Not necessarily. We could keep it as a rental, and possibly even to my FIL within the next couple of years as he's hoping to move down this way closer to us.Also maybe you would have to sell your stone house and live in a parsonage.
It does not look like your wife's income will match your current salary, so it appears that you are planning for a simpler lifestyle if you want to ER. But, it appears your job isn't too bad, and not having to commute is a big plus. Why not hanging on a bit more to beef up your portfolio for a higher safety margin?
I think you misunderstood. I can work from home wherever I have a high speed Internet connection and a phone.
She feels really energized about this and for the first time it feels like she knows what she wants to do "when she grows up" -- even if it means "growing up" at age 41.
But I really wanna poke the bear!
NW-Bound - I find your new avatar disturbing!OK, so my earlier gains of the day evaporated at the market close.
Down 0.11% in MF, and 0.13% in my larger individual equity portion. Overall only 0.09% down. S&P down 0.57%. So, I can claim I beat the market.
Per your suggestion, I have changed my avatar.
But it will be only temporary, as I like my earlier one better.
It's hard to look at those two poked holes!
Compared to that of the European market, your return is outstanding... Overall only 0.09% down. S&P down 0.57%. So, I can claim I beat the market.
Will it give you nightmare?
Well, but not for today. The European markets didn't do badly today. The Asian markets were also up. I truly do not understand why the Dow rally fizzled out. Do I dare buy more tomorrow? Well, at 0.5% to 1% of portfolio a day to move from cash/bonds to equities, how long will it be before I cry "Uncle" and bail out? Maybe I have enough equity at 73% and should call it quit? But no pain, no gain?
