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    Doing your own taxes

    i've also always done my own...this past year, however, dw took two part time jobs and one treated her as self employed which is new to me. after much research, think i can handle the income tax part but unsure of the ss and medicare tax payments..will tackle once more in feb. after everything...
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    Italy vacation advice

    italy we're just back from our first trip to italy..did two weeks. we winged it although the couple we were with had been there before which helped. you could spend the whole week in rome and not see everything. alot depends on your interest in art but, you have to at least see the vatican/st...
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    Too late to look for FL rentals

    hello: we used prestige vacation properties (part of century 21)last winter for a one month rental in the florida keys. very positive experience. i don't know if they're in the tampa area but they are in fort myers and may be able to help. 1-800-543-6279. good luck
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    Anyone withdrawing more than 4%....?

    tkp....yes; like you, in our early-mid fifties and in our first year of retirement..we're actually drawing slightly more than 5%. part of me believes that in 9 years with s.s. for both of us, we probably won't need to draw anything at that point. secondly, a high percentage of our current...
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    High yield funds

    perhaps too junky for some, but i've been happy with fidelity capital and income for along time...up about 130% over the last 10years...still only represents <5% of aa
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    WANTED: Great Retirement Location

    as a native iowan, can recommend both ames and iowa city(although i wouldn't want to spend too much of jan/feb there at this point in life). job took me to the east coast but am considering moving back to i.c. now that i've er'd. unless one is seeking solitude, i've concluded you can't go...
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    Anybody been to Margarita Island

    we've been, albeit 15 years ago. 5 star hotels on the water. world class shopping and dining close by. cabbies, hotel staff, people extremely nice. but, third world living conditions also close by away from the beaches--quite a contrast. we we're perhaps naive at that time but we were...
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    6 months in

    thank yu...after 35 years, was able to retire at 56. spouse is 53 and retired 3 yrs ago. i almost did, but wasn't quite ready. in the early 1980's, we realized we could early retire in our 50's. pay yourself first and :coolsmiley: what i now see as LBYM. after 6 months of retirement...
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    6 months in

    greetings from the east coast; 6 months in and so far, so good...have been enjoying the forum...littledoc
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