A while back I mentioned in another thread I was given a termination date for my work. Since then my employer offered a pretty generous voluntary buyout package company wide to us "old" people and I was able to "upgrade" to that. Friday was my last day and for the first time in almost 40 years I am unemployed.
I'd like to say thanks to the folks here - staying mindful on finances over the past few years has put me in a much better position for this. I'm still a few years shy of being able to retire, but even if the future goes badly employment-wise, I have the means to get by. Anything I make going forward will just improve that situation.
I'll have severance checks coming through next May, health insurance at my current rates until the end of 2018, with the ability to extend that at a higher cost until I'm 65 if needed. Plus some additional monies coming from the buyout. So I'm going to be taking the summer off and tightening up my skill set before looking for employment in the fall. I'm hoping I can get a good overlap of severance and employment checks, it would help setting aside more money for retirement.
If anyone has advice or recommendations it would be highly appreciated.