21 years ago my employer decided that the position I held was no longer needed and offered very attractive redundancy packages to employees who "volunteered" to separate. I mentioned this to our accountant who commented that he had read a report "That for each year below 65 years that you retire you add 2 years to your life span"
A couple of calculations that showed the redundancy monies would earn more than the difference in super that early retirement would cost sealed the deal!!
Congratulations Trev - welcome to the club - enjoy the freedom or not having to worry about what the employer or client might want.
Good luck
Cheers