Personal Investments • Re: YARQ (Yet Another Retirement/Roth Question)

Agree. Our situations are so similar I could have written the OP!

I have a friend that quit work over the summer, similar aged teenage kids. He says it’s been great and he has plenty.

DW and I have a plan. The last date I said we would work in corporate is June 2029. Definitely need a break and do what we want after that date (both kids done with grade school in 2029).

I envy you a little, Wannaretireearly. We have no clue what we want in retirement. How do you go about figuring that out?

The more interesting discussion is not needing to work corporate in 2 years if forced into layoff etc. Within touching distance of that soft milestone. I personally want more $ in taxable for the 10 years prior to us turning 59.5.

Yeah, we were just chatting about the same thing. Finding an "optional" job for "only" 5-6 years can be demotivating.

The good thing is these milestones all seem to be coming up fairly quickly. Just a few short years left. I admire how you’ve accumulated on one ‘big’ income. Shows how well you’ve saved/invested plus managed expenses. Really well done

Thanks for the kind words.
I don't want the years to go by too fast. That just means that we'll be empty-nesters soon

I started posting here 14 years ago soon after my father died before his 60th birthday. There is no bigger reminder for me that time is limited.

Both DW and I are on the same page to quit in a few years and at least slow travel for a few years.

I’m done with corporate. I enjoy my team and colleagues. But I am still done. That shows the pressure some of these jobs put on us.
I would have quit at age 45 if I didn’t have kid obligations. I’ll push it to age 50. Luckily the finances should work out given everything I’ve learned here

Statistics: Posted by Wannaretireearly — Tue Oct 15, 2024 10:58 pm

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