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Wow, this just amazed me. We're having some work done around the house by two guys that started their own handyman business in our area. We had them add a gate to the fence (could have done it myself, but it's still too darn hot here) and they're coating the concrete patio. Here's the...

I just retired Sept 1 :laugh:. Still feels like vacation at this point. Talking about options for camping/travel with the DW. We're not big travelers, mostly regional and we prefer trips where we can haul the dogs with us. We've camped off and on for years and love it, but of course...

And I tell myself this a LOT this week, as I'm pulling the plug in a few months. It's so counter-intuitive, but I believe the numbers support this. If you're still able to retire after a downturn, then you're well positioned to get a few good years early in retirement. It's still tough to...

It's been a great month! Taking some vacation and (ugh) a cold. Just looked at the calendar and I'll only work 5 days this month! Sweet! No worries here about being bored or whatever. Bring it on. I read an entire book in one week, instead of the usual "fall asleep after four pages". Plan...

I guess I'm pretty dejected at this point. All these years of hearing "find a fee-only FP". Wow, good luck finding one, at least here in NE Houston area (Kingwood, Humble). Maybe it's just me being naive. I thought I could give someone the details and walk out with a 3-4 year blueprint...

I'm in the class of 2016 and recently relocated from the midwest to Houston. I'm a Waco native. Struggling a bit finding the retirement town that we want. Here's the list: Low/moderate humidity No Hurricane worries Close to good health care Reasonably close to big city for occasional...

Here's the scenario. We're in the midwest, but really want to move back to Texas. Had my plans lined up to walk in April 1 and give notice. Buy a place in TX Hill Country, sell the house we're in now. Money isn't an issue, investments in good shape. We'll be fine. Now - there's a job on...

Co-worker complained to me this week that his 401k is down 3% for the year. I asked him what his equity% is. He has no idea, which is a whole different subject. Anyway, I checked mine and while I've lost some money, I'm only down ~0.5%. The bonds are doing their job in the portfolio...

The events today most certainly set my 2014 retirement date in STONE. I'm recuperating from major surgery and was released to return to work on Monday. I get a call from my boss today and one of my co-workers has accepted a transfer and I'll be covering both jobs starting almost immediately...

We just spent a few days in Lawrence, looking at it as a potential retirement spot. DW is a KU alum, so she's a pretty easy sell. I'm a Longhorn and texas native, so it's a bit more of a sell for me. We've been living in the upper MIdwest (Iowa) for almost 9 years, so the winters don't...

Been digesting the news for three weeks, still in shock. Seems that my aortic stenosis has gotten much worse in the last year. I'm going for a second opinion at the KU Med Ctr (Kansas City) next week. Here we sit in a town with few friends, little support network (I'm here for w*rk). 54...