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Semi-retired at 55, am now 60. In the last year or so I managed to “invest” in a stock that allowed my net worth to more than triple. Without being too exact, I was “up” about 4M but the pullback brought that down to about 3M pretty quickly before I sold. None of this is a problem or...

Dreaming... Age: 51 Desired ER: 55 Work years: 35 so far Pension: Small-but every little bit helps Started working at 14, getting taxed by Uncle Sam at 16, college part time after full time job start at 18, Navy at 22, college complete while in Navy, out of Navy at...

Yes, lots could change. With five years to go I am starting to see a little light at the end of the Rat Race Tunnel. I can build at my tree farm if I wanted (>25 acres) but foresee buying cheaply there in 5 years if I wanted (Now is not even a bad time to buy there). Either way I would expect...

p.s. No I have not fully done a FIRECALC but I did look at it yesterday. Which flavor calculation do you suggest. Some seem very detailed, possibly I am not needing such detail since I am 5+ years away by my plan. But maybe I should try it to see if I get a surprise.

My J-O-B would allow part-time work. Many fellow workers look forward to just that where I am at. I can work all over the country with what I do. Seems like I am in good shape to go at 55 but wanted other opinions. Part-time to 60 would be OK for me so long as the usual stress of full-time...

49 y.o. has 460k in 401k, 115k vested portable pension, 100k tree farm, 65k ROTH, ~200k in brokerage/metals/hard assets, paid off home worth ~180k, wife 401k=~40k. No debt to speak of. Daughter to start college this Spring, son started HS this Fall. Can I do it at 55? I would like to walk at...