Hi all, I'm working towards slowing the pace of my life when I turn 40. I'm currently a 34 year old government employee living just outside of Baltimore, MD and I have about 210k saved between my TSP and a Roth IRA. I know this will not be enough for me to live off of (or even easily access) so I'm interested in pursuing part time employment rather than fully "retiring" at 40. My husband is a bit older than me at 46 years old and is about to retire from the military next year. His pension is sizeable and much appreciated however over half of it will go to child support for the next 13 years unless we can do something to change that. I will write another post asking for help on this. It's a long story.
My husband is not exactly a believer in the FIRE movement so I know the odds are not in my favor at the moment but I'm hoping that more exposure to this will help convince him that it is possible. We live below our means currently so that's a step in the right direction and I know we are very lucky to have access to great inexpensive health insurance and a pension that increases with inflation every year. We have a lot going our way, I'm just trying to get him to see it.
My husband is not exactly a believer in the FIRE movement so I know the odds are not in my favor at the moment but I'm hoping that more exposure to this will help convince him that it is possible. We live below our means currently so that's a step in the right direction and I know we are very lucky to have access to great inexpensive health insurance and a pension that increases with inflation every year. We have a lot going our way, I'm just trying to get him to see it.