly that: employee BS. They are all still having to work too: God has a heck of a sense of humor.
I wish to retire early but I still doubt with my this decision.
I'm afraid I might regret with my this decision later.
I'm still considering day to day.
First time viewing you made me appreciate
I love his laughs, priceless xd
how old were you when you started your retirement?
I was emotionally ready at 60, but health insurance costs were too high, so I held on until 65 when I became eligible for Medicare. I fully retired at that time.
O.k. Can you play us a song on the piano now? 😃
No, but my wife can. I play guitar.
I love that you give such a positive outlook on retirement! Instead of scaring people away from retirement! I am 56, my husband is 66. He is already retired and I am really hoping I can retire early to enjoy a few years with him before his health starts to go. I think so many people fret over retirement and like you say you don't have to be filthy rich to retire comfortably.
Thank you!
Hi in your locality how much money monthly is comfortable for simple living? In my place its at least $3000 with a fully paid house & car.
Just out of curiosity as a fellow retiree, what would you consider to be the downsides of retirement? I think your answer would be of prospective benefit to pending retirees.
My only regret (downside) is that I didn't do it sooner.
@@AResilientLife Although I truly respect as well as accept your one-liner response to the potential downsides to retiring, I thought you would perhaps use your platform to some extent to give a clear view to both sides of the story about retiring. Specifically, This would likely entail possible issues centered around unforeseen financial obstacles or shortfalls, family related disruptions, or possibly other matters you may have uniquely experienced that could initiate discussions that behooves others. Nonetheless, thanks for your response.
@@AResilientLife as a new viewer could you state the age you were when you retired. Thank you
@@suekurtz1024 I went to part-time work at 62 to keep my health insurance. Then I fully retired at 65 when I became eligible for Medicare.
@@ronaldcambridge3126 Yes, I might could do this. However, almost all retirement channels on UA-cam focus on the downsides: financial challenges, mental challenges, phychological challenges, boredom, depression, regrets, mistakes, and so forth. So there's plenty of that kind of information available. Therefore, my optimistic message of the postive aspects of retirement is filling a niche which people are finding to be very encouraging. In the past (in some of my older videos) I've already done multiple talks on the downsides of retirement, such as: health regrets, retirement regrets, dangers of debt, lifestyle adjustments in retirement, fewer friends in retiement, the challenge of health insurance, etc. I even experienced a health scare this past summer, something which I have also talked about. Moving forward, I will revisit some of these topics again, but I don't want to focus too much on the negative or be a fear-monger. Retirement (for me) has been so enjoyable that all the positives greatly outweigh the negatives. Thanks for commenting and for your insights.
Glad you're happy with retirement but I've never been more unhappy
I'm isolated, single and don't have a private pension or savings. People I thought were friends are not. No family either. Sorry to be a downer but your smugness (I don't mean to be rude) is sickening to me in my depression
Good for you - hope you continue to be so content - genuinely x
Sounds like you may need some help my friend. You should absolutely be enjoying your retirement. Please see a mental health professional and turn your life around...it is very possible. But you have to want to do it. Good luck!
Janet I am so sorry that you find happiness sickening. God can change all that unhappiness into Joy. Do you know HIM? If not I would say get involved in a local bible based church and get to know HIM. HE can change any situation. I will pray for you.
You and I feel the exact same way . I relate to everything you say. The people who say your too young (55) to retire are nuts . I absolutely love it and cannot tell you how much you and I agree on !!