SteveR
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I have been planning out my escape to the land of FIRE (yet again :) and one of the several scenarios is to sell off some after-tax stock funds to raise the cash needed for income with the least amount of taxation. I can do this for 3-4 years before I would start my IRA withdrawls to allow them to grow a bit more. However, I feel angst at the thought of switching gears from saving, accumulating, and investing to selling. It is just sort of hit me today as I was cross checking my DW's 401(k) account. We put a lot of thought into were to put her recent bonus and since we maxed out her regular 401(k) for the year we put a chunk into the "catch up" bin (up to the limit).
After years of stuffing this accounts with $$ and feeding and watering them with TLC to get them were they are today the thought of selling them off is actually painful.
I know I should not feel this way but, man, this is a real mind-altering thought process.
Is it just me or did the rest of you feel this way too?
After years of stuffing this accounts with $$ and feeding and watering them with TLC to get them were they are today the thought of selling them off is actually painful.
I know I should not feel this way but, man, this is a real mind-altering thought process.
Is it just me or did the rest of you feel this way too?