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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I retired 11-12 years ago as a Biglaw equity partner when I was in my early 50s.  (As an aside, I'm not quite Medicare eligible at this point, so I still participate in my firm's group plan which isn't cheap.  But my spouse just hit 65 so that helps.)

I don't have a minute's regret even as I read that the average PPP at my old firm have double since I left.  I also don't feel the need to fill up every waking moment of my time with activity.  There's no law that says you have to be busy all the time.

We travel.  I've spent maybe 3-4 months this year out of the country.  It's more than I have in the past, but COVID put a damper on things and we're not getting any younger so taking advantage.

We help out a lot, and I mean a lot, with the grandkids who are all local.  And when we're not helping we're just hanging.  We'll go to their games; text them and say let's have dinner, etc.  We also take in our grand dogs when their families travel.  We have two homes, one in the country with several acres and a pool so we putz around with that.

I walk every day.  I'm more than 30 pounds lighter than I was when I was working.

And, finally, we manage our portfolio.  I've learned a lot about financial planning, budgeting, optimizing tax benefits, etc.  Stuff I really didn't know about or focus on when I was working because I was too busy.  The funny thing is, with the frothy stock market over the last decade we actually make more now (unrealized, of course) on average than when I was working.

I can't even imagine still working.  I would have lost my mind.  Zero regrets.  Absolutely none.

[/quote] Being able to participate in your old firm’s insurance plan for so many years is rare.  Most people have COBRA which give them 18 months (3 years for specific things) [/quote]

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