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Updates from the first post here
01-10-2017, 09:51 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Updates from the first post here
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...ing-64516.html
Updates: I tried to reply to original post pasted above but it did not allow me.
This was my first email to this forum exactly four years ago today. At the time, I had no idea, my portfolio was a mess, had made all the mistakes/more about investment and already had cumulative loss of 1M. My investment were so toxic that I had almost bought all BIG losers at peak in year 2000 -- CMGI, INSP, SUNW, CSCO, SHVA to name just a few! All I had was a hope that someday I'll be able to overcome my mistakes and hopefully retire. I learned a lot by reading and asking lots of questions here and retired on 12/1/2016. I already have this year's expense(90K) saved in cash and 82K parked to buy that dream car(BMW 7) in May. I've about 2M in taxable and 1M in retirement account and hoping to live on 3%(90K). My wife consults about 30 hrs/month which will bring 30K/yr...so total of 120K/yr. Life is good!
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01-10-2017, 10:22 AM
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Thanks for the update, retire2020. Glad to hear that the folks around these parts have been helpful to you and that you exceeded your retirement date goal!
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ER'd Oct. 2010 at 53. Life is good.
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01-10-2017, 10:25 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Congrats!
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01-10-2017, 12:23 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Congrats on your retirement and on reaching your goals.
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01-10-2017, 03:25 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2016
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Congratulations 
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01-11-2017, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
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Congratulations!
I too have this board to thank for giving me the information and the confidence to ER.
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01-11-2017, 12:33 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Michigan
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Glad it worked out.
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01-11-2017, 01:06 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Welcome to the rest of your FIRED life. Congrats!
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01-12-2017, 01:54 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
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It is a great feeling isn't it?
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01-12-2017, 03:53 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2012
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by street
It is a great feeling isn't it?
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Yes. Since I resigned on 8/1 and then MegaCorp gave me a package on 9/1 with three months notice and one month severance, I already celebrated with two two weeks trip to Asia and India before my last day 11/30. No emails/phone calls to answer and pushing recruiter back(had one call today) feels just awesome!
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