walkinwood
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
The 3rd anniversary of our early retirement passed without us noticing!
We quit our jobs on April 30th, 2008. Since then, we've learned a lot about being flexible. In 2009, we slashed our spending because of the drop in our portfolio. In 2010, we went back to work part time to replenish the portfolio a bit. That income & the market upswing has enabled our portfolio to recover. It is now almost at the inflation adjusted value on 5/1/08.
We put our house in expensive NJ on the market & have a buyer with a close date later this month. We are moving to Denver where we have leased a town home for a year. We chose Denver after looking closely at Portland and Seattle. We are both avid hikers and chose the sunny Denver weather & central (though isolated) location over the northwest.
Our 2010 expenses were about the same as 2009. 2008 was higher.
We're excited and nervous about the changes to come, but we've learned to sway with the wind & still enjoy ourselves.
Edit: In Nov 2010, we stopped working part time & are fully ER'd again. But we're ready to go back if needed.
We quit our jobs on April 30th, 2008. Since then, we've learned a lot about being flexible. In 2009, we slashed our spending because of the drop in our portfolio. In 2010, we went back to work part time to replenish the portfolio a bit. That income & the market upswing has enabled our portfolio to recover. It is now almost at the inflation adjusted value on 5/1/08.
We put our house in expensive NJ on the market & have a buyer with a close date later this month. We are moving to Denver where we have leased a town home for a year. We chose Denver after looking closely at Portland and Seattle. We are both avid hikers and chose the sunny Denver weather & central (though isolated) location over the northwest.
Our 2010 expenses were about the same as 2009. 2008 was higher.
We're excited and nervous about the changes to come, but we've learned to sway with the wind & still enjoy ourselves.
Edit: In Nov 2010, we stopped working part time & are fully ER'd again. But we're ready to go back if needed.