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11-28-2017, 10:40 PM
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#1601
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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Originally Posted by TrophyHusband
We hit our FIRE "number" today (yeah ). 27x annual expenses. Problem is, we're 5 years too early ( ).
When I originally calculated our FIRE number several years back it was under the assumption that it'd take longer, we'd be older, the kids would be out of the house and the mortgage would be paid off. As it is, kids are still in high school and we're still a few years from owning the house free and clear. I guess my "number" isn't really my "number".
Has anyone else had to reevaluate FIRE based on better than anticipated portfolio performance?
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I’d suggest you keep saving. At ages of ~ 49 & 45, you & DW should plan on at least 40yrs of withdrawals, which means 27xAnnual Expenses (3.7% WDR) is not nearly conservative enough IMO. Read Jim Otar’s “Unveiling the Retirement Myth” & focus on the ‘zone concept.’ For a 40yr retirement, a couple needs at least >32xAnnual Expenses (3.1% WDR) to be in the “Green Zone”, which is where you want to be; especially with two kids (potentially) in college.
PS: Congrats on your excellent financial position! Just saying I’d save more if it was me & DW
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Small pensions & SS cover essentials
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11-29-2017, 05:31 AM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Bossier City
Posts: 27
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Originally Posted by Huston55
I’d suggest you keep saving. At ages of ~ 49 & 45, you & DW should plan on at least 40yrs of withdrawals, which means 27xAnnual Expenses (3.7% WDR) is not nearly conservative enough IMO. Read Jim Otar’s “Unveiling the Retirement Myth” & focus on the ‘zone concept.’ For a 40yr retirement, a couple needs at least >32xAnnual Expenses (3.1% WDR) to be in the “Green Zone”, which is where you want to be; especially with two kids (potentially) in college.
PS: Congrats on your excellent financial position! Just saying I’d save more if it was me & DW
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Thanks for the reply. To elaborate a bit more, the 27x annual expenses isn't the full picture. We also have some rental properties that are worth ~$500k. If we were to sell them and pocket the money (no plan to do so), combined with our portfolio, would equate to x32 Annual Expenses.
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11-29-2017, 07:35 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,373
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrophyHusband
We hit our FIRE "number" today (yeah ). 27x annual expenses. Problem is, we're 5 years too early ( ).
<snip>Has anyone else had to reevaluate FIRE based on better than anticipated portfolio performance?
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I think I'd just consider it a good year to balance out future bad years. We know this market won't continue forever even though we wish it would! There will be a "correction" and it's easier to recover from one when you're putting new money in and investing at bargain-basement prices.
For me, funding healthcare for that many years would also be a HUGE unknown. There are separate threads on this, but people are paying crazy amounts, especially if they have kids, for health insurance. My premiums went from $440/month when I retired at age 61, to $776/month for crappier coverage, this year. Medicare kicks in on January 1, thank God.
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11-29-2017, 07:40 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Acworth
Posts: 1,214
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrophyHusband
We hit our FIRE "number" today (yeah ). 27x annual expenses. Problem is, we're 5 years too early ( ).
When I originally calculated our FIRE number several years back it was under the assumption that it'd take longer, we'd be older, the kids would be out of the house and the mortgage would be paid off. As it is, kids are still in high school and we're still a few years from owning the house free and clear. I guess my "number" isn't really my "number".
Has anyone else had to reevaluate FIRE based on better than anticipated portfolio performance?
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I'd look at it differently personally. I'd say you had two variables for FIRE - age and assets. You've only met the minimum requirements for one of those variables from your original planning. As such, you can stick to the original plan and wait until you also reach the planned age variable and then cut out and retire, or you can re-evaluate both variables and pick new numbers for both assets and age for FIRE and wait until you reach those numbers instead.
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11-29-2017, 02:45 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego
Posts: 14,212
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TrophyHusband
Has anyone else had to reevaluate FIRE based on better than anticipated portfolio performance?
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We did. Hit the number about 4 years earlier than expected. Like you, I still had kids under roof and mortgage. My planned spending had assumed a paid off house. Our solution was to buckle down and pay off the house sooner. Those extra principal payments also acted to help us reduce our spending some more.... Make a smaller number needed. I ended up pulling the trigger and retiring 2.5 years ahead of plan. Still have kids under roof, but they'll go to college soon enough.
