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Pn3069 I do get nervous with each new market high. Switching to more bonds/fixed income makes sense for anyone retiring closer to their true ‘expiry’ date, but with so much time ahead of ourselves I feel we need to remain exposed to equities. What do you suggest? Frayne we have no debt...

Thanks! Ronstar, this is true. It is important to stop and smell the roses and not get too fixated on a particular point. With that being said, so many of us are here because we are goal oriented. A blessing and a curse ... VanWinkle I agree, but there is a part of me who always thinks, 'what...

Well, we crossed the $800,000 milestone this past month. Ages 34 and 37 respectively. Hadn't checked in a while and was not expecting that. Obviously the market is on a tear, but it still feels good. I got a lot of encouragement on here a while back during a bit of a lull and I just want to...

gayl - our REITS give us a fair amount of equity in real estate. Fedup - the initial post was about making slow headway, not necessarily about market fluctuations. I didn't check the markets on the day I posted, but thanks to a slight rise since I last did, plus some savings this month, we...

Hey, what do you know. Thanks to the markets little nudge of euphoria we are sitting at $605,000 today. Yaaay! I know, easy come, easy go, but it is a nice little mental accomplishment.

Dash man - Very true. We tried for 5 years to even have 1, so we try hard to be thankful and mindful parents every day. kcowan - I think my wife and I on our own would survive no matter what. We have always gone against the grain, are very worldly and would have no issue living in ways that...

Hi everyone and thanks for the replies. Papadada111 - very true, although our monthly costs hardly increased over the 2 and a half years of our sons life. With three this will be different, but it hasn’t hit us too hard yet. NW-Bound I agree that the bull market of 2009-2015 has had an impact...

Well everyone said that the first $500,000 is the hardest. So far, that has not been our experience. After hitting the $500,000 a year and a half ago after 7 years, we have struggled to get to the $600,000 mark. We were making this increase every 10 months before. A combination of flat...

Thanks Texas Proud. We are in a tax-free country and are invested as non-residents in tax free accounts. The rest is in the form of after-service indemnities (again not subject to tax) and a small amount in cash.

A lot of Boomers and Gen X here. Ok, well a Gen Y perspective then ... Expensive liberal arts university and college degrees left us with about $70,000 of debt at the starting gate. Realized following our passions wasn't going to pay the bills, so left for greener pastures overseas. Have...

Well, I have been itching to post for a few months now, but Mr. Market took us under for a short time. Anyways, we are now officially over the $500,000 hurdle. Half a million. Yaaay! We are 31 and 34. Still lost about what to do in life (see previous posts) and now have a beautiful bouncing boy...

Way to go!

Congratulations! It's always great to hear about hard work paying off.

Just a reminder that in this scenario the couple is not walking away from work to live some kind of ERE lifestyle. They would be winding down to work at jobs they enjoy that pay the bills and allow them to put a few thousand away for retirement each year. This, instead of earning large and...

Yes, return after inflation is what I meant. My apologies.