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    Re-retiring?

    Hello everyone! I posted on here in the past, but life got complicated. I retired in 2019 but went through a divorce in mid-2021 that forced me out of retirement. (Believe me it was worth every penny to get rid of my abusive ex-husband.) I am a software developer and was able to find a good...
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    Yet another SS survivor's benefit question

    I apologize if there was a thread with a definitive answer on this but I was unable to find one. I am almost 10 years younger than my husband. He is currently 64 and plans on working another year when he will then retire. His SS is estimated to be slightly higher than mine. Because of his...
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    Fidelity RIP and Firecalc

    I have been doing more detailed retirement planning. I believe I have accurate estimates of expenses based on Quicken records over the past few years and adding in LTC insurance and many other factors. (I have expenses broken down into 30 categories and estimated how they will change over time.)...
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    College Savings - short term

    I have $200K saved up for my children's college. My daughter starts in 2.5 years and my son starts in 5.5 years. I plan on withdrawing $25K a year for each of them for 4 years. If college costs more that, they will have to work and get loans. Both children are very intelligent and may get some...
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    Hoping to retire at 55

    Hello everyone. My DH and I have been getting serious about retirement planning lately and I was hoping to get your perspective on our situation. Here are some of our stats: DH age 57, me age 48, both computer programmers and frugal. Hope to retire in seven years when I am 55 in 2019 with...
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