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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am unexpectedly retiring in a couple of weeks (thanks DOGE!). Husband (57) also RIF'd, but not eligible for retirement. I was initially VERY worried about our financial future, so hired a financial advisor. He really put my mind at ease that we are fine to actually retire. Our NW is ~2.5M, not including ~850K equity in our home and 529 accounts with more than enough to cover the rest of college for our three kids.

The hard thing is wrapping my head around 1) not saving anymore; and 2) not working. I am going to try it out, but my husband decided to take another job. We'll see how the next year plays out and probably re-evaluate.[/quote]

Uh oh. Que the weirdo who is going to tell you that you aren’t retiring. You’re a stay at home mom. 🙄

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I would love to know the difference between retiring and becoming a SAHP (or just not working if you don't have kids or independent kids)- serious question! In my parents' day, people were considered "retired" when they got pensions, health care, etc, but that largely doesn't exist anymore. [/quote]

The difference is that in the past most woman who stayed home with their kids — and, let’s face it, that was most women — were never considered “retired” even if they worked before having kids.  Now women don’t want to admit that they’re staying home with kids so they say they’re retired.  But they’re not.  [/quote]

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