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What does it mean to 'Retire Early'? I have read many threads here where people are targeting their 'early' retirement to line-up with when they are mid-60s and start getting Social Security. How is that 'early'? You save and invest for years, and you want to retire someday. I get that. You...

Guys help I have gotten into an argument on another forum, and I want to see how you view this topic. Say I buy Real Estate for $100k, I paid $8k upfront in closing fees and escrow. It is a set of apartments. Over the next 10 years, the rental income pays all expenses including the property...

There I said it. I have a pension from the US Navy, we live on half of my pension. I own our farm and our vehicles with no debt. During my career, we invested in apartment complexes, one at each duty station. When I retired [2001] we liquidated and used the cash to buy our farm. In 2016 we...

I served 20 years in the US Navy, mostly on various FBM submarines. I took 4 years for college, and I got a pension when I was 42. During my working career, we collected an assortment of apartment buildings. Basically one at each duty station. When I retired, we sold them and used the money to...