I'm 2 years away from being able to phase retirement. Things have gotten bad at work and there will be layoffs by November 1, I will know if I'm impacted. I have no control over if this will happen or not. I believe if it does happen, it won't be the worst thing. I know that there are other folks who are really impacted. It helps that while I enjoy my job, it's not my identity. I have also been through a layoff and came out better than I expected. This could be true here too if it comes to pass. I also work extra during the summer and the second half of my wages were not paid. There will be a lump sum to me hopefully on the next paycheck if everything goes right. Sadly, I expect it will be highly taxed but oh well, this too will resolve itself eventually. 

Summer is over and life just continues to move a long.