If i cut back a bit on spending i could retire now. My job can be super frustrating, but I like my coworkers and my i have some very fun days. I’m not quite ready to give that up. Summers and holiday breaks give me a taste of retirement and I’m often ready to see my coworkers and students in August.
ETA- one of my coworkers tried to hold out for two years after she was eligible for retirement. She had a stroke which completely killed the ‘buy a boat and sail around’ plans that she and her husband had spend years saving for. That scares me.
That’s why you have to grab them off the carts in the hallway.