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08-27-2018, 04:14 PM
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Maybe #17?
The rest - ymmv
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08-27-2018, 04:14 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 17,773
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REWahoo
I believe we will never agree on what we believe. And if you don't believe it now, believe me you will after an unbelievable number of belief posts follow this.
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08-27-2018, 04:15 PM
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#23
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,281
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nash031
22. Do not live in a bedroom on a different floor of your house than your children.
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But we do by choice. Ours was to reduce our footprint. Not financial, health, or grand kids. Still working great socially and financially.
Our company had a company value statement called This We Believe. While they held to it for the most part, the joke was always, This We Do
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08-27-2018, 04:27 PM
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#24
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 3moreyears
Appears you assume all are male here? And all married to a female?
"14. Determine the best time for you (and your wife) to take SS."
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Ha ha...so sorry...of course not, but it does seem like a majority of posters are male?
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08-27-2018, 04:30 PM
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#25
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REWahoo
I believe we will never agree on what we believe. And if you don't believe it now, believe me you will after an unbelievable number of belief posts follow this.
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I was trying to imbibe some life and active discussion back into the forums...as well as to summarize what I believe are answers to the "Some Important Questions to Answer Before Asking - Can I Retire" thread.
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08-27-2018, 04:33 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Peru
Posts: 6,335
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HNL Bill
We believe that for most here:
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Nice Job!
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08-27-2018, 04:33 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieB
I don't believe in any of that list. I do believe it's some attempt at "group think"
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Is it working?
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08-27-2018, 04:44 PM
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#29
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerides
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Thanks! I've adjusted wife to spouse or SO to be more inclusive.
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08-27-2018, 04:44 PM
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#30
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: in the sticks
Posts: 473
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Nice summary, hit the reset button on the site, put this as the stickie, and start over
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08-27-2018, 05:09 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,230
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Excellent list. Some general/personal comments.
1. I believe there are probably more retirees on this site over 55 than under (yes, nitpik)
5. Agree - I believe Firecalc at 100% success at default values is 3.58%.
15. Planning for no discount - one of us already collecting - will deal with it otherwise at that time if necessary.
16. Same thing - expect the ACA to continue especially if the "House" changes -otherwise will deal with it.
Again an excellent post overall.
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08-27-2018, 06:21 PM
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#32
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 10,863
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REWahoo
I believe we will never agree on what we believe.
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That should be number 22.
Quote:
Originally Posted by joeea
That's a statement I can believe in...
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+1
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08-27-2018, 06:43 PM
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#33
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerides
According to a recent poll, we're about 1/3 female:
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Well, that just might explain the numerous cross-dressing threads.
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08-27-2018, 06:55 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REWahoo
I believe we will never agree on what we believe. And if you don't believe it now, believe me you will after an unbelievable number of belief posts follow this.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joeea
That's a statement I can believe in...
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My best friend likes to say
"People have to believe in something. I believe I will have another beer".
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"Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities" - Voltaire (1694-1778)
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08-27-2018, 07:12 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Brisbane
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i believe i am the exception
but i live in Australia so upside down is pretty much standard here , for some points of view
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08-27-2018, 10:36 PM
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#36
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Posts: 7,001
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I think that there are plenty of people that don’t desire to have the same standard of living in retirement. It seems to me that some are happy with less because the time is more important. If in the future we have to quit taking big trips it was worth it to us to have the time. We will never be poor but but who knows what the future holds.
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08-28-2018, 05:06 AM
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 22,973
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Our plan is that our standard of living will go up when we retire in 9 months. With all that free time available, we'll have more opportunity to spend money. When I run FIRECalc, I use twice our current actual spending. I'm sure we won't really spend that much, but it gives me comfort to know we could and still get a 100% success rate.
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08-28-2018, 05:21 AM
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#38
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Same here. I always make a spending plan that is far higher than it will actually be (although still under what FIRECalc says I could spend).
It's nice to have that margin of safety.
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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08-28-2018, 05:35 AM
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#39
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 8,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieB
I don't believe in any of that list. I do believe it's some attempt at "group think"
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A fine line between 'group think' and 'collective wisdom'. I align with the latter.
Lots of helpful info here from a variety of inputs and it seems fairly easy to distill the good from the noise, if only through sheer volume.
Some people come here with some sincere and serious questions and I like to think that as a broad group with broad experiences, they're well served by those relatively consistent inputs.
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08-28-2018, 05:48 AM
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#40
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 12,597
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I'll go out on a limb and state that we all believe it's important to retire first, then die. Not the other way around.
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