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    To Successful ER's...what were the 6 issues you focused on in the 6 mos prior to ER?

    Hey Kitty! Great input...thanks for responding!
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    To Successful ER's...what were the 6 issues you focused on in the 6 mos prior to ER?

    See my post in the "Hi, I'm ..." forum. I feel I am so close to putting an end to my "career" but I just don't know if I can pull the trigger. At 55, I feel I have pretty close to the right amt of $$$ t(about 1.1MM) to live comfortably for 35-40 years. I feel my professional discipline (HR)...
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    Just as an update. I did tender my resignation last week. My boss has asked me to stay on until at least the end of January '08 and maybe until 05/08. That surprised me a little bit. I have been thinking about it. It will give me more time to maximize savings and prepare for the next step...
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out! Thanks to all for the good inputs. I am currently guessing that my monthly expenses are in the range of $3,150 to $3,650. I need to do some more work on that. That of course includes the company paid medical and dental. I can imagine that paying...
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    You're right the weather has been near perfect in the Phoenix area where I live for about 2 weeks now. One of my daughters just moved to N Arizona and it's even nicer up there. Regards,
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    Gotcha! a little under 60:40 tax advantage vs. taxable And one more thing. A small pension from a previous employer about 15.9K/yr at 66. I already turned down the chance at getting cash instead. What I would leave on the table with my current employer is base x 15% potential bonus +...
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    Thanks for the reply 73ss454. Maybe it's just nomenclature, but what does Tax Advantaged mean? One other item to mention as I was looking at other folks messages. $58,000 left on a house valued at about $345K.
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    Hello from Arizona. Help me figure this out!

    I am 55 year old male and desperately want to put an end to my 9-5 routine! I am a senior professional and have worked in big business for about 30 years. I already took one step aside from 2003 to 2006 when I left big biz to pursue a long standing dream in another field. It did not quite...
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