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04-01-2010, 12:22 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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APRIL FOOLS!!!!!
But seriously, due to recent market performance, particularly the emerging markets sector (in which I have a lot of our net worth invested), we are finally at a point that we are financially independent and seriously considering retiring early in the next year.
Edit to add: wow, 19 users currently viewing! 
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04-01-2010, 12:31 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Oh, you got me, FUEGO. Nicely done -- I wish I'd thought of that.
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There's always next year. Most of the folks here are old and forget things easily. We even had a recent thread posted about this - tips on how to remember things. I forgot who posted it though.
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04-01-2010, 12:37 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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as i look at the number of post by you people i can't believe it.
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04-01-2010, 12:38 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by kowski
as i look at the number of post by you people i can't believe it.
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But we're not addicted. We can stop any time we want to....
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04-01-2010, 12:38 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
APRIL FOOLS!!!!!
But seriously, due to recent market performance, particularly the emerging markets sector (in which I have a lot of our net worth invested), we are finally at a point that we are financially independent and seriously considering retiring early in the next year.
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...you came out of the closet on this post way too early, Fuego. 
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04-01-2010, 01:04 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by FIREdreamer
I call April's fool! And it'd better be!
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Ditto. Nice try, Fuego. 
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04-01-2010, 01:37 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I try folks, I try.
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04-01-2010, 02:56 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
I have decided to permanently delete my ER forum account. It requires way too much time and is detracting from my relationships with real world family and friends and is destroying personal and work productivity. So goodbye!
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I was going to bring up your old signature "This is sarcasm"...
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04-01-2010, 03:20 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by Nords
I was going to bring up your old signature "This is sarcasm"...
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Can I borrow that...? 
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04-01-2010, 03:24 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Sure. It must be said with a Polish accent though.
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04-01-2010, 03:37 PM
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Uh oh--what if Fuego is doing the classic double secret April Fools joke by saying April Fools and he's not leaving, but he really IS going to take a break? Noooooooo......
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04-01-2010, 03:41 PM
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gone traveling
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
Sure. It must be said with a Polish accent though.
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ja, kann ich den tun!
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04-01-2010, 05:17 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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04-01-2010, 10:02 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
Uh oh--what if Fuego is doing the classic double secret April Fools joke by saying April Fools and he's not leaving, but he really IS going to take a break? Noooooooo......
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If I ever do decide to leave for good, I'm thinking April 1 is as good a day as ever. Might be a good day to announce ER at work too!
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04-01-2010, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
If I ever do decide to leave for good, I'm thinking April 1 is as good a day as ever. Might be a good day to announce ER at work too!
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Actually I did this. My supervisor had known of my intent to retire for years, since she had been my close friend and co-worker before she took on the supervisory position. But on April 1st, 2009, I showed up in her office and announced that I had filed the necessary papers for ER on November 9th.
When we both realized that it was April 1st we had a good laugh over that.
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04-02-2010, 09:13 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
There's always next year. Most of the folks here are old and forget things easily. We even had a recent thread posted about this - tips on how to remember things. I forgot who posted it though.
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LOL. Great job FUEGO, on the OP and the follow-up!
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Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
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04-02-2010, 09:17 AM
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Glad I could do a little "fooling"! I did basically the same thing on facebook (deleting account due to too much time spent on facebook), and no one took it seriously. I guess my "in real life" friends either know me too well or have me on ignore on facebook...
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04-02-2010, 10:47 AM
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gone traveling
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Fuego, good one! I guess that now I have to go back and undo all the stuff I changed yesterday...
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04-02-2010, 11:02 AM
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Administrator
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Originally Posted by FUEGO
I try folks, I try.
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You're a judge? 
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04-02-2010, 01:00 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FUEGO
If I ever do decide to leave for good, I'm thinking April 1 is as good a day as ever. Might be a good day to announce ER at work too!
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Well, it is the beginning of the fiscal year!
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