First time poster, but I love to lurk
So many of you have either already RE or seem so certain that you want to RE. DH and I are not so sure. I am 42, he is 44, and we are on track to comfortably retire when either he turns 60 or I do. However, we could probably RE when I turn 55 if we make some sacrifices now (pension and health care rules pretty much rule out retiring earlier than 55). But do we even want to? And if not, then I don't want to make the sacrifices!
Specifically, we are considering moving into a more expensive house, which would preclude retiring at age 55. We are willing to stay in our current house to reach the goal of retiring at 55, but we want to move if we are going to wait until age 60 (or later ).
We both like our jobs and get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment from them. But we also love the idea of having time to travel and spend more time on hobbies while we are in good health.
Anyone have any input / advice that would help us out?
Thanks,
Linda
So many of you have either already RE or seem so certain that you want to RE. DH and I are not so sure. I am 42, he is 44, and we are on track to comfortably retire when either he turns 60 or I do. However, we could probably RE when I turn 55 if we make some sacrifices now (pension and health care rules pretty much rule out retiring earlier than 55). But do we even want to? And if not, then I don't want to make the sacrifices!
Specifically, we are considering moving into a more expensive house, which would preclude retiring at age 55. We are willing to stay in our current house to reach the goal of retiring at 55, but we want to move if we are going to wait until age 60 (or later ).
We both like our jobs and get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment from them. But we also love the idea of having time to travel and spend more time on hobbies while we are in good health.
Anyone have any input / advice that would help us out?
Thanks,
Linda