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Congratulations on quitting! After about 39 years, I quit May 5th 2011. There are mostly great days, but every once in a while, it can get brutal

1.35% of pre 2.4% of post Arizona

Phoenix AZ suburb, 2500 Sq Ft, 29 years old 3/4 ac. 3mos to fire RE taxes- $127 Homeowner's Ins: $116 Flood: N/A HOA: N/A Elec: $200 avg Water/Sewer/garbage: $45 Lawn maint: $75 House cleaning: $195 Sub Total:$758 Cable internet and land line: $175 mo. 2 Cell phones: $105 mo Did a lot...

12/20/13 age 61 yrs 3 mos

and that is so unusual, I thought I would say hello. Joined this forum a few years back, posted a few messages and then drifted off elsewhere. My ER plan was to leave medi megacorp by Spring of 2011, but economic turndown of 08-09 convinced me otherwise. I am adding another candle next week...

Chicago and Chicagoland growing up... Milwaukee for undergrad degree and first job 6 years Boulder CO. 2 years Seattle 2 years Northern California and Southern California 8 years Arizona for 25+ years Had planned to stay in AZ, but had not planned on how brutal the summers have become as we...

I have lived in AZ for 38 years and love it here. Sad to see that some in national media (Navarette - CNN.com) are indicting all in AZ for this. There are many, many wonderful people of all stripes down here. WE will all get through this

Used my own spreadsheet and formulas and I came up with 13.9%. Still contributing to 401k and IRA at max, so subtracting that I came up with 11.2%... 60E/35B/5C

May I ask what, if any, retirement expense tool people who are indicating say 40K or less per year are using to come up with their expenses. I'm 57 hoping/planning to retire in May 2011. Current income is $90K base (+ $8-15K annual bonus). I currently have very low 7 figures set aside for...