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    So grateful for the ACA

    ACA wasn't useful for me The ACA was ultimately useless for me, b/c not all (including the best) cancer centers will accept ACA compliant plans (eg. MD Anderson). I've always been the picture of perfect health. I took care of myself and it showed. I retired early at 35 and I'm very glad I did...
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    Feeling lost after FIRE

    Kids and meetup.com I'm thinking your first kid should have you covered in the near term. I had to work while my wife got to be at home with ours and it's not like I'd have been any less busy at home. You can't help too much and it's great to have all the pics and video years later if you have...
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    Bouncing around online savings accounts

    Right now, I'm thinking interest rates are likely to be lower over the next couple decades, so I'm buying a lot of GSE agency bonds now with 15+ year durations at over 6% interest. The emergency cash I keep in Discover Online Saving account at 4% last I checked. For other short term fixed...
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    Looking for that elusive PURPOSE in retirement

    Purpose in life in general is subjective. You can find meaning and purpose in all kinds of things: beliefs, helping others (especially if they appreciate it), etc. Meaning is an abstract concept in your head, but that just makes finding it all the more impressive (to me anyway).
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    what do you spend on hobbies, in retirement?

    I continue to work part-time b/c otherwise I cannot rationalize spending money on myself for my hobbies, but my main hobby is gaming and I already built a nice gaming PC, the games I like are cheap, and so I still end up with more than I know what to spend on myself directly so I got creative...
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