|
|
08-27-2016, 03:32 PM
|
#1221
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 125
|
Quote:
congrats, gotta be a load off your mind
|
|
|
|
Join the #1 Early Retirement and Financial Independence Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
Are you planning to be financially independent as early as possible so you can live life on your own terms? Discuss successful investing strategies, asset allocation models, tax strategies and other related topics in our online forum community. Our members range from young folks just starting their journey to financial independence, military retirees and even multimillionaires. No matter where you fit in you'll find that Early-Retirement.org is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with our members, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create a retirement blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
08-31-2016, 10:44 PM
|
#1222
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,962
|
Hit $950k net worth. I suppose that's a milestone, because it's just another $50k to $1 mil. .
Sent from my iPad using Early Retirement Forum
__________________
No to consumerism, Living a simple life, enjoying the experience - not the material stuff
|
|
|
09-01-2016, 10:41 AM
|
#1223
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 66
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by cyber888
Hit $950k net worth. I suppose that's a milestone, because it's just another $50k to $1 mil. .
Sent from my iPad using Early Retirement Forum
|
Lol, I can understand being excited about the upcoming milestone!
|
|
|
09-01-2016, 11:01 AM
|
#1224
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 8,968
|
Good for you! Yes, it does feel good -
And when you send that mortgage payment to your investments instead of your lender you really start stacking dough!
|
|
|
09-02-2016, 11:50 AM
|
#1225
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 54
|
We finally did it!!! We FINALLY hit 7 figures on my 45th bday!!! It feels great. Also, I have secured my military retirement and am currently at 21.5 years, which I calculate to be worth over 2M. Once we make our charitable contribution for this year we'll dip back below 7 figures, and I'm sure that'll we'll cross that line many times back and forth in the future. Thank you all for your help.
Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum
|
|
|
09-02-2016, 01:13 PM
|
#1226
|
Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,006
|
Congratulations surferlife!!!
__________________
simple girl
less stuff, more time
(55, married; Mr. Simple Girl, 59. FIRED 12/31/19!)
|
|
|
09-02-2016, 04:47 PM
|
#1227
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,760
|
Wahoo surferlife, congrats!
|
|
|
09-02-2016, 11:56 PM
|
#1228
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 150
|
DW and I hit 900k investments net worth today
__________________
The kids used to call me Captain Slow; now they also use Captain Cheap. I tell them, "Talk to the portfolio!"
|
|
|
09-03-2016, 12:59 AM
|
#1229
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,787
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by yakers
Maybe a sort of anti milestone, one night in the cardiac ward in Oct 07 led me to take a small buyout in 08. Figured whatever I had would have to be enough. Fortunately various calculations agreed that I had enough, solved the issues about wanting more and the 'one more year' syndrome.
|
Been there, done that.....cardiac thing (2010). Also survived housing crash (my career nearly ended) and decided to move up the FIRE thing, even if a little short of $ goals. It has worked just fine for 3 years now, and NW keeps inching up-baby steps!
|
|
|
09-03-2016, 05:21 AM
|
#1230
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Dallas
Posts: 1,148
|
We crossed 1.5M net worth last month. Close to 1.1M is investments. 3M more to go!
|
|
|
09-09-2016, 10:47 AM
|
#1231
|
Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Canada
Posts: 24
|
44 Yrs old and recently crossed the $3M portfolio milestone, which was my magic number to be FI.
|
|
|
09-16-2016, 09:17 AM
|
#1232
|
Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 10,622
|
I mentioned this milestone to my sister and she got this cake for DW. We both busted out laughing when we saw it
|
|
|
09-16-2016, 11:13 AM
|
#1233
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 661
|
We just purchased a home. Actually bought it from in laws. $220,000 total price...we put $100,000 down...15 year at approx $670/month paid directly to the in laws. The best part...0% interest!
