Recent content by desihopeful

Doubled what was already a pretty large portfolio in 5years!! Very impressive.

I have been trying to figure out what would be a SWR in an emerging economy with no social security, pensions etc (except your retirement networth) to rely upon, rampant inflation to combat, and no meaningful historical data to fall back upon. Wade's been giving me some pointers on how to get...

I have always wondered if a 4% SWR would work in a non-US emerging economy type geo.

Excellent point Sarah, that always has me confused as well. I belong to the "tough it out, go flat out, until you can fully retire" camp, while DW seems to be in the "we can take it slow, and retire a little later" camp. Taking a break never quite occurred to us (I guess in India, it just isnt...

I found the website quite entertaining, and he does put in a lot of energy with the level of detail he goes into. I do think most of it is a strategy to increase blog traffic, but then he is pretty articulate so I dont know if that is a bad thing. I need to learn a few tips from him, to do...

Damn! This guy has got to be my role model!

Happy New Year Mask! Good to see a few folks from India on this forum. Congratulations on your progress so far, 3 houses by 30 is pretty impressive. Here are a few random thoughts that crossed my mind: 1. Pune is a nice city. I am guessing you are in the IT field. Are you looking to...

Good to see someone in India thinking along the lines of ER. I glance thru this forum regularly, but rarely find material that is relevant in the india context. Your thoughts are encouraging .. maybe it is time for me to start my own thread.