MuirWannabe
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4 months after I posted this thread, my portfolio is down a bit to $1.84M but my desire to retire has peaked. To prepare for ER, I've reduced my yearly budget to $90k/year. The push came to shove (see bold above). I started refinance process to lower my mortgage by a few hundred dollars/month. I looked into signing up process for ACA and found that I can qualify for subsidy if I stop trading stocks. Good bye, Dish & hello Netflix.
You certainly seem mentally ready if not financially. I respect and share your strong desire to pull the trigger. Likely the more sage advice is to wait and pad OMY to buffer your egg. But I know how hard that can be once the mental threshold has been crossed. Only you know for sure.
Please keep us posted of your direction. Best of luck in your decision.
Muir