So, today I was billed for my first two months of retiree medical benefits and set up automatic debit for that.

My final paycheck arrived by mail last week, six days after payday because AT&T cut off automatic deposit the day after I went off payroll.

As for what's left of my severance check? Give it 45 days, then another 15 for the USPS, then

Or, 55 years in the making.

Yes, I did my own toes today as part of a post "retirement" money saving drive that includes letting my hair go gray and fetching my own groceries instead of summoning Instacart.

( OMG naked feet here )

Unless you are part of a doomsday cult, of course, is that you should have X number of months' salary in the bank for emergencies that do not involve party clothes or booze ( Read more... )

So, I'm in the position of telling my mother "supportiveness: you're doing it wrong."

That's gonna be fun.

You may all congratulate me on my early, unexpected retirement from All Your Phones Are Belong to Us.

My emotions, they are mixed.