Recent content by refi

Agree and disagree. Disagree - Almost all my current units are property managed, so my involvement is usually a 15 minute phone once a week, which I can take anywhere in the world and I just have it to let my PM know I'm there and watching. They handle all my bills, taxes, and utility...

Another quick update for anyone who cares, just to say that Post-FIRE has been way busier that Pre-FIRE and FUN. Since my 1/11 update, I've Mentored and supported some former direct reports on career guidance; I enjoyed this part of work. Traveled to six more international countries and two...

Just an update on this one, I did go and check out the properties, a quarter of the properties in the portfolio needed some serious work (e.g. - foundation issues, open sewer pipe), the others were fine. The cash flow was there, but some of the deferred maintenance looked hairy. I offered on...

Need help in selecting the right health care coverage, please direct me somewhere else if this has been asked a million times: I'm: 44,m, single household, FIRE'd in September relatively healthy, but will need some dental work upcoming 700k in HYSA/Cash equivalent, so a healthy amount of...

it's for portfolio of multiple properties.

TL; DR - FIRE'd comfortably recently, should I buy more RE that will take some work and grow cash flow? I recently FIRE'd . Currently, I have enough for my lifetime ("won the game"), but given my drive, I want to continue to pad what I have b/c it's actually interesting for me, though adds a...

Quick update since calling it quits in Sept: - Have taken two long international trips (3 weeks, 2 weeks) - Have taken two domestic trips (2 weeks, 1 week) - Attended three bowl games - Spent way more time w/ my nieces and nephew - Purchased a new property (I like real estate ?; it's a hobby)...

quick follow-up: shot a quick (nice) note to HR to look at opportunities for more severance highlighting my value and contributions and got shut down with a NO in seconds. Anyways, glad I at least asked, still getting a great package going into the sunset. As mentioned, given it's a Megacorp...

Thanks for the feedback, all! So this captures things best. MegaCorp was trying to cut costs and I saw it was an opportunity to raise my hand and go into FIRE with a payout. I don't have huge leverage as I built out my team up with a succession plan and replacements, it's been running fine...

I received my final paperwork for severance, overall it's pretty good - they gave me three months of transition time (already completed), now I'm entitled three months of severance, 2023 bonus, and a portion of my RSUs. I have to sign paperwork to invoke the remaining payouts and bonuses...

Got it, so make something, but don't make too much :) I still have a side hustle that might generate income, so I guess if I go over, I'll just pay the penalty, the $0 health care is a bonus at this point. No sense in exerting too much energy trying to stay in a middle range. Thanks for the...

I just signed up through the state site and it came out that I can get premium insurance for FREE. Given the cost of crippling health insurance costs, I wanted to validate this is accurate as this is quite the opposite. I'm 44 and in fairly good shape. I just started FIRE now and am using...

My last day! Woohoo!! Let's see how this goes, have a 21-day trip planned starting next week. :)

So had to notify my directs and leadership team that I'm taking off and folks are taking it worse than I anticipated. I've been in this role for about three years and was on track to grow to the next level, so it was hard for folks to fathom me wanting to leave and also I've cultivated a strong...

I'm taking it! Accepting the severance and calling it a day! Hopefully, the right choice. Woohoo!