Recent content by JanetCK

Thanks, Wahoo. Is there a way to add extra lines on that "other income/spending" tab? I need another line or two.

You say it's a vocational school. Does that mean some will be going into contracting? If it looks like it, some of them may work 1099 or even as a cash business. I would hit hard on things that a big-employer job makes easy for the rest of us and a pain for people on their own and that trip...

Hi. I'm not "new" new -- introduced myself a while back -- and since then lurk a little. I have a couple of questions about FireCalc On the first page, does "spending" mean what I live on after taxes & savings & work expenses that I'll shed? Is there anywhere to calculate the results of...

Hi. I registered and introduced myself a while back but have just been lurking lately. Now I have a question, and if anyone's got an answer, it'd be great. DH and I had talked about drawing down non-retirement funds to pay off house when market came back to 10,000. Now he suddenly has a bug...

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Sounds sooo nice. Congrats on jumping ship, and having your own life raft!

Thanks, everyone. p.s. Is there a way to tweak the calculator to reflect the maximum 2% COLA? (maybe I'll ask on the other forum, that might be a nerd. . . uh, serious math afficionado thing!)

Everybody, THANKS! I appreciate everyone's ideas. I AM a worrier, probably because I don't understand math at all. I figure out one idea, get it straight, find out about a new one, and have to figure it all out again. Our pensions are $70 total for us both. We're not federal but county...

Dbldoc Thanks for the quick response. Right now our expenses are 80 after taxes/100 before, including a mortgage that will disappear when we retire and move. We can cut back, and have been starting to pay more attention to see what we'll need. But I really want to travel while we're young...

Hey, there. We're 53 and want to leave ER at 55. We had intended to save like the devil and retire around now, but medical problems and my husband's disability retirement slowed us down. On the other hand, it's even more of an impetus to enjoy life now. As someone else said, illness and...