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Schwab since I was 20 (52 now) only thing I don’t have atSchwab is thrift savings program from military service. I do have a local bank so when I get a small check I can cash it-keep it opened as I have to have an account to keep my safety deposit box .

USPS informed delivery is wonderful… Especially when your jury summons shows up

Just retired my physician assistant license -had it for 25 years. I worked last in may 2016. $500+ to renew again. I cant earn more than $1200/month working with my pensions, my old boss wanted me to on board new providers 2-4 days a month ,but the part time hourly rate is $100 per hour so 1.5...

What are you doing with the rest of your time in the service? I was E5-E6 then got boarded for the army physician assistant program and retired as an O5 with 27 years. Tricare for life make a big difference in your ability to retire.

Congrats and welcome to the blue card mafia. And to a new Texan.

Depending on your specially and what you like to do consider locum tenans, I was a PA and ran a busy clinic but medically retired and went from 100mph to zero. It is very difficult. I was taught to retire “to” something not retire “from” something. My father is a radiologist and at 78 years old...

With Tricare and the VA as well as bc/bs from a former employer, I pick and choose who does what.

Just a lowly “LTC” here -I retired in late 2015 at age 45 and I goofed off every day since.

My lake cabin in east Texas is like that. Paid for outright, no taxes, thank you VA! I bought it when I got back from Iraq in 2006. Moved in with the significant other in 2007, broke up in early 2019, moved back to my house. I can leave for 20-40 days at a time. My mail goes to the post office...

I have a lake cabin on a private lake in East Texas-2.25 hours from dfw Airport and about the same to IAH it’s a good base. As it was a “weekender” cabin it was made to be left alone while I travel.

Class of Nov 2015 military retirement and may 2016 civilian civil service job. Mid 2016- Late 2018 was with my SO waiting for her retirement age and years of service to hit correctly. New Years 2018 Jan 2019 we separated ( new man for her). My disposable income Went up by $4000 a month. Only...

I did ,after my divorce and returning from almost 3 years deployed in Iraq ,in the summer of 2006. I moved across the state to work with an army bubbly in the Texas department of criminal justice prisons in East Texas. I knew him and had met his wife, but that’s it. Starting new was actually...

I have kept my professional license in full effect $555 in September ago for the year or 2 years. I keep up with my professional reading and 1-2 conferences a year. But I will not go back to 35+ patients a day. I have not worked professionally since may 2016.

I’m in Medellin now. For my second 2 week trip since November. I also lived about 4 months in San Jose CR last year and spent about five months in Manila Cebu and Palawan Philippines. I had an apartment in San Jose and the rent increased by 40% the second month and that was the monththe 13%...

I have a Texas teachers retirement system pension. I bought 5 years of military time for 31k for 11.5% of my income. Payed back in 2.6 years. And I transferred it from a 401k .

Delay one tax year and run the numbers for Roth conversion. Then run the numbers for delaying 2 years and run the conversion again.

I have a Texas teachers retirement system (TRS)pension, but I was a medical provider for a university. They have rules for going back to a Trs J@B, at my salary range I can work/earn $1150 a month max, so only 16 hours a month for me. I did have a part time medical record review gig almost set...

My commissioning classmate is one day older than me (49) and just had a baby with his new wife. His other kids are 22(twins) and 20. He actually reversed his vasectomy while he was dating her. I retired 4 years ago and he will never retire now.

27.5 in the military guard reserve and active duty mixed.age 17-45 Civilian age 16-45

That is the reason I retired. I was medically retired at age 45 from the military as well as my civil service state job due to lung issues from Iraq. I lost about 30 lbs and stopped 3 blood pressure medicines with in 3 months of retiring as my stress levels dropped.

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I retired 3.5 years ago. I have a paid for,small cabin on a private lake in east Texas. It is home bass as I travel 2-3 weeks a month. I bought it 13 years ago and have only lived in it full time since the beginning of the year when I moved out of the SO’s that I lived with for 12 years. I like...

Yes but I have 2 federal one state pensions and ss

I read “retire by 35 “ by Paul terhorst in high school. My plan was 55 for a while. I was in the reserves and then active duty. The plan then was 30 yrs(age 47). Spent 3 years in Iraq 2003-2006 got some lung issues and a few tbi’s. Several years of my health deteriorateing when I year in...

Not a teacher-but retired in the Texas teacher retirement system. I was a medical provider for one of the university of Texas systems. We are rule of 80, but I did a medical retirement due to military injuries. Our BC BS is Trs paid 100% if you have over 10 yrs of service.