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09-30-2011, 12:55 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: near Canadian border and near Mexican border
Posts: 1,142
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5 year anniversary
Five years ago today was my last day of voluntary slavery. While the stock market has not been friendly to my portfolio over the last several years, the freedom has been sweet. 
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09-30-2011, 02:46 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
Posts: 34,122
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Happy Anniversary 
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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09-30-2011, 03:26 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,498
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Congratulations! Freedom is so sweet, absolutely. 
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Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.
Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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09-30-2011, 06:30 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 805
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Happy Anniversary! I love seeing evidence that retired folks are happy - not that the evidence is difficult to find. 
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09-30-2011, 06:49 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 112
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I thought you completed 5 of being on this forum.
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10-01-2011, 02:07 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: DFW
Posts: 7,586
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Congrats, that's a nice milestone anniversary, hope you are celebrating the occassion.
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10-01-2011, 05:33 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 862
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Hey, we have something in common!
Six months ago, today, was my last day of voluntary slavery. While the stock market has not been friendly to my portfolio over the last several months, the freedom has been sweet.
Congrats! And I look forward to hitting your milestone in 4 1/2 years from now. 
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10-01-2011, 06:24 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,596
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I purr therefore I am.
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10-01-2011, 09:04 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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Purron-That should be the ER.org theme song!
OP-Would very much like to hear your Top 10 lessons/discoveries/whatever from your first 5 years.
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You may be whatever you resolve to be.
100% x 10% > 10% x 100%
Small pensions & SS cover essentials
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10-02-2011, 07:12 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
Posts: 34,122
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by ER Man
I thought you completed 5 of being on this forum.
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To answer this question you don't even need Google. Look at his details to the left of any of his posts and you'll see that his join date is June, 2007.
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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10-02-2011, 07:19 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 500
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Congratulations. Its good to hear that you are happy in retirement.
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Worked the plan and now living the Dream!
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10-02-2011, 03:40 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 3,518
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Congratulations!
Would you share the value of your portfolio as a percentage of its value on retirement? Thanks.
We are 3+ years into ER & our portfolio is almost 8% below its value on our start date of 5/1/08. A few months ago, it was about 5% above!
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