Recent content by hudibras

Long-time lurker, first-time poster, but it's been nice talking with you!

Believe me, I know. The annual "Honey, look at this spreadsheet. If I work one more year, we can..." struggle is real.

Definitely a true statement...:)

If I had a nickel every time someone here said "Past performance is not indicative of future results" and then in the next breath said, "We're due for another crash like in 1929," I could increase my withdrawal rate even further... Like I said, I doubt I'll change the mind of anyone here who's...

Every time I see a post on this thread like: "I have a 2% withdrawal rate but I'm happy and don't feel the need to increase it. *shrug*", I read it as: "I didn't plan out my retirement spending well and ended up working for 8 years longer than I needed to.*shrug*" There's obviously nothing...