ER'd 5 years ago and have been lurking here ever since.
Stats: 57, married (DW is 56) , 3 grown kids, 1 grandson so far, retired from 31 years in Software, mostly sales, but started in Accounting.
We do volunteer work at the local Arts venue- Philharmonic, Ballet, Opera, Broadway Shows, etc. and travel extensively, usually about 3 months a year. 2005 was 3 trips to Europe, 2 cruises, 2 Hawaii vacations and a week on the California Coast.
Finances: own home, no debt , financial assets $1.2M (up about 10% since we FIRE'd), dedicated Bob Brinker Fan (yes I lost $170K on his QQQ buy advice in 2000), current asset allocation 67% equities, 33% Money Market all at Vanguard.
My politics just happen to be like John Galt's.
Thanks for all the ideas, opinions, humor, etc for the last 5 years.
Stats: 57, married (DW is 56) , 3 grown kids, 1 grandson so far, retired from 31 years in Software, mostly sales, but started in Accounting.
We do volunteer work at the local Arts venue- Philharmonic, Ballet, Opera, Broadway Shows, etc. and travel extensively, usually about 3 months a year. 2005 was 3 trips to Europe, 2 cruises, 2 Hawaii vacations and a week on the California Coast.
Finances: own home, no debt , financial assets $1.2M (up about 10% since we FIRE'd), dedicated Bob Brinker Fan (yes I lost $170K on his QQQ buy advice in 2000), current asset allocation 67% equities, 33% Money Market all at Vanguard.
My politics just happen to be like John Galt's.
Thanks for all the ideas, opinions, humor, etc for the last 5 years.