How did you find this web site?

[David1961]

Did you just Google something like "Early Retirement Forum"? Did you read about this site from either another website or literature? Did someone you know tell you about it?

I know I heard about this site from a magazine, but unfortunately don't remember which one. It's been so long ago but I'm glad I found this site.

 

[W2R]

I read a post about it on a financial forum (the old "Vanguard Diehards" forum at the Morningstar website).

 

[MichaelB]

Nords turned me on to this, over at RADDR's website.

 

[Walt34]

A Google search on "frugal living" or some such phrase.

 

[rodi]

It was mentioned by a regular poster at a San Diego centric economics/real estate blog called piggingtons. I'd already been on the preparation path for ER - but coming here I learned more/better ways to figure out how to retire early.

 

[EastWest Gal]

Googled "early retirement".



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[NW-Bound]

By searching for "safe withdrawal rate", I found FIRECalc, then this forum.

 

[robnplunder]

A Google search on "frugal living" or some such phrase.

Google led me to here. I probably was searching "early retirement."


Wlat34, you were scary before. With that new avatar, I am terrified. Hopefully, come November 1st, you will shed the avatar?

 

[nash031]

The Sailor Bob forum discussion on Navy retirement turned me on to Nords' book which led me here.

 

[FIREd]

I found the link in a personal finance book, can't remember which one.

 

[chilkoot]

I googled the name of that guy who sells the "bucket strategy" at his seminars. One of the results led here and I liked what I found.

 

[Walt34]

Wlat34, you were scary before. With that new avatar, I am terrified. Hopefully, come November 1st, you will shed the avatar?

Yes, that's just a Halloween gag. Actually it was something I'd read about on a Photoshop page a few years ago and I did it to an image of one of the grandnieces, intending to send it to her parents. DW was horrified at the thought so I did it to myself.

You probably can't see it in the avatar because it's so small but the pupils are a grisly green, lots of ugly red veins in the whites, and the pupils are now shaped like cat's eyes. Pretty cool effect!

November 1 the inverted airplane goes back up. I wasn't in the airplane but I did take the photo.

 

[steelyman]

It's been a while and I really don't remember, but probably a search while still working. I read for a while, then got up the nerve to join. Then I got up the nerve to actually post.

Participating in my year's "Class of..." thread made me feel accepted, so don't be shy about yours.

 

[Tortoise]

FIRECalc mentioned several times on Bogleheads,org, which then led me here.

 

[Meadbh]

I was Googling "early retirement" in 2006 and found the Retire Early Home Page, which led me to FireCalc and to this site.

 

[Greencheese]

Searched something along the lines of retirement planning and wound up here. I had just finished paying off my student loans and wanted to get a new game plan set up before all that free cash flow started getting spent on frivolous things.

 

[jfn111]

Saw some positive references to the site on Bogleheads.

 

[scrabbler1]

I was Googling "early retirement" in 2006 and found the Retire Early Home Page, which led me to FireCalc and to this site.

Similar time here. I was on that rarely used website for a while before someone pointed me here in 2009.

 

[RE2Boys]

Motley Fool Early Retirement Forum, thence to Early Retirement Home Page, thence to here.

 

[Lucantes]

Yahoo search for "Early Retirement" led me here, FIRECalc and the helpful and wise forum members make me stay.

 

[harley]

Motley Fool Early Retirement Forum, thence to Early Retirement Home Page, thence to here.

Same here. Lurked here for 4-5 years before joining.

 

[Rosie]

Motley Fool Early Retirement Forum, thence to Early Retirement Home Page, thence to here.

Same here. Lurked here for 4-5 years before joining.

Likewize.

 

[RetireAge50]

Somehow stumbled across the iPhone app. Did not use for awhile then only off and on. The people here are incredibly smart and down to earth. I now believe this is probably the best financial and just plain how to live life data source available.


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[JTOrt]

Google.

 

[Telly]

A Scott Burns newspaper article back in 2002 mentioned Cap'nBill's FIRECalc website. Went there, and discovered the Early Retirement forum too. I wonder how Dory36 is doing these days.