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Im trying to map out and understand a few things. Goal is Retire by age 50. I will use taxable investment account with Vanguard for withdrawal from age 50 through age in which I can access qualified retirement accounts. What I am trying to understand is how my withdrawals during this 10+ year...

Travel is definitely my weak spot, but instead of giving it up, we are now just being as creative as possible. EX.) My wife and I recently flew to Bahamas, stayed 3 nights and all of that was covered by credit card reward points. We spent money while there but basically it was a "free" trip...

Thanks so much....had no clue of this as an option and it seems to be perfect solution. Thanks!

Yes, she is in the VA Retirement Hybrid system. No other option for her. Basically it is a mix of a 457 deferred comp and a 401c(which I still am trying to figure out) She can put up to 9% of income pretax into it combined. They match 2.5%. We can choose any of the available investment options...

Thanks! And Go Hokies!!

Thanks! And I'll put the book on my list. Just started JL Collins "the simple path to wealth"

Great stuff! Thanks

Thanks so much

Thanks for the response! We do have a 529 plan we started when our oldest was born. Currently put $200/month into that and have roughly $25K in it right now.

Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and relatively new to the FI/RE concept. Over the past month I have gone down the rabit hole of trying to learn as much as possible as quickly as possible about the concept and then trying to apply it to my life. To say the least it has been an overwhelming...