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01-31-2010, 11:09 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Southern Louisiana
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Well, it's not a lavish FIRE. My lifestyle will be similar to the Terhorsts or Kalderlis, both of whom have been great inspirations to me. Read Kalderlis' e-book. They're doing it, and so can I. FireCalc agrees. Time to jump.
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Thanks for the explanation. Good luck to you. I think this site has been helpful for a lot of folks including me.
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01-31-2010, 04:28 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
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Congratulations! All the very best.
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01-31-2010, 08:35 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Great story - Congratulations and welcome to the board 
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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01-31-2010, 09:19 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Eight years is a long time to hold your peace. I admire your patience. Congrats on your success, and welcome to the forum.
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"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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02-04-2010, 10:13 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Silicon Valley
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Just goes to show if one is determined what can be achieved.
Good luck with your retirement. Sounds like you are not going to be short of things to do. Enjoy your travelling.
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I be a girl, he's a boy. Think I maybe FIRED since July 08. Mid 40s, no kidlets. Actually am totally clueless as to what is going on with DH.
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02-04-2010, 10:25 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Thank you all for the warm wishes! Now I just gotta make it through this last month on the j_b.
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02-24-2010, 01:53 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NY
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Great story!
What I like about this board the most is that it offers different perspectives of life. I think there is a strong tendency for people to be stuck in their own frame of mind. To learn from other people's experiences and lessons is priceless. I am always inspired by how people overcome adversity and achieve their goals.
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02-24-2010, 04:51 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2009
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For me the board was a reminder that escape from the rat race was truly possible. Plenty of people here had actually done it, so it must be possible. I needed that reminder desperately after slogging through the filth of gainful employment day after day. In addition to stealing your youth and enthusiasm, the modern w*rking world does its best to keep blinders on you while whispering, "There's no escape. Never has been, never will be."
Only two days to go at w*rk. Not that I'm counting. 
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And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know.
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02-24-2010, 05:32 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
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Originally Posted by Onward
For me the board was a reminder that escape from the rat race was truly possible. Plenty of people here had actually done it, so it must be possible. I needed that reminder desperately after slogging through the filth of gainful employment day after day. In addition to stealing your youth and enthusiasm, the modern w*rking world does its best to keep blinders on you while whispering, "There's no escape. Never has been, never will be."
Only two days to go at w*rk. Not that I'm counting. |
My, my, my...how time flies. It seems like just 28 days ago, you gave your notice.
But who's counting?
Let us know in BIG BOLD LETTERS when you escape for good. 
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02-25-2010, 12:15 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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I'm guessing that your friend finally kicked you out of the spare bedroom this year. Isn't that the true story?
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02-25-2010, 09:57 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Yes, he finally kicked me out and even took away my allowance. The nerve!
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And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know.
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