Recent content by daystar

I do have a girlfriend and she seems to like the simple things in life as well. About half of our dates involve Chick-Fil-A or mall food courts. We only go to a proper sit-down restaurant about once a month.

I figure I should mention that if I'm going to be honest here. :angel:

I'm available that Saturday. How are we going to identify each other? Should we all bring a dryer sheet with us and identify the true members by seeing who brings in half a dryer sheet?

I'm in the area and might be able to hangout.

When I list my job income, this is my take home pay after taxes and after maxing out my 401k contributions at $18,000 per year. I also get 5% matching on my 401k. I've been maxing out my 401k each year since 2003.

Budget - I'm single and don't have any kids. I don't own any property and I paid cash for a new car in 2015. I sometimes do additional charitable gifts in the amount of $1,000 to $3,000 per year that aren't shown on the budget. My charitable giving is around 4% to 6% of my income. I also receive...

ATC Guy, I used to work in HR for the FAA and handled all the retirement issues for our air traffic controllers. :)

I'm still looking at 2036 for retirement because I can get a pension that is worth about a third of my salary and get subsidized retiree health benefits for life. If I happen to be offered early retirement, I can retire between 2028 and 2036 with a little smaller pension and the lifetime health...

With the latest upswing in the S&P 500, I reached $1,006,000 in net worth this month. My previous milestones were: $100,000 in March 2003 $250,000 in December 2006 $500,000 in November 2011 $750,000 in March 2014 I graduated college in 2002 and got my first full-time job working for the...

I subtract my CC balance, next month's rent, and next month's church donations from my net worth when I run the numbers each month. I payoff the CC in full each month. I'm still renting so no mortgage yet and I paid cash when I bought my car last year. So, it's $970,000 in cash or invested...

I'm an occasional viewer of this board and I think reaching $1 million is at least worth a small celebration. Maybe you can have a nice dinner with your wife. Unfortunately, it's hard to share the excitement with others because too many people will just get jealous or angry when you tell them...

I decided to update my spreadsheet two days early. My net worth is now at $892,000. This is up $20,000 from January 1st, 2015. I also paid cash for a 2015 Ford Fusion this year to replace an 11 year old car. I'm 36 and looking to retire or semi-retire sometime between 2023 (age 43) and 2036...

It looks like these two loopholes were just closed: Retirement: A squeeze on Social Security benefits - Chicago Tribune

That might be the easiest path to early retirement! :laugh:

I'm using the Reach Access flosser. It's not early-retirement friendly at 15 to 20 cents per floss, but it's very convenient and I hate wrapping floss around my fingers.