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I'd never heard of FIRE, or MMM, until a couple of years ago. I'm 58 & unemployed but have discovered (honestly, to my surprise) that my wife & I are almost the
by mud_dauber 8y ago
I'd never heard of FIRE, or MMM, until a couple of years ago. I'm 58 & unemployed but have discovered (honestly, to my surprise) that my wife & I are almost there already.
> $1M in 401K money
> three pensions lined up. go figure.
> zero debt & a modest, paid-off house. with a view.
> health insurance thanks to my wife's by-choice 2nd career
> a preference for state parks, my dogs, and homemade avocado toast. :-)
I know this is humblebragging. But all this financial uber-engineering seems a little over the top. Just staying out of San Francisco is one helluva head start.
- jakeway 8y agoYou are almost 60 - you should be close to retirement. It would be way more impressive if you were 35.
- mud_dauber 8y agoThat's not the point. Simply going through life without making dumb financial decisions (and a little bit of luck) will get you to the same end point with the benefit of having a decent quality of life. I'm happy. And more importantly, my wife of 40 years is happy.