Recent content by colawman

Perhaps three years ago, 59 1/2 would not have been considered early. I think 59 1/2 is going to be the new early retirement.

This is my neck of the woods and I can tell you DAD is in a whole bunch of trouble. I wonder exactly how much he will have to pay through restitution when he is convicted of this hoax!

My earliest memories of answering the parental question: What do you wanna be when you grow up? Was a policeman. I am still growing up and still want to be a policeman.

I took the article as meaning the majority of the population have a disproportionate (dangerous) percentage of their NW in their homes. Not a good thing as the past few years have seen a depreciation in home values. I think the article is more frightening for those who fall into the 70 percent...

My home is about 10 percent NW. Cabin 10 percent NW. Rental Properties about 13 percent NW. That is about my comfort level when it comes to balancing my NW: 30 percent Real Estate.

You are spot on! I always wanted to be a cop and avoided upper management like the plague. Regarding your experiences with the defined contribution. Bully for you and your fellow officers for abandoning ship! Again thanks to everyone who commented and it was my pleasure to serve! A good...

Thank all of you for the warm welcome. Just for clarification: Victim in the sense that 20 many years ago we cops collectively voted to get out of the defined benefit program we were under and opt into the defined contribution. Had we not made this switch I would have a pension in October...

Hi everyone, Just found this site while surfing anything and everything about retirement. I have been a cop since 1978 and am retiring in October. However, my retirement is really just a job change. I received an offer to become the chief investigator at the District Attorney's Office and am...