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Mortgage paid off!! :dance: Just excited to share that I paid my last check to the mortgage company this past week. I know we see a ton of people that make this same post, but I think we are all excited when we get to. 38 years old and a huge chunk of debt removed. I'm sure there was plenty...

Hey Manny... Congrats on having such a great nest egg at your age. I shall give you my goals as I am 35 as well with a relatively high family income as well, but not quite what you guys have. Age: 35, 35 Jobs: full time physician, 2/3 time physician (DW) Household income: mid 6 figures Tax...

THIS is great advice. Everyone on this board wants to help out and provide support, but relationship advice from us probably isn't warranted. I will say, all of the financial stuff you have been offered is excellent. We truly do hope everything works out for you. Good luck.

MAN o Man...why do I live in Baltimore?? I would die for either of these houses...and they would both be considerably LESS than I paid for my not-nearly-as-nice pad here. Others have mentioned it in previous posts, and maybe you answered it and I missed it, but your future plans regarding...

I feel your pain, my man! I love my job, my life and my family, but I am in the same boat as you as far as being obsessed....and I have about 20 years to wait!!! Maybe I'll go back to the very first post on ER.org and begin there.

This is a fun post. Great reading other people's successes and goals. It is all so encouraging. Let's all keep at it!! Milestones: 2010: ditched terrible FA from Morgan Stanley (the was made possible by reading this site and Bogleheads. Thank goodness for these sites!!:coolsmiley: End of...

I'm a relative neophyte to this board and even I know that this is a big move for a very conservative investor. Well done! Hope it works out very well for you. Great idea to start with small portion of the portfolio so you can test the waters. They seem very warm at this point :blush:

Sure did....crazy that they actually met in the football movie, Rudy!

Holy Cow!! Way to go....you are tearing it up in the taxable account, for sure. Adding 100k every 6 months is HUGE (actually, beyond huge)!! Having the mortgage paid and the kids education out of the way is really helping you throw the funds towards retirement. Well done! I hope to be in...

Cool thread, indeed....hope it gets rediscovered in 5 years so we can all see how we did. For me.... 1) DW and I will be 40. Kids will be 8 and 7. 2) If all goes according to plan, I will still be working for the same group, at the same hospital. 3) Ravens will hopefully have won another...

Welcome and good luck with the planning. You should find a great deal of help on this site as you progress towards FIRE. Enjoy the ride! GD

Thanks for the kind words....sounds like you have a good FA as well. I imagine when I take over my own accounts, I will just contribute and reinvest dividends, etc.....but will have to do as you did and get a fee-only advisor to help me with the withdrawing phase when we hit retirement. Hope I...

Good luck with your plans! Looks like you guys have a nice nest egg from which to keep growing. Hope you get a kid or 2 (or 3) to your school. That would be HUGE!!!

Great that you got your ship righted in time to start saving again after a turbulent couple of decades. Salute you for your service! Hope all works out for you and the wifey. 20 years is a nice long time to build up a sweet nest egg! GD

Awesome work! 2 comma club AND mortgage paid off. You should be celebrating, my friend! I look forward to that day....one more club (RE) and you've hit the trifecta! Good on ya, mate. GD

Good call....love trying to keep each other motivated. Good job last year...and in a high cost area taboot! BTW, I'm 35 and looking to Semi-retire at age 50 (2028) and fully retire once the little ladies are finished educating themselves (ages 2 and 3 now). Let's go work on it, youngsters!!

Hey! Very sorry to hear of your disability, but I hope the LTD kicks in really soon for you....insurance companies are very challenging to deal with. Phone calls and frustration and more phone calls and more frustrations. I'm nowhere near retirement, so others will tell you about that...

I didn't know that until we saw her. I said "Hey, that's stifflers mom." My brother told me she was on 2 Broke Girls....apparently she was with some other people on the show. I haven't had the pleasure of watching it yet, so I didn't know them. Ha! Thanks....That definitely means a lot...

Hey....We are a little bit younger than you, but will expect to have around the same budget as you proposed (well, adjusted for the 2030s). Hopefully less as the kids should be our of the house, mortgage paid off, no debt, etc....but we plan around 100k. ERD50 makes a good point that none of...

Yeah, I will definitely take over my portfolio eventually, but I just need a little more knowledge. I'm getting there, for sure. 1) Lots of insurance on our end. Luckily, we were told that a while back. 2) At this point, we are less conservative than we probably should be, but will probably...

I remember reading your tale a year ago and it was a blast following how you pursued your goal/dream. Well done. I'm sure the feeling of accomplishment after paying off a mortgage is truly a wonderful thing and look forward to it myself! Thanks for the great read. And, luckily on this site...

Sounds like it worked out perfectly! Well done. Enjoy the time...you should have a great life ahead of you.

Hey Nikki J.... I'm rather new here and am a bit younger than you, but I have seen several people on here calculate out their expenses for a couple of years to the cent to ensure their plan will work out. After that, just go with whatever makes you feel best. For me, it will be a slow phase...

Ha...classic! Yeah, it was a great trip, but it was hard to gauge Stiffler's Mom...she was trying to be incognito. Had a coat on, hat, sunglasses....come on, you're not THAT famous!

....but it was worth it. My wife and I are a couple of very frugal people. Most of our vacations are inexpensive 3-4 day weekends rather than weeks (one full week a year, maybe 2), we don't eat out too much, have a pretty modest house and cars, and we save, save, save. In fact the only thing...