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07-27-2018, 07:03 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Laveen
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Pulled the trigger today
Hi All
Been lurking on this site for years trying to learn all I could about FIRE.Today I sign my letter of intent to retire! Have about 20 actual working days left.Sunday will be my 59th birthday.I'am soooo looking forward to all the things I have planned to do.While money management was the primary goal of reading all the posts here, I've learned a very important rule.
Money is nothing more than a tool used to accomplish a task.Don't fall in love with it,dont get hung up by it.Use it like a wrench to get to the path you need to be on
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07-27-2018, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: PNW
Posts: 81
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Originally Posted by mtheulen
Money is nothing more than a tool used to accomplish a task.Don't fall in love with it,dont get hung up by it.Use it like a wrench to get to the path you need to be on
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Those are wise words my friend. Congratulations on retirement!
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07-27-2018, 07:24 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,232
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Congrats on joining the FIRE crowd. Great birthday present.
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TGIM
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07-27-2018, 07:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Limerick
Posts: 5,638
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Congratulations and a very good perspective on money! Enjoy the ride!
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07-27-2018, 08:54 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Hog Mountian
Posts: 2,077
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Congrats and welcome to the Free Zone!!
Agree $$ view - well said.
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W. Rogers
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07-27-2018, 09:32 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Congratulations, mtheulen! Celebrate by adding your name to the Class of 2018!
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"One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute." William Feather
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ER'd Oct. 2010 at 53. Life is good.
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07-27-2018, 10:14 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Acworth
Posts: 1,214
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Congrats!
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07-27-2018, 10:34 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,474
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Wow, congratulations!!!
Twenty more days and then the best part of life begins. Or many of us feel that way about life after we retire.
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Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.
Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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07-27-2018, 10:41 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: northern Michigan
Posts: 2,213
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mtheulen
Money is nothing more than a tool used to accomplish a task.Don't fall in love with it,dont get hung up by it.Use it like a wrench to get to the path you need to be on
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Well said. And once you are retired (with the money situation basically taken care of), taking care of your health should be the #1 priority, at least in my view (while you have fun along the way, of course). I pretty much consider that to be my "job" now.
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07-27-2018, 11:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 336
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Congratulations and happy birthday!
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“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” - Hugh Laurie
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07-27-2018, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 336
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RAE
Well said. And once you are retired (with the money situation basically taken care of), taking care of your health should be the #1 priority, at least in my view (while you have fun along the way, of course). I pretty much consider that to be my "job" now.
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I agree, this is a great point. The main reason to ER is to have a long retirement Plus we want to be as healthy as possible to thoroughly enjoy our retirement.
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“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” - Hugh Laurie
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07-27-2018, 11:26 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 8,968
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Good for you! I gave myself the same birthday present for my 59th -
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07-27-2018, 12:35 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,862
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Congrats to you! I am 34 calendar days away -just 5 more Mondays. Ain't it great?
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07-27-2018, 12:38 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,534
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Congrats!
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07-27-2018, 01:09 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 91
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Happy birthday, and congrats. What a great way to celebrate your birthday! For me, first thirty days just felt like a long vacation...may take awhile for it feel real
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07-27-2018, 01:12 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: in transit
Posts: 318
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Congrats!. Ive been ER for 7 months and it has taken that long to "get in the groove". It gets better by the day! Don't miss working a bit. I look forward to hearing your story. This forum will be a big help.
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07-27-2018, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 145
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Wishing you a wonderful transition into the next phase of life.
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07-27-2018, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 127
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Welcome and congrats on your upcoming retirement [emoji106]
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07-27-2018, 08:24 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,354
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Congratulations, retirement is the best job you will never have.
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You can't spend yourself to prosperity.
Semi-Retired 7/1/16: working part-time (60%) for now [4/24/17 changed to 80%]
Retired Aug 2, 2017; age 53
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08-06-2018, 11:19 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: NYC
Posts: 11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mtheulen
Hi All
Been lurking on this site for years trying to learn all I could about FIRE.Today I sign my letter of intent to retire! Have about 20 actual working days left.Sunday will be my 59th birthday.I'am soooo looking forward to all the things I have planned to do.While money management was the primary goal of reading all the posts here, I've learned a very important rule.
Money is nothing more than a tool used to accomplish a task.Don't fall in love with it,dont get hung up by it.Use it like a wrench to get to the path you need to be on
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Here's to a happy and healthy retirement ,congratulations
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