Hello fellow Mustachians!
My wife's bonus just got deposited in the bank account and we've now officially hit our net worth goal of $1,000,000!
We've quit our jobs, and we're going to travel for a while - next week we're driving down to Costa Rica (from Oakland, CA)!
"Early Retirement" became a goal for us three years ago. My wife and I started reading MMM and getting serious about reducing expenses, we moved all funds into Vanguard and optimized the portfolio, then kept working hard at our careers.
She has Chemical Engineer degree, I have Information Systems degree. We live in the San Francisco Bay Area and rent a house.
Our income tax "total income" for 2014 was $233,000. For 2013 it was $204,000.
Here is a screenshot of our Mint.com Monthly Expenses for 2014 (monthly average was $1,764, which does not include the house we have been renting in Oakland, CA which is an additional $2,200 - so a total annual spend of $47,576.
Here is a link to a Google Spreadsheet Chart showing the growth of our savings over the last 3 years.
We plan on doing the 4% "safe withdrawal rate" and having an annual budget of $40,000.
Also, if you're curious I have some additional details posted here:
http://freedomwithbruno.com/financial-independence/Friday was my last day at work and I'm feeling pretty good (and excited)!
I would like to give a big thanks to MMM for being such a great inspiration for us over the last few years! THANK YOU!!If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer!