In retrospect, I think our move into the next phase of our lives happened too fast but perhaps that was for the best. Since we had already made a lot of preliminary decisions, all else really ended up being the devil in the details.
What we did right....nearly two years before we worked with Legacy Wealth Management in Memphis to do our retirement planning, with the view that Bill would retire from his corporate job at age 60 to 62. All our financial ducks were in order so all it took was a call to our account manager to start withdrawals within 2 weeks.
What we did wrong....not enough flexibility about the short term and not enough reality about how much of a change this would be, how physically draining it was, and how long it would take to find/build a permanent residence.
Major life transitioins become harder as we change, but unavoidable all the same unfortunately. With the hindsight of 2 years, I can say that although our lives were topsy turvy for nearly a year, we made the transition successfully in the end and that is all that counts. Resilience is essential as we age and it's what keeps us young in spirit if not in years!
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