Hi all,
I am 48 and DH is 54. We've been married for 27 years and retirement has always been that fuzzy, out of focus carrot dangling out there somewhere. I recently wondered if we could retire when DH turns 60 in 5.5 yrs. Our situation is pretty straight forward:
no debt or mortgage. we do have property Taxes ~10k/yr. zillow home value 430k(for whatever that's worth)
2 kids (22 and 24):youngest kid graduated college 12/2012. has moved out and is independent(no student loans). oldest kid has learning disabilities and is slow to launch, but we are determined to launch, though may be in a supported way.
combined income 200k
me 401k: ~200k
403b ~15k
ira ~13k
lump sum pension (don't laugh)~27k
I was out of work force when kids were small, and then another hiatus to assist disabled daughter.
DH 401k ~750k
pension ~50k/yr if he retires at 59.5. not cola'd
85k cash (online savings acct)
We plan on maxing out 401k contributions for the next 5 years (DH also gets matching but I can't remember how much)
We also plan on saving 40k/yr after tax for the next 5 years, assuming our situation doesn't change.
My husband has always been LBYM guy. I am a little late to the party. I always wondered why we couldn't have the latest stuff everyone else had, why did we always have to worry about the future...ha ha, I get it now.
I have learned a lot from this forum, and now the carrot is coming more into focus and it looks as though it may be in reach. 1 potential concern is healthcare premium cost; it is 1 reason we probably wont pull the trigger sooner than 2018.
We plan on a 2.5% withdrawal rate from 401k accts and we haven't figured out how to maximize SS benefits.
We are in a fairly good position due to 3 or 4 monetary gifts that came in 10k allotments from an aging family member. We put the money toward our home and our kids college funding through the Texas Tomorrow Fund, which was a wonderful deal for us, not a great deal for Texas.
We would like to leave some money to our kids as a legacy/pay it forward fund.
Obviously we have a lot to figure out in the next 5 years, and I am very thankful to have found this forum!
M
I am 48 and DH is 54. We've been married for 27 years and retirement has always been that fuzzy, out of focus carrot dangling out there somewhere. I recently wondered if we could retire when DH turns 60 in 5.5 yrs. Our situation is pretty straight forward:
no debt or mortgage. we do have property Taxes ~10k/yr. zillow home value 430k(for whatever that's worth)
2 kids (22 and 24):youngest kid graduated college 12/2012. has moved out and is independent(no student loans). oldest kid has learning disabilities and is slow to launch, but we are determined to launch, though may be in a supported way.
combined income 200k
me 401k: ~200k
403b ~15k
ira ~13k
lump sum pension (don't laugh)~27k
I was out of work force when kids were small, and then another hiatus to assist disabled daughter.
DH 401k ~750k
pension ~50k/yr if he retires at 59.5. not cola'd
85k cash (online savings acct)
We plan on maxing out 401k contributions for the next 5 years (DH also gets matching but I can't remember how much)
We also plan on saving 40k/yr after tax for the next 5 years, assuming our situation doesn't change.
My husband has always been LBYM guy. I am a little late to the party. I always wondered why we couldn't have the latest stuff everyone else had, why did we always have to worry about the future...ha ha, I get it now.
I have learned a lot from this forum, and now the carrot is coming more into focus and it looks as though it may be in reach. 1 potential concern is healthcare premium cost; it is 1 reason we probably wont pull the trigger sooner than 2018.
We plan on a 2.5% withdrawal rate from 401k accts and we haven't figured out how to maximize SS benefits.
We are in a fairly good position due to 3 or 4 monetary gifts that came in 10k allotments from an aging family member. We put the money toward our home and our kids college funding through the Texas Tomorrow Fund, which was a wonderful deal for us, not a great deal for Texas.
We would like to leave some money to our kids as a legacy/pay it forward fund.
Obviously we have a lot to figure out in the next 5 years, and I am very thankful to have found this forum!
M