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marcopolo
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by marcopolo » Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:23 am
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:42 pm
4000 for me... I'm retiring when it hits that (or in 4 years, whichever comes first).
I assume you have turned in your retirement notice!
Jump on in, the water is nice.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Normchad
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by Normchad » Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:25 am
I also congratulate HomerJ. He is a great contributor to this forum!
Fortuitous
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by Fortuitous » Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:30 am
I always enjoy reading HomerJ's contributions to the forum, certainly one of my favorite posters. Congrats to HomerJ!
Miriam2
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by Miriam2 » Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:55 pm
marcopolo wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:23 am
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:42 pm
4000 for me... I'm retiring when it hits that (or in 4 years, whichever comes first).
I assume you have turned in your retirement notice!
Jump on in, the water is nice.
What a memory marcopolo
Today on CNN Business: "The S&P shoots above 4,000 points for the first time ever" (CNN Business, 4/1/21)
Guess we'll see you on the 2021 Retirement Roll Call, HomerJ
Although wait . . .
today IS April 1st - do you think it's possible . . ??
Scott S
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by Scott S » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:09 pm
Miriam2 wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 12:55 pm Although wait . . .
today IS April 1st - do you think it's possible . . ??
A coworker announced his retirement in a group chat today.
He wasn't serious.
"Old value investors never die, they just get their fix from rebalancing." -- vineviz
barnaclebob
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by barnaclebob » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:20 pm
I think ill be able to retire at 8000 or 8 years whichever is first.
Ask again in 4 years though.
HomerJ
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by HomerJ » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm
LOL... I was wondering if I should pull up that post today....
I'm a big chicken, of course... I apologize to all the One-More-Year people I criticized in the past...
4000 got here a lot faster than I expected.
I might need another year (or two), or another 10%... you guys know the drill...
But I will say this... I'm not too worried about getting fired anymore.
"The best tools available to us are shovels, not scalpels. Don't get carried away." - vanBogle59
frankbrenowitz
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by frankbrenowitz » Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:33 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm
But I will say this... I'm not too worried about getting fired anymore.
The absolute best part. The last five years of my career when I knew I was FI was nice, but my employer knowing I was FI was
priceless .
Normchad
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by Normchad » Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:48 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm
LOL... I was wondering if I should pull up that post today....
I'm a big chicken, of course... I apologize to all the One-More-Year people I criticized in the past...
4000 got here a lot faster than I expected.
I might need another year (or two), or another 10%... you guys know the drill...
But I will say this... I'm not too worried about getting fired anymore.
You can always fall back on your snow plow business.
. What was it called?
kingsnake
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by kingsnake » Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:50 pm
You can always fall back on your snow plow business.
. What was it called?
I believe it was called Mr. Plow
Broken Man 1999
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by Broken Man 1999 » Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:55 pm
kingsnake wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:50 pm
You can always fall back on your snow plow business.
. What was it called?
I believe it was called Mr. Plow
Yep! Barney's company was
Plow King .
Broken Man 1999
“If I cannot drink Bourbon and smoke cigars in Heaven then I shall not go." - Mark Twain
warner25
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by warner25 » Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:57 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm 4000 got here a lot faster than I expected.
Yeah, holy cow... despite being fellow 50/50 or 60/40 conservative-for-our-age investors, this market has pushed me and my wife beyond the $1M mark today for the first time, and it just doesn't feel real. I don't blame you at all for thinking OMY.
minesweep
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by minesweep » Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:27 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm
LOL... I was wondering if I should pull up that post today....
I'm a big chicken, of course... I apologize to all the One-More-Year people I criticized in the past...
4000 got here a lot faster than I expected.
I might need another year (or two), or another 10%... you guys know the drill...
But I will say this... I'm not too worried about getting fired anymore.
So instead of a "Woo-Hoo!", it's a "D'Oh!" moment?
Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy - John Bogle |
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others, it's cheaper! - John Bogle
LadyGeek
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by LadyGeek » Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:06 pm
This thread is now in the
US Chapters forum (community). I also retitled the thread for clarity.
HomerJ - Please enroll in the
Roll Call for the Retirement Class of 2021!
To some, the glass is half full. To others, the glass is half empty. To an engineer, it's twice the size it needs to be.
Stinky
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by Stinky » Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:12 pm
Or the class of 2022. Or the class of 2023.
Retired life insurance company financial executive who sincerely believes that ”It’s a GREAT day to be alive!”
JonnyDVM
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by JonnyDVM » Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:41 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:26 pm
LOL... I was wondering if I should pull up that post today....
I'm a big chicken, of course... I apologize to all the One-More-Year people I criticized in the past...
4000 got here a lot faster than I expected.
I might need another year (or two), or another 10%... you guys know the drill...
But I will say this... I'm not too worried about getting fired anymore.
Booooo. Pull the cord Kansas City! You know you have “enough”.
I’d trade it all for a little more |
-C Montgomery Burns
Wanderingwheelz
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by Wanderingwheelz » Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:59 pm
Is there a Boglehead past 50 that’s worried about getting fired?
I think many are secretly wishing for it.
Being wrong compounds forever.
David Jay
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by David Jay » Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:29 pm
Wanderingwheelz wrote: ↑ Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:59 pm
Is there a Boglehead past 50 that’s worried about getting fired?
I think many are secretly wishing for it.
Yeah - a nice big buyout...
It's not an engineering problem - Hersh Shefrin | To get the "risk premium", you really do have to take the risk - nisiprius
Miriam2
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by Miriam2 » Sat Apr 03, 2021 7:58 pm
HomerJ wrote: ↑ LOL... I was wondering if I should pull up that post today....
I'm a big chicken, of course... I apologize to all the One-More-Year people I criticized in the past...
4000 got here a lot faster than I expected. . . .
Stinky wrote: ↑
Or the class of 2022. Or the class of 2023.
HomerJ - I added you to the Retirement Roll Call
Infinity Retirement Class - you're in great company, and with the ongoing nature of the S&P 500, you really could keep this going for a very long time