Search results

With the latest upswing in the S&P 500, I reached $1,006,000 in net worth this month. My previous milestones were: $100,000 in March 2003 $250,000 in December 2006 $500,000 in November 2011 $750,000 in March 2014 I graduated college in 2002 and got my first full-time job working for the...

So, it's been about 2.5 years since I've posted on here. I closed out 2013 with a net worth of about $750,000 at age 34. My previous milestones were $500,000 in November 2011, and $250,000 in December 2006. Now, before anyone asks how I got to $750,000 so quickly, I should mention that my...

So, I just read "Your Money or Your Life" and the final chapter said that the only investment you should own are Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bonds, with a small reserve of money in a money market account. Maybe I'm crazy, but this just seems like bad advice. Have any of you retired with an asset...

With EE Bonds earning a fixed .6% interest, and I Bonds earning a variable 3.06% interest rate, would it make sense for anyone to invest in EE Bonds right now?

It's 2011 and blu-ray players have been out for a few years. I don't think prices on them are going to come down much more. It seems like there are a lot more blu-ray movies that you can buy now and the prices of those have come down quite a bit. Do you think it's time to invest in a blu-ray player?

I don't post on here too often, but I just wanted to celebrate with a bunch of anonymous like-minded people that I reached a new milestone. I have half a million in cash/investments. My last big milestone was $250,000 in late 2006 at age 27. Have any of you hit milestone targets lately? Do you...

A little about me. I've posted on here a few times in years past. Now I need some help. I'm 31 and earn $85,000 per year in a federal job. I've been with the feds for 8 years, and I can retire at 57 with about a 1/3 of my salary in pension income. I'm single with no wife, no kids, and no...

The first two weeks of December have been very good to me. I just checked my Net Worth on Vanguard and I hit the $250,000 mark. I have a quarter million dollars!!!! I think I'll have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See my previous net worth achievement here...

I haven't posted here in over a year. I haven't even looked at this website much over the past year. I still apply the same early retirement principles that I have learned over the years. I just don't feel the need to keep it on the forefront of my mind. Net worth during my last post (August...

The TSP is now offering Life Cycle Funds. Go here to read more: http://www.tsp.gov I'm considering investing in the 2040 L Fund. I can retire from the Federal government as early as 2028 if I'm offered early retirement. Otherwise, my regular retirement age (57) would be in 2036. If I retire in...

I currently have about half of my non-retirement assets in a Charles Schwab account and the other half is in a Vanguard account. I would really like to consolidate the two accounts so that I only have one statement to look at each month, and one website to log into to view all my assets. I plan...

I'm thinking about moving to Arizona in about a year. I'm 25 and I'm still a young dreamer. There seem to be two good options for housing in the desert that are in my price range ($80,000-$120,000). 1. New Double-Wide Trailer Home: These are usually 1600-2000 sq ft. and built within the last...

I do some retirement counseling as a regular part of my job. Tale #1: I'm talking to a 55 year old lady that has 28 years of government service. She's in the old retirement system (CSRS) so you think she would be getting a lot of money. Wrong! She's a GS-3 and she'll be getting $800 a month...

I'm 25, and I've been working as a federal retirement specialist for 2 years. I know we have some federal employees on here, so if you have any questions about CSRS/FERS/TSP/SS, I can answer them. I can also answer your FEGLI and FEHB questions. For myself personally, I invest 14% in the TSP...