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Given $6K for retirement send off. I told them to shove it (ha ha). I just took 12 of my direct reports out for a farewell lunch, on me. What a good feeling! Thank you for your thoughts. Thinking about a road trip to the keys before the sea takes it (God forbid).

Thank you for your thoughts and input. Right now it's just X mark the spot for me & they know it.

Thank you Whisper66. First and foremost, I want to desensitized my self by starting to write like a human being instead of a corporate drone response. I want to express my thoughts without having to worry about possible implications. Spending more time with my children, perhaps volunteer work by...

That's it! I pulled the trigger! I am done by end of 2015:dance:. Told my VP to shove it, well politely and filed for my retirement. Now the anxiety starts to kick in>:(. Was shooting for 55 but could not hold out longer. Never thought I am done with mega corp at 52 but had enough with these BS...

$800 in 79 washing Dishes. I think min wage was $2.30/hr.

Down almost 200k last week & backup 110k today. Still in the red but no sweat right? I apologized for ranting.

Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) -DJI  Watchlist 16,509.55 481.14(2.83%) 3:38PM EDT :(

Well Done!

Congrats! Keep calm & keep on sailing. Worries & anger not worth your time. Another successful story of a millionaire next door.

Iam in the process of decluttering and as part of that trying to sell my son’s doodle bug mini bike that we got him for Christmas years ago on Ebay. The experience is awful. This is the third time I have to relist the bike due to winning bidder that failed to respond. The new features on the...

Plan A for me is to live off my taxable assets/ dividends & make it to 59.5 where I can start tapping into my deferred 401 & IRAs. Company pension & SS at 65. I am not familiar with the 72T rule & want to learn more about it for Plan B. I believe it’s the calendar year that you turn 55 and...

I will turn 55 on Dec 18 2018 but will stay until April of 2019 to exercise my company options and eligible for profit sharing. Sounds greedy but I just wanted to padded the stash a little more for safety sake. I can finally see the light at the end of tunnel now. I am trying to be happy and not...

1.7M in investable assets. House paid off, no debts. I am 51 1/2 Planning to ER at 55. 3 1/2 years to go & dont know if I will able to make it then. Last child will start high school this fall. Planning to pull the plug his high school final year. Just wanted to leave now. Tired of MegaCorp BS...

I have a 94 geo prizm (paid $1700) on a 126K annual salary.

I considered this to be an option after ER at 55. Get a part of the year gig say 3-6 months traveling. Do this until I get tired of it.

Hi there my engineering friend. I am too in the same profession and have 6 years to go due to putting kids through college. I am turning 49 soon and my calculation shows that I am already FI but yearning for the day I put my calculator down and walk away.

Dont forget to get the deed from your bank. In my case, I was directed to the county to obtain it which I have not had a chance to go there and that was 4 months ago. Thanks for the indirect reminder

93 300 Nissan 300zx convertible. Still prouldy owned

Same here. I am thinking of pulling the trigger at 55. Here's my story: Age 48, married with 4 children, sole provider. Currently have 250K in 401K/IRA. previous co pension @ 55 is project to 500/month. putting away about 40K/year in 401K/IRA thanks to the house being paid off this year...

Age= 48 Planning to head out = 55 Pension = Yes (but very meagered @ 55, probably enough to just pay for property tax)