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micro pensions 6%, rental income 20%
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11-30-2017, 10:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,695
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I posted at the start of November how I kinda sabotaged my attempt to hit the $1.5M mark because I paid a CC bill a few weeks early and how I expected to break passed that mark soon anyway. Well, I am over the $1.5M mark now and might have hit a few days ago but I didn't check the total balance (sum of 3 accounts at different institutions) every day. I am now at $1.511M which includes some monthly distributions which have been declared but not yet posted to an account. It also incudes an uncashed check for $200. All of these accounts receivable (except maybe for the check) will hit my account by Monday.
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"I want my money working for me instead of me working for my money!"
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12-01-2017, 05:14 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 75
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Not a milestone ... but SO CLOSE! The nest egg calculator spat out ... drum roll please ... $2.998 MILLION yesterday!
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12-03-2017, 10:00 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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DUDE!
If only you had parallel parked.
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12-09-2017, 09:27 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Eastern USA
Posts: 1,068
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Milestone: Age 62, started SS. All living expenses covered by pension and SS. Monthly IRA withdrawals stopped. Right on schedule. I love it when a plan comes together!
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12-13-2017, 04:30 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 221
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New milestone - hit $1M in investments (household) for the first time a week before I turned 39! - nice target to hit, though I suspect we'll make it back under at some point.
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12-13-2017, 04:45 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: GTA
Posts: 1,728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by seabourne
New milestone - hit $1M in investments (household) for the first time a week before I turned 39! - nice target to hit, though I suspect we'll make it back under at some point.
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Congrats ! Happy Xmas !
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12-15-2017, 06:00 PM
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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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Reached a bucket-list milestone: today I obtained my very first Handicap Placard. It's a beauty and it's good for two years with an automatic renewal.
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12-17-2017, 08:28 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 169
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thanks to an explosive real estate & stock market the last year i am over 6.1m net worth.
retired at 49 2 years ago tomorrow.
living very nicely off my rentals.
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Early Retired on 12/18/15 at 49.
very comfortably living off of my rental income while my ira collects dust...& compounding interest!
The rentals are now paying me over double the $$$ that I made when I had a job!
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12-31-2017, 02:14 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Rural Alabama
Posts: 1,359
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So we hit all sorts of milestones this year- tabulating end of the year numbers was more fun than usual. One figure stood out to me though- pretty sure this has never happened, though I am going to go back and look. We actually spent less this year (excluding taxes of course) than we paid in to state and federal governments for taxes, fica, etc. Haven't done the taxes of course, but I can't remember the last time we got anything back. Also it was our highest year for savings ever. Happy New Year Y'all- from frosty cold Alabama...
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12-31-2017, 03:21 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Boerne
Posts: 421
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Quote:
Originally Posted by orangehairfella
Broke the $1M NW mark today. $730k in invested assets.
I've tracked progress somewhat casually, but here it is so far:
2015-05: $400k
2015-10: Paid off mortgage
2016-03: $500k
2016-11: $650k
2016-12: $800k
2017-06: $900k
2017-11: $1,000,000
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Pretty impressive since you’ve been making almost 150k monthly lol
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01-01-2018, 06:14 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 381
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The milestone I hit today was one full year FIREd. We've been withdrawing from our investments over the year, but ended up in the black - about $4.5M NW.
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01-11-2018, 08:25 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 3,941
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NW just peeked over $1.8 today. That includes some home equity - investible funds are $200K lower - but it was nice to see the round number come up on Personal Capital today after w*rk.
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01-13-2018, 06:28 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 821
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Closing in on $2M net worth ...
sitting at NW = $1.9M
Total Lump sum Tax advantaged = $1.814M
Does not include SS, and my pensions.
Getting ready to pull the plug in 2019!
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01-16-2018, 12:56 PM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 49
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NW just went over $2M last week. Then I realized that I had double counted one of DW's accounts so now back at $1.92. But for a few days in my mind we were multimillionaires!
More importantly, I have driven home from work in the dark for the last time! 160 days to go...
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01-16-2018, 03:33 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,770
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Quote:
Originally Posted by albireo13
Closing in on $2M net worth ...
sitting at NW = $1.9M
Total Lump sum Tax advantaged = $1.814M
Does not include SS, and my pensions.
Getting ready to pull the plug in 2019!
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Do people include SS and pension in net worth? I know some include their residence.
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