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    Good problem, but how would you setup AA

    Here is the situation(both retired, no kids) Expenses 83K/yr; Expenses include all, but travel Current retirement income 103K/COLA adjusted each year Additional income: SS/both and two additional pensions totaling 60k/yr within 5 yrs Current AA is 85%Eq/13%FI/2%Cash Is our AA right for us...
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    Planning for Medicare

    Here is the situation: I am retired Military, I have VA at 100% P&T (all care and Rx covered, I have Tricare too My wife is retired under FERS with FEHB for both of us (Blue Cross Blue Shield) dental and vision for both, she also is military retired with Tricare, and VA at 50% all current Rx...
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    DW Fired, Downsizing, and move aboard or stay in US.

    Well as title states DW retired, June 30th, after 32 years in USAF and Air Guard, also FERS retiree. Now we are downsizing of stuff we have collected over the 30+ years of marriage, we are going through each room and picking stuff up and determining if we need it, are emotional attached to it...
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    Medical question

    Just got home from cardiologist office; I went to primary dr with shortness of breathe a couple of weeks ago. Test and results: 3 EKGs, Normal 2 Echo Cardiograms, Normal on one, excellent of second one 1 Pulmonary test, normal blood test, normal cholesterol at 157 LDL 96 HDL 34 Nuclear...
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    Old Boss won't leave me alone

    Here it is: CEO from old company that is going out of business and he is no longer at the company and is trying to start a new business keeps calling me for help with minor IT email and cell phone issues. I have helped, but now he sent me an email to have me come out to a three person office...
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    Looking for plan review after a lot of changes (Warning Long Post)

    I have been here awhile and have read a lot of the post on this site; I posted in the “Hi, I am” our numbers and plan to move overseas when the DW is retired in 13 months. I see a lot of people on the board start with a budget and then plan to save based on that budget and what they feel is s...
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    EX-Spouse Debt, can it be yours if they die?

    Read this article today and it got me wondering if you would need to put this in your planning? It is a short article about ex-spouse debt that you may be responsible for if they die and have not paid it off. A dead ex-spouse's debt can become your problem - Jun. 25, 2014
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    A couple of weeks into Retirement.....

    Well it has been a couple of weeks and it still seems like I am on vacation:coolsmiley:, maybe it will change, I have been very busy with house projects and honey do list while she still works (DW has 18 months left on her plan). I am evaluating a new hobby astro-photography, I have been to...
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    Can not delete my posts

    I don't seem to have the ability to delete my posts?
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    Section 83(b) Elections Question

    I received restricted stock the other day; this is a first for me so I have a couple of questions: 1. I received 12,000 shares 2. They vest over 4 years 3. The stock price on the day averaged to 0.83 I believe the stock could go to $2.00 in two years (just my option). If I want...
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    Any Scanner recommendations

    I am planning to start a big project of getting rid of paper at home. I want to scan all the items into my PC and burn to DVDs. I have been looking for a scanner that has some sort of document management capibilities. ???
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    401 (k) question

    I am getting a distribution from my last year's 401(k) contribution because the company ran a 401(k) audit and determined that the highly compensated staff contributed a higher percentage of their income over the rest of the staff. Never heard of this before and wondered if anyone else has...
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    Why do others not want me to retire????

    I have been telling my friends and family about my plan to retire in 2013, but they keep tell me "you could do consulting".??? I though that retirement was not doing working and enjoying life, am I missing something????? I am in the IT business and when I ask why they think I should do...
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    Hi, from soon to be FIRE, looking to retire to Italy.

    We are planning on retiring in 2 years. My plan is to move to Italy, but DW is not to sure about it (coming around) History: I am 52, DW is 49, I am retired active duty USAF (1996) with 30% disability from VA; DW will retire FERS (she was active duty USAF for 13 years and has been Air...
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