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Me either......average is waay beyond my reach.
I got it, you are a midget
Me either......average is waay beyond my reach.
I got it, you are a midget
... My average total spending over 2012-2016 for everything but income tax added up to a total of $2738/month...
Did Bernie Madoff tell you how he manages that?
i hold nothing but real estate, gold, and guns
I would say that 28 years and still going strong is above average. Only time will tell how far above average you are.Thus far I've managed 28 1/3 years of 'below average' retirement.....and....we even manage to get out of the house...once in a while.
I have read the back story of 97guns. It is possible to do what he says he did. Not saying I believe it, but it is possible. I will give him the benefit of the doubt.To get 65k out of 380k one would have to take a lot of risk. How is that sustainable over the long term? One year like 2008 and what would your 380k be down to? My guess would be your 380k would be dust and so would your 65K. I smell a troll.
That works out to $33K/year without income taxes. My mother's income is less than that, as I recall. I used to do her taxes, but my brother now takes up the responsibility. She is not complaining about wanting anything. She does not buy anything from Amazon, in fact has not turned on her PC for a decade now, but she goes shopping for clothes at the mall all the time.
Retiring early obviously requires more unless there's a pension. Twice that much is a nice start.
My mother's networth is less than $600K, as my best estimate. It's mostly in the house she lives in, and a rental that she just sold. She's living mostly on her small pension and SS. She could spend more, but does not want to.
No house payment, no car payment, and taking a cruise or two each year. She is doing fine.
I have read the back story of 97guns. It is possible to do what he says he did. Not saying I believe it, but it is possible. I will give him the benefit of the doubt.
Really don't care if any of you believe my story or not,, I didn't tell it to make friends , I told it because I'm proud as hell of my accomplishments and savvy, sharkl like investing
Really don't care if any of you believe my story or not,, I didn't tell it to make friends , I told it because I'm proud as hell of my accomplishments and savvy, sharkl like investing
That's fine. Don't care either.Really don't care if any of you believe my story or not,, I didn't tell it to make friends , I told it because I'm proud as hell of my accomplishments and savvy, sharkl like investing
i believe u, some day if u care to share this strategy with me id appreciate it
You are right. I am sorry.Really don't care if any of you believe my story or not,, I didn't tell it to make friends , I told it because I'm proud as hell of my accomplishments and savvy, sharkl like investing
Easy, my IRA $400,000 nets me $130,000. Oh, I left out Wife's IRA, and SS, and several pensions. But hey, it only a study.