I officially retired from my primary job May 2013. Was forced into early retirement. That was all good but I didn't properly account for the incredible cost of family health care that was no longer subsidized by my employer. It was taking 40% of my retirement income to pay for healthcare. So I immediately had to ramp up my repair business at my home to fill in the income. The school that retired me had a no re-employment period of 3 years so I had to stay away. Fast forward 9-10 years, things have improved quite a bit. Have Medicare now, was able to close my shop in June 2022, my school re-employed me a number of years ago part time. Finally, it's all working out pretty good. I probably work 20-25 hours a week now, down from 60+ the previous 30 years. It feels great.
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