Scared.....have the money but afraid to leap

[DeborahB]

Highly recommend - and I'm not being facetious! - reading The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland.... kids' books that don't tax the soul. And see if you can dial your anxiety down. Oh, also read the other three about finances.

 

[panhead]

$30-$38k on $2M? Dude, the dividends on the S&P would give you that without touching the principle! You can get 2.5%-2.7% dividends/interest in a nicely diversified stock/bond portfolio, now you're talking $50k before taxes! Your spending numbers are exactly in line with mine, and if I had $2M I would feel very confident to go....
(after 5:00 warning applies to this post, lol!)