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razatazz is right. Don't answer the phone. I dropped voicemail as well. They have to text or email. I get a lot of messages via Facebook but I can always say I wasn't on there, didn't see it... my life is so much simpler incommunicado.

Well it was meant to make him think. I'm kinda sneaky. Or was that reverse psychology?

I was fired at the end of March 2016. I had worked there for 29 years and it was a shock. What's worse is that I'm pretty sure I was a victim of discrimination (I'm gay) as a new "military" regime took over at the company. I was also harassed and watched. It was toxic: I found myself afraid to...

Why endure a nagging wife?

3/31/16 age 58 Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

Almost doubled in less than three years! Congrats Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

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Thanks, everyone, for the support. Yes the $300K rental (single family) is now worth $400K and I'm finally getting better rent - $2300 month (but could maybe get $2500 or more if the tenant moves out and I do some work). Worried about recaptured depreciation and capital gains if I sell but...

UPDATE: I can't believe almost five years have passed since I posted this. Finally got a different boss last summer and thought things were better - until I was fired last week. I'm in much better shape financially as it's booming here and the value of my real estate has gone up substantially...

I have rental properties but also max out my 401K and Roth. You need every tool, in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

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I felt like I never had that much disposable income until I paid off the final two mortgages on my rentals at age 55 and 55 1/2. Will be 58 in March. It's a great feeling, I highly recommend. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

"This is escapism" Hell yeah! I can't wait to "escape". Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

That's me LOL

Speaking of this - what is the optimum time of the year to retire if you want to go the full 18 months of COBRA before the ACA? Do you have to coincide with the open enrollment period?

I see plenty of places in small towns or on lakes in Texas or other parts of the South with incredibly cheap housing prices - many not very far from big cities and major hospitals systems, airports, shopping...when I say cheap I mean less than $100,000 or even $50,000...If you've seen the HGTV...

Have you ever considered moving into the guest house and renting the main house? I have a similar situation and I think that's what I'm going to do. I will pay the gas bill and the main house will pay electric and water. I should clear at least $2,000 per month if I do it...

I have a friend at my company who actually got fired after 30 years. I'm not far behind him in seniority. I sometimes find myself jealous that the decision was made for him. Another feeling I didn't expect...I also recently had minor surgery which is making my OMY (actually two more years)...

I'm in Central Dallas and I lived the boom/bust of the 1980s. It's booming big time again, but it's different. I don't think it will bust with 10,000 moving here every week...or some such figure.. Most older neighborhoods near downtown have skyrocketed and most have tear-down and rebuilds...

If you did OMY, how much could you save for a cash cushion? I just told another poster 48 is kinda young. 59 1/2 is not as far as "early retirement". I'll be 58 next year so I know. I would jump today except for the cash cushion - I need to do some home renovations and buy a cool retirement...

48 is still young. Having been to Europe many times (having house in Amalfi is sweet) I would put in the five more years and be more comfortable. There are many places to go and hang out over there, and many are not cheap. Amalfi is gorgeous but it could get a bit boring at times when there is...

Congrats! A drone no more! Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

I thought about 50, and 55 but didn't retire. Now at 57, I am in much better shape and finally out of the claws of the psycho boss. In two years, I'll have 30 years with this company. I made that my new goal for ER, but with the dramatic real estate appreciation in Dallas (I have a dozen paid...

Fantastic! I just turned 57 (28 years same company) and hope to follow in your footsteps. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

Congrats. I'm in oil (consulting) with an a-hole boss and I am jealous! Boy Howdy (as we say in Texas). Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum