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07-11-2011, 02:52 PM
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 1
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Hi, today was the day.
Last week I decided enough was enough.
My assets include:
$700,000 in 401k and IRA mutual fund accounts
$500,000 in taxable mutual funds
$150,000 in home (mortgage paid-off)
Expenses:
approx $20,000/yr not incl taxes or medical insurance
: 47 yo, unmarried, and no debt.
Hope I didn't make a mistake.
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07-11-2011, 02:59 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 3,433
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07-11-2011, 03:13 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,391
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Originally Posted by omni550
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With $1.2M in assets, and a 3.5% SWR,I would ballpark your cashflow at around $42k which is well above your expenses.
Have you budgeted for healthcare ? That can get very expensive, and especially so as you age and if you have any pre-existing conditions or medical events along the way.
Are taxes part of your (included) expenses ?
Bernstein's SWR charts are attached, as well as his suggestion for stock-bond allocation per retirement duration. Notice the high percentage stock allocation for long retirements
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07-11-2011, 03:34 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Desert SW
Posts: 358
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Welcome Christy. Your expenses are very low, even if medical insurance sets you back 10k/year. You will need to live on the taxable account for quite a while, but if you can maintain your low-cost lifestyle, you should be able to handle it.
I'm assuming the j*b was unbearable. If you can go back to another similar j*b, perhaps that is you fallback option, should your need it.
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07-11-2011, 04:28 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Portland
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Packman
Welcome Christy. Your expenses are very low, even if medical insurance sets you back 10k/year. You will need to live on the taxable account for quite a while, but if you can maintain your low-cost lifestyle, you should be able to handle it.
I'm assuming the j*b was unbearable. If you can go back to another similar j*b, perhaps that is you fallback option, should your need it.
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Actually, with the low cost lifestyle it would be advantageous for Christy to NOT live entirely on the taxable account but instead withdraw from the 401K/IRA via the 72T provison, at least up to the 15% bracket. Or even better, live on the taxable account but convert a portion of the IRA/401K to Roth each year, thus eventually reducing taxes to zero. Possibly this would save you from being means tested for SS one day too.
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07-11-2011, 08:47 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,150
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Christy,
Congrats and welcome aboard!
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07-12-2011, 03:51 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
Posts: 4,061
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Hello Christy - have you run your numbers with this free online tool : Merrill Edge| See Where You Stand
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Very conservative with investments. Not ER'd yet, 48 years old. Please do not take anything I write or imply as legal, financial or medical advice directed to you. Contact your own financial advisor, healthcare provider, or attorney for financial, medical and legal advice.
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07-12-2011, 04:55 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: N. Yorkshire
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Welcome to the site Christy (and Kathy).
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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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07-12-2011, 05:49 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 169
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Christy,
Congratulations. You did it! 
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07-12-2011, 06:02 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: On a dirt road
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AWESOME! congrats from a fellow 47 year old - unfortunatly I've still got at least 7 years to w*rk
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07-12-2011, 07:22 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 489
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Congratulations! And welcome to the Forum.
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07-12-2011, 08:07 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
Posts: 2,851
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Congratulations, Christy. We, the vast majority of the Early Retirement and Financial Independence Community, were wondering when you might retire. And, now you've done it. Welcome aboard.
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07-12-2011, 08:11 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,304
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Christy
Last week I decided enough was enough.
My assets include:
$700,000 in 401k and IRA mutual fund accounts
$500,000 in taxable mutual funds
$150,000 in home (mortgage paid-off)
Expenses:
approx $20,000/yr not incl taxes or medical insurance
: 47 yo, unmarried, and no debt.
Hope I didn't make a mistake.
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Congrats Christy! Can we add you here http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ml#post1088159, or you can do the honors yourself if you'd like to!
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Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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07-12-2011, 08:45 AM
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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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Congratulations!
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07-12-2011, 08:56 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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Congrats, Christy. As someone whose personal situation is not a lot unlike yours (I am 48, no debts, no spouse, no kids, just over $1M in assets in reverse proportion to yours, along with my home worth around $100k), I share your joy.
I would advise you not to ignore taxes and health insurance, particularly the latter which can become quite costly.
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