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Better, mostly because I stumbled across a well-paying laid-back job opportunity. That will end in July but we'll still be better off than we had planned on so all is good.
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older. This is not what I expected.
Voted "About the Same" because: 1) We have been able to live on monthly income (pensions and SS) without withdrawing from savings; 2) Eventhough retirement investments have grown modestly, they would have grown far more if we had not retired a year ago (since we would still be continuing 401K contributions).
So, our lifestyle is "about the same" as before ER; but we left well-paying jobs that would have certainly added OMY of funds to our savings.
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"Everything becomes more itself." --C.S. Lewis
Into our 14th year of retirement, our portfolio has grown a tad. In real terms it would be lower. Even so, my sense is we are "better" because the odds our portfolio will survive have increased.
We are up about 12% since Sept. 2011, with this disclaimer: with pensions, savings, no debt (and SS a year away), we are fortunate to not need any withdrawals.
__________________ When all is said and done, usually more was said than done.