Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
Right, so even less incentive to stick around for a retirement based on compounding interest, when I otherwise have a small pension in the bag. Furthermore, schedule is never truly yours until you retire in earnest, especially for a guy with less than 15 years of longevity.
I disagree with this. At the current time, you can be senior in a junior category and pick rather than bid your schedule. I am guessing the #1 FO on the 717 has a pretty sweet lifestyle right now. Just guessing, but if not, he is passing up more money for a similar lifestyle.
And if you can and do pull the plug in your mid 50s, good for you. I think that's awesome. There are lots of guys here that could have but didn't for whatever reason. This lifestyle doesn't suck regardless of what some social media sites say.