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08-18-2020, 06:30 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Personal celebration
Reached just north of 1.1 million net worth.
I never thought it was possible that I could retire early.
Hoping that my health and my wife’s health improve so that we can enjoy retirement some day.
Thanks to all the forum members for helping me along my journey.
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08-18-2020, 06:32 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Tellico Village
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Congratulations and keep on keeping on.
VW
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08-18-2020, 06:39 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Woot Woot
the next one will even come faster
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08-18-2020, 06:41 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Illinois
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Congrats!
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08-18-2020, 06:46 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,228
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Nice!
Is working hard to accumulate wealth part of the reason your health is worse than you'd like? Can you back off a bit to work on your health? Physical health is as important as financial health to enjoy a long and prosperous retirement, and hopefully an early retirement too.
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08-18-2020, 07:44 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 5,867
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Good for you! Hope your physical health improves as your financial health has.
Take care
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08-18-2020, 08:35 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 617
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Originally Posted by mickj
Reached just north of 1.1 million net worth.
I never thought it was possible that I could retire early.
Hoping that my health and my wife’s health improve so that we can enjoy retirement some day.
Thanks to all the forum members for helping me along my journey.
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Nice! Good for you! 
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08-18-2020, 10:07 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RunningBum
Nice!
Is working hard to accumulate wealth part of the reason your health is worse than you'd like? Can you back off a bit to work on your health? Physical health is as important as financial health to enjoy a long and prosperous retirement, and hopefully an early retirement too.
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Thankfully my job is fairly low stress, I have backed off a little more after my last heart attack though,
Thanks for pointing this aspect out!
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08-18-2020, 10:13 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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Congrats !
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08-18-2020, 10:27 AM
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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: 10,941
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They say the 1st million is the hardest, it was for me anyway.... Took me almost 50 years for the first mil.. The second came in the next 4 or 5 yrs, the third in the next 2, etc.
Congratulations.
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08-18-2020, 10:31 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 11,078
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Congratulations!
Since retirement DW and I have lost a combined 120 pounds and feel much better. Honestly some of the posters here helped immensely.
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08-18-2020, 10:43 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,228
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mickj
Thankfully my job is fairly low stress, I have backed off a little more after my last heart attack though,
Thanks for pointing this aspect out!
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Good luck with that. If a story helps, my dad had a major heart attack in his late 50s. He was able to retire at 62, and 30 years (after his heart attack) later is still alive and very healthy.
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08-25-2020, 02:30 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Leeward Oahu
Posts: 17,930
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I recall physically relaxing somewhat when I reached a stable $1mil. I still w*rked, but took less BS than before. It's a great milestone you have reached. Congrats!
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08-25-2020, 04:30 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Hartford
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Congratulations! You should give yourself a pat on the back - it takes patience and discipline to get there. I remember when we got to $1 million - i was in our basement and I saw it but could not share it with the kids. So had a quiet jumping up and down ceremony by myself.
Best wishes to you!!
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08-25-2020, 05:00 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: An island off the coast of Florida. (Ok - if you really need to know it's Vero Beach)
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Good show!
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DW and I are 62/62. 100% equities 31 years. FIRE'd August 2019. Non-cola pension cashed out Dec 2022 before segmentation rates reduced balance - rolled to MM fund, max SS for DH and DW at FRA. Mega retiree health available. IRA rollover from 401k Jan 2020 for NUA treatment. LTCG for 3 years. Next few years will be IRA cash withdrawals or until Stock Market recovers. AA 33% stocks, 67% MM and T-Bills. Rising equity glidepath.
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09-12-2020, 10:38 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 367
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Congrats! That is quite an accomplishment. The power of compounding will now really help you build wealth. Good luck to you.
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09-12-2020, 11:58 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Congratulations
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