I have been monitoring the board and comments for a little while. From what I can gather, some are fairly well educated, most seem to have their finances together. I am curious about the average age. Age tends to color the perspective about investments, risks, retirement, etc...
__________________ Planned FIRE 2011
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I will be 59 in June, and plan to retire in three years. My avatar is one of the selection of avatars offered when you sign up on this board... I didn't see one that looked this much like me but with gray hair, or I would have selected it!
When I first came to this board, I read but did not register because I thought my planned retirement might not be considered early. I looked around the internet for an equally good board on retirement in general, but couldn't find one!! This is a terrific board, IMO.
After reconsidering, I decided that 65 (or 66 in the case of social security) was actually the expected "normal" retirement age, and that I would indeed be retiring a little bit early. So, here I am.
__________________ "Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harborless immensities." - - H. Melville, 1851
59 in August, retired two years. Were you the hot chick in my 6th grade class?
You never know! I might be. There were only 13 kids in my 6th grade class, though most of them were boys. Some of them were really cute, and others were pests!
__________________ "Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harborless immensities." - - H. Melville, 1851
44 and planning on pulling the plug in June 2008 when I will be 46.
__________________ I be a girl, he's a boy. Think I maybe FIRED since July 08. Mid 40s, no kidlets. Actually am totally clueless as to what is going on with DH.
52 and planning on retiring in the next couple of years. Dh will be 65 this June and I want to spend some time doing things with him before it becomes difficult.
__________________ Dogs aren't our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. - Roger Caras
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