Dash man
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I created an early-retirement account, and made my first investment ever $1k in VTTSX!!
Congratulations! The first step!
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I created an early-retirement account, and made my first investment ever $1k in VTTSX!!
Today I had one of the most pleasurable rounds of golf that I have ever had. Met up with 5 friends for breakfast and then one guy went home (chores to be done) and 5 of us continued to the course. While I normally do not like playing as a fivesome, we did and pretty much had the course to ourselves being early November in northern New Hampshire. Two of us walked and the rest rode carts. The sun came on the 4th hole and I shed my sweater and pants and played the rest of the round in shorts and a golf shirt. Temp was in the 60s so it was very comfortable.
I played well for me (bogie train with a few pars here and there and a couple doubles) and between playing well, the beautiful sunny weather, a nice course, walking and the camaraderie of playing with good friends it was a great day.
I created an early-retirement account, and made my first investment ever $1k in VTTSX!!
Congratulations! The first step!
Fledgling FIRee and Boglehead!
Yesterday I closed on my patio home purchase. A bitter sweet moment as I didn't enjoy parting with the funds, but really like the home.
Sold the house.
Signed the paperwork.
Deposited the check.
Headed south.
In Lexington Kentucky.
Congratulations! How beautiful to have the golf course as your back yard. Plus, you don't have to mow or maintain it. That will make your retirement so much sweeter than it would have been if you had to mow that much property.
I know what you mean about bitter sweet, but believe me, once you have settled in (and sold your old home, if that is the plan), then it's all good. I paid for my new Dream House in cash last summer before selling my prior home, and my hands were just shaking when I handed over that giant certified check to pay for my Dream House. But now that my prior home has sold, and the money from that is back in my portfolio replacing some of what I spent on the new house, it doesn't seem that bad at all any more. Also, every day I am so ecstatic to finally be living in a home that is so much nicer and easier for me to live in.
I am glad you really like your new home! Now you will probably be doing the same thing I have been doing this morning - - adding up all the costs of buying and selling, closing costs, inspections, moving, repairing the old home, renovating the new home to my liking, maintaining and paying utilities, insurance, and taxes on two homes instead of one for a while (if you had to do that), subtracting the proceeds from your old home, and so on, so that you can figure out how much it really cost overall. Honestly, for me it was SO worth it.
Who knows how much time we have to live. Need to enjoy it while we can.
DW has tried retirement for the past 6+ months but, after some well deserved rest, she is ready to go back to work. She was offered her old job back and she will be heading to the office on Monday.
Wow, that is big news. I thought you had decided to move out of state.
The plan is still to move back east in a couple of years. DW will probably get another job there.