Congrats! Keep calm & keep on sailing. Worries & anger not worth your time. Another successful story of a millionaire next door.
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Congrats! Keep calm & keep on sailing. Worries & anger not worth your time. Another successful story of a millionaire next door.
jollystomper
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After yesterday's market hit another nice round number: $1.1m in my 401k. Now let's see how fast it drops from that.
. I'm 25 days from RE. "Income" comes up $44 per mo less than working without touching 1.542m to draw down on. DH has 11mo & he'll join me. Life is good! 
crossed 1 million mark for financial asset yesterday after market close. about 400k equity in investment property so about 1.4m in total investable net worth. 35 yr old and DW is 2 years younger. hope to double net worth in 5 years and retire in 10 to 15 years. cheers!
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Slow But Steady
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Yesterday we down-sized our self-storage unit (we call it the mini-warehouse) from a ten by ten at $1350 per year to a five by seven at $588 per year. No longer can I tell my wife, "For what we're paying to store those Christmas ornaments, we could buy a whole new set every year."
We dropped three car-loads of stuff off at Goodwill. On the last trip, I went in to buy a couple of two-dollar T-shirts, and I saw someone was buying a chair that I had just dropped off five minutes before. So a definite win-win.
By the way, this is my 24th post. How many does it take to graduate from "Dryer Sheet Wannabe?"
We dropped three car-loads of stuff off at Goodwill. On the last trip, I went in to buy a couple of two-dollar T-shirts, and I saw someone was buying a chair that I had just dropped off five minutes before. So a definite win-win.
By the way, this is my 24th post. How many does it take to graduate from "Dryer Sheet Wannabe?"
Congrats Slow But Steady, storage is one of my biggest bet peeves. My brother works at a storage unit and he is always complaining about that the units can't possibly worth a fraction of what they are paying for it...other than a few people with expensive bikes and such, temporary move, but they are building yet 4 more buildings because people can't seem to stop buying stuff even when it doesn't fit in their house.
Glad you made so much progress, for so many its more emotional than financial...but it sure does feel good when others are using it and actually need it.
Glad you made so much progress, for so many its more emotional than financial...but it sure does feel good when others are using it and actually need it.
Slow But Steady
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Congrats... Very generous and will foster fond memories.
Vagabond2020
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Finally cracked the $100k in Investable Assets mark! 10% of the way to my FIRE #.
Cantwaitanylonger
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Paid off mortgage last week. 55 YO, 750K investible, house value around 900K, owe 110K on a duplex worth around 200K. Hate boring corporate job...hate everything about it. Want to start handyman, lawn care, estate care company. Need kick in rump to do so.
Cantwaitanylonger
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Thanks. Four years ago, I took out a ten year mortgage and vowed to pay it off in five years. I beat that by a year but it was really a struggle. It is such a relief. I really cant share this with friends. I feel like I am bragging. One friend I did tell thinks I got the money from my parents. Trust me, that didn't happen. This is the only place that I can share my small victory.
Congrats!!
EastWest Gal
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We're a friendly bunch. You've just shared the victory with your online friends. I know it's not the same, but congratulations anyway.
That's not a small victory, paying off a 10 year mortgage that fast. Congrats!
I could see a handyman business if your good dealing with the public. This is a service that is more in demand with the aging of the population. Lawn care is too seasonal and competitive. Everybody with a lawn mower is in the business and then you need work for the winter months.
TallTim
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Crossed liquid NW of $4MM this AM
I know with market moves it will go back down/fluctuate .. but it was a happy morning checking my trading screens today. Even DW said she was impressed.
Been a long time coming and getting closer to the finish line.
Just a brief, positive update to this one ...
Courtesy of some smart trading and a company sale proceeds windfall, we crossed over $6MM today.
Happy to be FIREd as of July 3, and although I know it will bump up and down around the number as we start to spend it, it's a big comfort to me and DW, for sure.
Ready To Take The Leap
Feel like this is Dave Ramsey's radio program to yell "I"m Debt Free!". Turning 60 next month. I will take a month off then go part time for a year. Paid off the new house, bought a new car with cash and completely debt free. Have $2.0mm in investments plus wife has $28k/yr pension. Will have two SS incomes. Have run every retirement calculator known to man. Will try and wait on my SS until 66 +2 mths but if we get a substantial market downturn I'll file early for it so portfolio can make it back over time.
I am very excited. I enjoy reading all the positive comments and how excited people are. Look forward to plowing through many of the forums. Spending my last weeks not thinking about work.
Feel like this is Dave Ramsey's radio program to yell "I"m Debt Free!". Turning 60 next month. I will take a month off then go part time for a year. Paid off the new house, bought a new car with cash and completely debt free. Have $2.0mm in investments plus wife has $28k/yr pension. Will have two SS incomes. Have run every retirement calculator known to man. Will try and wait on my SS until 66 +2 mths but if we get a substantial market downturn I'll file early for it so portfolio can make it back over time.
I am very excited. I enjoy reading all the positive comments and how excited people are. Look forward to plowing through many of the forums. Spending my last weeks not thinking about work.
Bir48
I love Dave Ramsey that's why I am here baby step 6 investing close to la Casa being paid off 53 and debt free. Same wife with pension and saving my rear end off. Hope to have a value over 1.8 in next few years
Congrats.
. And enjoy your hard work
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I love Dave Ramsey that's why I am here baby step 6 investing close to la Casa being paid off 53 and debt free. Same wife with pension and saving my rear end off. Hope to have a value over 1.8 in next few years
Congrats.
. And enjoy your hard work Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum
I agree, congrats. I understand the hard work to make that happen
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Oh yea, I remember having saved a whopping $400 and being so proud, ignoring my debt. Then I woke up! Thank god! I woke up and a major turn around in my finances and understanding. But always learning!
Congratulations! I dream of this day, but it'll be at least three more years for me. Assuming everything works out perfectly for the next 35 consecutive months.
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