Recent content by Simplygib

Amen to that. That time for me involved a fun little sports car, and the rest of my belongings would just about fit in it. I didn't make a lot of money, but enough to get by and have fun with. No huge bills. No huge worries. No high-stress jobs. The primary focus was having fun, and that...

No regrets Anyone can retire. You can do it with a NW of $9m or or one that's in the red. But the latter might require you to destroy your credit rating, go to emergency rooms for your medical, and call the nearest bridge your home. There is no magical number at which one can retire. It has...

Hiya, Cody!! It's no secret that you are my ER idol.....when I grow up I wanna be just like you... (retired, that is).... :) Send me some gloats....I'm going through gloat withdrawal since you dumped the WebTV.... Gib

Hi Cut-Throat, I've asked myself the same question many times. But don't get me wrong - I don't mean to say I'm miserable or anything like that. I'm not. I'd just rather be not working at a traditional "job." I remember this from when I was a teenager. The idea of getting up by an alarm clock...

I was just referred to this forum by Cody-Girl (Thanks Cody-Girl!!). I'm married with no kids, one dog. I'm 50 and still working, but have been interested in ER for about 10 years now. Unfortunately I did absolutely nothing about saving for retirement until I was 40, so will most likely be...