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Up 10% from last year ($600 to $660). Have only had the home 2 1/2 years. Home is ~10 miles west of Disney. Most of the large increases are for homes on the coasts I'm sure.

4 1/2 months to go and I AM counting...

$4 million and she's worried... Give me a break. You don't need encouragement, you need pychological help. Get a life.

It's just the far right trying to rev up their base again.

I think I just heard Justin say "But he lied... Under oath"  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Gonna pull the plug at the end of the year and need advice on 2 things... should I change current very conservative investments and would anyone else pull the plug in this situation? I am 57, married (wife is 56), kids on their own, own condo in northeast and home in FL free and clear. Plan to...

This is my last year as a cube-rat. Will retire on 12/31/06. Told my boss to give me a lump sum instead of a % increase this year since the % increase has no impact on the pension, per the pension calculator. Better to get the full amount this year rather than 1/2 of the amount I would get as a...

We sold our home in the northeast 2 years ago knowing we planned on retiring in 2006. Bought a condo in the same city (both mother's, a son and relatives still live there) and a ranch style home in FL where we plan to snowbird 6 months a year.  Daughter lives a bit north of Atlanta, about a 7...

8th grade at St. Laurent's. Mutha Superior made us kneel backwards at our desks. Knees are still sore.

Too bad you weren't in the Orlando FL area. I need to call an air duct cleaning guy when I get back to my house in Clermont. Look to see if there are HOA (Home Owners Associations) in your area that advertise business services. Doubt if it would cost much to put up a web page on their sites. Pete

It really would be interesting to see what people are actually planning to live on at 55, 65, 75, 85 & beyond. It would also be nice to see what makes up that amount, i.e., SS, COLA or Non-COLA'd pension, 401k WD, IRA WD, dividends, interest, cap gains, etc. Lastly, what % of the portfoilio...

Other - Still working :'( Main reason is family longevity & company elimination of health benefits starting 1/1/07. Had planned to retire on 1/27/06 but I'm working a dealwith the company to work out of my vacation home in Florida 7 months next year. Pete

5 weeks paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, 5 sick days but usually take 7-10 and a coupla AWP's. Been with the company 33 years. Total = ~46 days a year. Still not enough.   >:D   Almost time to call it quits.

I too am a little concerned about having most of my eggs in one basket (401k with Fidelity). Has anyone ever taken out just their company stock from a 401k (not a rollover)? I understand that you would pay only the average cost basis of the shares, not the current market value. Then when you...

Joe, Thanks for the info and the heads up. I'll make the appointment in November but I'm afraid that since I won't be going down there until the 2nd to last week in December that I may not get an appointment. Nevertheless... I just finished the on-line quote thru Geico and in it I put the cars...