Retirement T-13

[hrj]

This morning I confirmed that SSA officially has me approved for Medicare Part B. I emailed my Medicare Advantage contact at Kaiser to ask for an appointment to officially set that up. Since my retirement benefit is still pending (which is usually where the Part B payment comes from) I assume that I'll get a bill. The "pay your bill" function on the Medicare website is active, but I only theoretically know what the amount is. (And some online searching suggested that direct payment is normally done in 3-month lumps?) In any case, I'm completely confident that I'll have everything set up by April 30.

On the work front, I've put together a mailing list for my retirement celebration/contact email. I'll send that out Monday (celebration is next Wednesday). Closed out my "attaboy catalog points" by ordering something trivial and consumable. (I almost zeroed out my points to get the Lowe's gift card that paid for my new dishwasher.)

Other than my official "exit interview," everything else work-related happens on the last day. Retirement benefits still pending but not urgent. Rolling the 401K into an IRA can't happen until mid-May. So not much else to do at the moment.

Comments

[gurdymonkey]

Knowing how organized you are, I'm sure it's all on track.

I'm sure you're going to enjoy your retirement.

[life_of_glamour]

I’ve appreciated seeing the process. Good to hear it’s all on track!

[jreynoldsward]

Yes, direct payment is 3 month lumps. I went on Medicare at 65 and started Social Security at 66 1/2. Until I started SS I had to direct pay--then it was deducted from my Social Security payment on a monthly basis.