Recent content by jime444

What’s your opinion of VG’s financial advisor services?. In my situation, just retired with a nice portfolio of balanced and index funds, I’m not sure I see the 30 basis point cost. In rough numbers, $10k per year. I’ve always done my own thing; mix of growth and index funds, low cost; does...

Thanks All of you, thanks for your kind thoughts. We had already planned several things, selling the big house, downsizing etc. Also, several bigger trips. I’m going to continue the path. As for the trips, don’t really see the point for most of it. Maybe, someday I’ll change my mind...

Just wanted to talk some, maybe get some advice. Had one hellacious career, a battle. We Retired approx 5 years ago. Lots of medical issues for me, heart mostly. Bypass etc. Now, it’s just me, I’m 61. Lost my much better half. She passed away 8 weeks ago to a unknown (to us) illness...

I wanted to know what the members of the forum think on the topic of buying additional service credits; 5years/60 months addition. Just finishing my 30 years service, state government pension and have the opportunity to buy an additional 5 years of service credits. Basically, an single premium...

so similar It's amazing, freaking amazing, my job was so similar to yours, it's scary. Crazy upper management, dotted line reporting, lots of valueless project managers with pet projects, way too many chiefs, too few Indians (if I can be politically incorrect, which I can now), multiple...

Lazy B I worked for the "Lazy B" ranch early in my so-called career in a technical role. I sure don't remember a bonus, so you're already way ahead. In fact, engineering salaries were so pathetic then; there were few mid-level engineers around, they had left for greener pastures. I know I...

varies it's all over the place; though, in almost every instance, its smaller than it used to be. more than half the companies I worked for had nothing, no options, no bonus........no turkey......glad to have a job, aren't you buster? In the ones that did: one company it was 8%, 4%...

April 1st 2017 DW is retiring 4-1-17, 30 years + 1 week govt service, pension and retiree HC then avail. Firecalc has us at 99%+. That's good enough for me, as well. Plus, we appreciate the symmetry of April Fools Day and our so called careers.................in my best 60's hippie...

here's my take A good friend of mine, after 15 years with a megacorp, had a similar thing happen to her. 14 years of supervisory experience and with very good to excellent performance reviews, then the new boss from the corporate dark side showed up. da da doom. His take was that her team...

you've got to be kidding...... My CAREER never paid THAT well.........and after 55-60 hour, high stress weeks on salary for decades.......I'm more than ready to punch the retirement clock. I've always felt that I deserved every penny that I earned through my efforts. I watched others make...

Or, companies have you worked for? Qualifiers, if I may: 1. need to be compensated for the work 2. after schooling 3. acquisitions count 4. large companies, divisional changes, new jobs count Me, I'm working on my 16th in 32 years. Talk about a rolling stone.........

My total includes: 6 Years pre-college, family farm, 20-60hrs per week, seasonal, damn hard physical work 6 years college, engineering school, damn hard intellectual work and 2 degrees, so I didn't have to go back to farm, except summers 31 years in my so-called career, and about two to go For a...

it depends like many have said, it depends So, not to bore you, here's how we will decide when the time comes, a little less than 5 years from now: 1. Current health-it's good, but I had heart surgery at age 45, so... 2. Longevity-DW parents passed away early 60's, my Dad at 72,Mom still...

If I were in your situation.............. I'd make them pay..............dearly. I'd start at 5x current wage, maybe negotiate to 3x........every extra week 10% bump to motivate them to search for a replacement, seriously.........bonus up front in cash for just showing up on first day, stock...

We're penciling in April 2016, one year past, 100% FC. Just want a little buffer, eh? Will live in Phoenix during the winter, Spokane the spring summer and fall. Tremendous amount of things to keep us busy. The best of both worlds.:dance: