02camp
Dryer sheet wannabe
A little about me and the family. I'm 53 (turn 54 in October), married with a son who starts his junior year next week in college. My DW has a state job which offers a pension after 28 years of service. She has abouth 5 years to go but we can buy years of service to shorten that to 25 years. I am a mid level manager for a Fortune 500 company and I am eligible to retire at 55. My job is fairly stable however it is very stressful. To me, my bigger problem is I have become obsessed with early retirement to the point I spend too much time running different scenarios and "what ifs" through my brain. My plan right now is to retire at 56 on my 401K worth around $700K and of course the DW's pension. I'm looking forward to learning and sharing as much as possible from this forum.