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Thanks! We do have about $26,000 a year in pension income so we anticipate drawing $40,000 + from the IRA/403b pile. We will be in the 15% tax bracket. My wife is earning a small amount each year - only $3000 or so which makes it sound like she can do a Roth for at least part of this money? The...

We are recently FIRED and need a little help. We have $1.2 million in various 403b's and traditional IRA's. We are both turning 59 and a half this week. We are getting a $12,000 payment from the sale of some property for the next 5 years. My question: should we put this into a Roth - one for...

Thanks to all for the input. The Boss says 100% survivor benefit - so that will be it. Now I'm looking into a food taster, removing all knives from the house, and not walking close to the edge of any canyon we might hike. Seems prudent, no? (-; Sent from my iPad using Early Retirement Forum

Thank you for the input! This certainly gives us something to chew on. Sent from my iPhone using Early Retirement Forum

Looking at getting FIRED from my teaching job of 36 years. Is that really early?! The question is whether to take a survivor benefit on my Washington State pension. My wife and I are both 59, she is in good health - I'm struggling with A-fib but hope to hang in there for a long time. The...