dm
Full time employment: Posting here.
For what its worth, here is my plan.
I plan to RE next May, at 47. I started planning for this about 4 yrs ago. I started saving and paying off the mortgage.
I should have 200k in the 401k,IRA and 130k in after tax account.
The wife loves her job and is going to continue working till she can retire with her pension. She has 9 yrs to go if the rules don't change. She is 43 now.
We owe 100k on our 250k house. The loan is at 4 7/8 %.
We have two kids over 20 who better be out of school or close.
I have went through the last two years of check stubs and have found that we averaged about $6000 a month spent. We have never tried to budget, but we never borrow exept for the mortgage.
The wife clears $5000 a month now. Her pension should be 80% of her salary. The house should be paid off by then. The P&I is about $1000 month.
So I guess I'll retire at 47 and the wife will retire at 52. I did marry her when she was 19 and paid for her college. She is a school administrator.
Hopefully the kids will get out of school and start working and pay for their own expenses. That will definatly be a big savings. Also I have more vehicles that I need. I plan on keeping one SUV and one old Porsche.
I really hope I don't have to draw from our savings but feel that this give's us a good safety factor in case something comes up.
I plan to RE next May, at 47. I started planning for this about 4 yrs ago. I started saving and paying off the mortgage.
I should have 200k in the 401k,IRA and 130k in after tax account.
The wife loves her job and is going to continue working till she can retire with her pension. She has 9 yrs to go if the rules don't change. She is 43 now.
We owe 100k on our 250k house. The loan is at 4 7/8 %.
We have two kids over 20 who better be out of school or close.
I have went through the last two years of check stubs and have found that we averaged about $6000 a month spent. We have never tried to budget, but we never borrow exept for the mortgage.
The wife clears $5000 a month now. Her pension should be 80% of her salary. The house should be paid off by then. The P&I is about $1000 month.
So I guess I'll retire at 47 and the wife will retire at 52. I did marry her when she was 19 and paid for her college. She is a school administrator.
Hopefully the kids will get out of school and start working and pay for their own expenses. That will definatly be a big savings. Also I have more vehicles that I need. I plan on keeping one SUV and one old Porsche.
I really hope I don't have to draw from our savings but feel that this give's us a good safety factor in case something comes up.