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Old 11-07-2018, 10:04 PM   #21
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Save enough money for a RV and complete home renovation: new roof, new plumbing, new furnace, new water heater, outdoor pool, insulation...

I don’t consider this money as part of my nest egg. It should all be spent within 6 months of semi-FIRE.
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Old 11-08-2018, 03:53 PM   #22
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Wow! You folks are hard w*rkers, with all the RV's and major home reno. We moved before retirement, but actually unrelated to fire itself. Bought new car, mainly got tired of repairing old one. Main fire action was to equity from 100% (for decades) down to 50 something%
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Old 11-08-2018, 04:07 PM   #23
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fixup house to sell ( working on it)
Sell stuff ( on going)
buy RV
Buy vehicle to tow behind RV

first 2 hopefully fund last 2
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I don't recall having any such list other than maybe maintaining zero debt.
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Old 11-09-2018, 07:57 AM   #25
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We just relocated and are working to get a full handle on expenses and make sure my estimates are in line with reality. Also have a few house projects we’d like to get taken care of out of ‘non retirement’ funds, so money we would be saving is going to those right now.

The big ones are:
Replacing failed double pane windows (do any of these not fail)
Repainting
New dishwashers
Adding solar
A few pieces of new furniture, though hopefully we can find most of what we need second hand
Replumbing has fireplaces


Also working to have $ set aside for small camper, remodeling a shed and a few other ‘projects’ I have planned around the house. We have a generous ‘hobby’ line in our budget, but my guess is we’ll be pretty cautious about spending for a while.
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Old 11-09-2018, 01:47 PM   #26
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Likewise. I made sure I had the extra money to do things of this sort, but felt no need to spend the money while still working vs. retired.
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My list for future projects included replacing car, replacing HVAC, and updating bathrooms; but I didn't take the time to do these things before retiring...just have the funds to be able to do them after retiring, at my own pace.

I did do a lot of financial planning to have confidence I wasn't leaping into a future financial problem. No crystal ball, of course, but I wanted the odds heavily in my favor.
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