Elio
Student Of The Blues
After 28 years of teaching for the Cal State University system, I thought I would probably teach another 2-3 years there before considering retiring. Yesterday (with classes beginning next week), I discovered that due to COVID related cutbacks, one of my classes was cancelled, dropping my load below the threshold needed to maintain my health insurance benefits.
My options were to either take a pay cut and pay my health insurance out of pocket, or to retire the same day with the ability to keep all my benefits into retirement and make more money than if I were working. Although filing my retirement paperwork was the furthest thing from my mind when I woke up yesterday morning, that is what I spent my afternoon doing. I still have my consulting business and my occasional teaching at another school to keep me busy, but yesterday turned out to be a surreal day!
My options were to either take a pay cut and pay my health insurance out of pocket, or to retire the same day with the ability to keep all my benefits into retirement and make more money than if I were working. Although filing my retirement paperwork was the furthest thing from my mind when I woke up yesterday morning, that is what I spent my afternoon doing. I still have my consulting business and my occasional teaching at another school to keep me busy, but yesterday turned out to be a surreal day!
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