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Count Down With Me...
Thanks to the latest market moves, and the completion of our 2006 401(k) contributions, and the updating of some accounts that my non-financially oriented S.O. never bothers to check, we are now only
...... drum roll please..... $4,630 shy of our FIRE goal. We won't quit working sooner than 9/07, probably 12/07 - but since I've been watching this number tick away for 2 years now I feel the need for some fanfare - so bear with me if I use this forum to celebrate. But if the market goes south after the elections, don't bother checking this thread. :P |
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Re: Count Down With Me...
Yeah, Sheryl!
Congratulations (almost, anyway)! That is really exciting. As a fellow close to FIRE, I am glad to see you post this milestone. My DH and I are slowly closing in, too! Plan to do something special to celebrate - you deserve it! ![]() Jane ![]()
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Re: Count Down With Me...
I sure will countdown with you as Nov 07 is my target date. I use this countdown clock on my computer (http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/...n=&sec=&p0=137)
See you around the water cooler for a while, we can talk of ER, quietly though, don't want to upset the others...
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Re: Count Down With Me...
Best of luck Sheryl & yakers and also Jane... so close you can taste it!!
It must feel great now that you know it's only a matter of weeks or months... ![]() |
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Your comment about the market going south reminded me of how vulnerable those without a little margin can really be in that touchy phase. Mind if I ask what steps you have taken to be "volatility-resistant" for those first few years? I am about 18-24 months out, but have started stashing some cash away to last maybe 5-7 years; the rest will be in diverse equities. Of course, a pension would be nice, but not so here. Anyhow, enjoy the anticipation and the liberation.
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Re: Count Down With Me...
I like reading posts like this.
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Congratulations, it has to be a wonderful feeling
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You go girl!!! I can't wait to read about your ER milestone.
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Sheryl, did you check your pockets? Under the mattress? Maybe today will be a good day in the market. ![]()
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I'm so happy for you---WooHoo!! yeah.
I looked back at your first few posts to see if you posted your asset allocation--didn't find it, but I did see that you're a young near-ER <deep bow here>. If you care to share your info, I'm sure we'd be happy to drool with envy snark admire your prowess ![]()
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Party!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Count Down With Me...
How exciting! Good luck to you!
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Re: Count Down With Me...
Sheryl, That is realy great.
Mach1 ps. Yakers, thanks for the counter link.
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Re: Count Down With Me...
Nothing like those real number goals to keep you motivated!
Congrats Sheryl!
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![]() Thanks for the well-wishes, I am excited to be getting this close! (Whispered, as I am still at w*rk). Quote:
Also, if the market looks shaky, and even if it doesn't we may do a little freelancing or our own development projects when we are done with the "regular" jobs. This is our idea of fun. ![]() I am generally following Lucia's "Buckets" theory, though not as formally as he lays it out. (Lazy). |
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The latter is here somewhere..... http://early-retirement.org/forums/i...p?topic=3700.0 That didn't include the real estate, however. I was just looking at the "portfolio." 20% of our total nest egg is in the two rental homes we own. I don't include the $275k equity in the house we live in, as I don't intend to become a PT any time soon. |
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Re: Count Down With Me...
Congrats Sheryl
This is a lot more exciting and uplifting that the threat I thought about starting about being oh.... around $1.5M shy of my FIRE goal. ![]() |
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Re: Count Down With Me...
SWEEEEEEEEETTT!!! it is wonderful to hit milestones, aint it? Especially when you get there ahead of your goal. Congratulations.
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