Recent content by Bimmerbill

Army National Guard from 1985 to 2007. Did mostly Artillery and spend half my career as enlisted before going to OCS to finish off as an O-3.

TSP is very low cost. I do a combination of the C, S, and I funds. TSP also has lifecycle funds.

Saw this retirement calculator posted on Reddit and checked it out. Anyone ever used it before? It's located here: www.flexibleretirementplanner.com It's monte carlo based. What I liked about it is that I could input my pensions which all start at different ages including some scenarios...

Z series Nice! I always liked the Zs but am very tall so unsure if I'd fit in one.

COLA pensions Yes, both of my pensions are COLA'd. I'm actually making out pretty good with my military pension as it will be based on 2026 pay tables, the year I start drawing it. FIRECALC gives me 100% chance of success based off my numbers.

BMWs Nothing exotic at all. Had a 1998 528 and a 2001 530. Still lusting after a 540 or M5 but probably won't happen.

Thanks Thanks, Yes, house will be paid for when I retire. The FERS special supplement is approximately equal to SS. Here is what I found: 1) Read your SS statement and take note of your projected monthly payout at age 62. 2) Multiple that figure by your year's of FERS service (including...

I stop at Dunkin every morning for my coffee.

I just turned 52 and plan to retire at age 60, so 8 more years to go. I'm lucky to have a federal job so I'll get a federal pension equal to 1% of my salary per years worked. At age 60 I'll have 30 years worked, so will get a pension of $30K based off my $100K salary. I'll also be able to...

DD is 6 years out and I don't have any money saved. I've started brainwashing DD to go to community college the first couple of years and then transfer to the state university. Both are about 30 minutes from home so tentative plan is for her to live at home and commute. She will work and...

I pay $13 monthly for the connection to grid fee. Other than that I haven't paid for any electricity since I put in my solar. I sell renewable energy credits (RECs) back to the power company but the prices have fallen from $45 to $12, I think due to the number of people with solar now.

No individual stocks, all mutual funds here. 75% equities/25% bonds.

Just got my stars in an email, thanks!

I just got my $10 diamond settlement check so I am in the money as well.

My Passat TDI is parked as well. Last I heard in an email from VW they had all of my documents and I qualified for turn in. Just waiting on a time frame.