We took the $100k from our emergency fund...we still have $60k in the EF which is still a nice cushion.
|
|
|
09-21-2016, 01:36 PM
|
#1234
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 66
|
I just completed my "papers" to start collecting my pension! Starts on my 55th Birthday October27th. Gona be a bit harder to keep gong in to the office :-)
|
|
|
09-22-2016, 03:41 AM
|
#1235
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,854
|
Just reached our FIRE goal of $2.3M. It was $2.1M a couple years ago, but DW and I sat down and added on some "material" things we'd like to have...and decided to w*rk slightly longer to cover...didn't take long with the market increases we saw combined with 401k contributions. She has a target retirement date now of March 1 2017 (don't need the money, but she's worried she'll go crazy if she FIREs just before winter LOL). I still work 3 days a week 6 hours a day, but only because I like it.
__________________
"Live every day as if it were your last, and one day you'll be right" - unknown
|
|
|
09-24-2016, 03:43 PM
|
#1236
|
Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego
Posts: 14,140
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ttvjef
I just completed my "papers" to start collecting my pension! Starts on my 55th Birthday October27th. Gona be a bit harder to keep gong in to the office :-)
|
Congrats. My tiny pension starts 10/1... I like having another income stream.
__________________
Retired June 2014. No longer an enginerd - now I'm just a nerd.
micro pensions 6%, rental income 20%
|
|
|
Hit another Milestone - $200K. Finally!!
09-24-2016, 05:38 PM
|
#1237
|
Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Camas
Posts: 26
|
Hit another Milestone - $200K. Finally!!
Hello Everyone
Back in Oct. 2013 I had hit my first milestone of achieving $100K savings which was a amazing accomplishment for me. Although I must admit I had hoped to be a bit farther ahead and I did make 1 bad oil & gas investment that lost me some savings, I am still very happy to see this progress and getting over the $200K mark.
I'm still credit card debt free and have recently helped get my oldest daughter through 2 years of college which I must recognize for myself as a victory.
I now have $200K in my retirement accounts and getting oh so close to my next milestone of the Quarter Million... that sounds nice!
Hoping all of you here are finding yourselves on track or making positive momentum towards achieving your own financial goals as well.
__________________
"Pay yourself first."
— Unknown
|
|
|
09-24-2016, 06:03 PM
|
#1238
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Colorado Mountains
Posts: 3,163
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by CamasSaver
Hello Everyone
Back in Oct. 2013 I had hit my first milestone of achieving $100K savings which was a amazing accomplishment for me. Although I must admit I had hoped to be a bit farther ahead and I did make 1 bad oil & gas investment that lost me some savings, I am still very happy to see this progress and getting over the $200K mark.
I'm still credit card debt free and have recently helped get my oldest daughter through 2 years of college which I must recognize for myself as a victory.
I now have $200K in my retirement accounts and getting oh so close to my next milestone of the Quarter Million... that sounds nice!
Hoping all of you here are finding yourselves on track or making positive momentum towards achieving your own financial goals as well.
|
Congrats!
I found that each $100k seemed to get easier.
|
|
|
09-28-2016, 08:39 PM
|
#1239
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Ohio Suburb and WV Farm
Posts: 519
|
Congratulations, Camas!
__________________
"Everything becomes more itself." --C.S. Lewis
|
|
|
09-29-2016, 04:53 AM
|
#1240
|
Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,006
|
We finally made the transition to our FL home, where we wish to eventually retire! Moved in Monday night, still awaiting delivery of our "cubes", then the unloading and unpacking begins.
Next steps: complete closing on our AL home, apply funds to FL home, then pay off remainder of FL mortgage over the next year or so. Goal is for DH to stop working in 2018 (the year he turns 55) so that we will be able to access his 401K penalty-free if we need to (will of course access taxable accounts first).
This move was a huge step towards early retirement!
__________________
simple girl
less stuff, more time
(55, married; Mr. Simple Girl, 59. FIRED 12/31/19!)
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Quick Links
|
|
|