Final mortgage payment today, a great feeling to head towards retirement next year completely out of debt!
What a great feeling. I did something similar and it out a smile on my face to enter retirement debt free.
Final mortgage payment today, a great feeling to head towards retirement next year completely out of debt!
yes it is a great feelingWhat a great feeling. I did something similar and it out a smile on my face to enter retirement debt free.
congratulations on your retirement!Sons are both off to schools. House is paid for. Left work as an employee for the last time yesterday. I think I can say I'm FIREd now. Not as wealthy as some here but I think I'm a bit more self sufficient and certainly in a lower cost of living area. Hopefully the jitters will go away in a few months.
Sons are both off to schools. House is paid for. Left work as an employee for the last time yesterday. I think I can say I'm FIREd now. Not as wealthy as some here but I think I'm a bit more self sufficient and certainly in a lower cost of living area. Hopefully the jitters will go away in a few months.
Sons are both off to schools. House is paid for. Left work as an employee for the last time yesterday. I think I can say I'm FIREd now. Not as wealthy as some here but I think I'm a bit more self sufficient and certainly in a lower cost of living area. Hopefully the jitters will go away in a few months.
Just crossed the $1 million threshold.
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Just crossed the $1 million threshold.
We still have a ways to go to get our children through college and the house paid off but still there's something about the $1 million marker that feels like a dinner out is in order.
I looked back for fun and saw it took us about 16 years of saving to get our first $500,000 but only about 4 for our next $500,000. We continue to step up our savings as our income increases so if we can get some cooperation from the markets, the next $1 million will be even easier!
Thanks for letting me share. The only other person that knows is DW, and I got sort of a "that's nice dear" response. Maybe it was too early in the morning for a high five.
"Thanks for letting me share. The only other person that knows is DW, and I got sort of a "that's nice dear" response. Maybe it was too early in the morning for a high five." |
OK, this is not a normal milestone, but after years of no or very low raises or COLAs, it is very exciting. My boyfriend just got an 8% raise! I know it does not sound like much to many folks, but raises and COLAs have been rare since 2008 in our fields & geographic area. In fact, I actually make less money now than in 2008 because I have only had one tiny COLA since 2008, but have to pay two more percent into the pension plan my state is killing on purpose. Despite the odds being against me since 2008, I still save 50% of my take home pay. The other 50% gets partially eaten up by student loans & a mortgage. Anyway, I am so excited for him....now if I could only land a better paying job....it is hard for a chic in tech in the Midwest though.
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Congrats to your household on the raise. My last 6 years of work had several zero percent raises... and my total increase was a whoppin' 4% over 6 years. This despite excellent performance reviews. The party line was that the market was down and they were paying the going rate - which meant no increases.
Exactly the same here. And now we are finally right at $1 million in cash assets with $80K of it in after-tax accounts. I am 55 years old, our children are out of the house and independent, and we have no debts except $68K left on the mortgage. My wife does not work but so far this year our total savings are up over $100K and we also paid down the mortgage another $20K. Pretty good considering our market returns so far this year are a whopping 2.8%.I looked back for fun and saw it took us about 16 years of saving to get our first $500,000 but only about 4 for our next $500,000. We continue to step up our savings as our income increases so if we can get some cooperation from the markets, the next $1 million will be even easier!
Oh, I think it's just because she knows I've got it under control and I update her every month or so. It was sort no big deal for her because she knew it was coming in a matter of weeks. Guess I take the fun out of it with the regular updates!Get her a drink, remind her later in the evening.....maybe you will get more than a high-five. Hey, the money is supposed to provide happiness.
It looks like accumulating the next million is going to be a lot more painful.