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My siblings and I are putting together a video of friends and family members wishing my dad a happy 80th birthday (since we can’t have a real, in person party for him right now, of course). What I am looking for is a link I can provide to everybody to upload their videos so then we can download...

After we ER'd last year, we moved to an area where we used to vacation. This is perfect in every way except for one thing. My wife had planned to do some paid consulting in retirement (as a scientist) but the problem is that there is not a lot of industry here, so not too many opportunities for...

I'm in an area where I only have one ISP available to me (Spectrum). They keep jacking up the rates and I am currently paying $70 per month for internet service only (no phone or cable). I called them up to see if there was anything they could do but had no luck. I asked about cancelling...

So my wife and I need to decide whether to continue with COBRA for 2020 or go with an ACA plan. It seems like the ACA plan should be much cheaper (with subsidies), but I'm nervous about any "gotchas" or other unknowns so I'm looking for the voice of experience on this forum. Our situation is...

I early semi-retired in 12/31/18 and as part of that process my wife and I will be moving to our semi-retirement home by Lake Michigan in the next couple of months. We have been gradually moving furniture and belongings over the last few months with every trip we make up there (it's 293 miles...

I was flying from Amsterdam to Detroit this week when the captain introduced himself over the intercom, as they usually do, and he announced that this was his retirement flight, after 37 years with the company. Lots of cheering and clapping from the passengers. Anyway, near the end of the...

This week I announced my early retirement plans at work - so now it's real! For some background, I am a principal at a CPA firm. There are 3 other principals in my office, all older than me (I’m 49 - always wanted to retire at 50). It was interesting to see their reactions. The oldest one...

Just looking for feedback from people who have been there and whether you ever regretted the decision? I am FI now and plan to retire within the next 18 months. I will move on retirement to an area that is a little bit more expensive than where I am now but not horrendously more. The problem...

I have a 2009 era Apple AirPort Extreme as my wifi router. It generally works fine but there are a couple of corners of the house where it doesn't reach very well. I was thinking of getting a range extender but then I wondered if it really made more sense to get a newer router instead? Would...

We are getting very close to FIRE and had always planned on moving out of Ohio when we retired, to somewhere with a lot more outdoor opportunities. However my wife and I are both from the U.K. And we may need to move back there for a few years to look after aging parents. So we are thinking we...

So I'm finally at the point where I think all my numbers work, but I am having trouble deciding where I should retire to. My wife and I currently live in the Midwest. Almost every vacation we take, we go out west - California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado etc. we are looking forward to moving...

I was enjoying the holiday weekend so much, and the weather forecast was perfect for Monday, that I decided to extend my 3 day weekend into a 4 day weekend. Monday was kind of a trial run for retirement and it went perfectly. Started with a bike ride (I have a triathlon coming up in early...

Nothing new here really, but it is kind of interesting to see how the numbers might play out in real life. Here they assume somebody retires in 1979 100% invested in S&P 500 stocks. At a 4.5% withdrawal rate their portfolio grows nicely and they end up in 2008 with a substantial nest egg. If...

According to Firecalc I have an 80% success rate but I think I should be able to increase my savings rate fairly significantly over the next few years so I think it's understating my chances. Oh, I'm 39 now. My wife and I both have good jobs and live below our means so we are saving about 40%...