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DavidAnnArbor

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1500 on: March 30, 2018, 11:30:16 AM »
I’m putting off my early retirement to the end of this year. I have two locations where I meet clients, and I was planning to no longer work at this 2nd location and slow down my workload. This 2nd location, in Southfield Michigan is an 80 mile round trip from where I live in Ann Arbor. However, I’ve decided to continue to work at this office for the remainder of this year and try to maximize the use of my electric tax credit that is available to me since I bought an electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt. I also want another year of maximizing the amount I can put into my individual 401k plan, more specifically the ability to make after-tax contributions that can be rolled over into a Roth. It’s very exciting for me to take advantage of these tax opportunities, and I like my work for the most part. If I had children I would have probably retired sooner – my single life means I can take more time for these work obligations. I can certainly sympathize with those that really don’t enjoy the schedule of working at a megacorp with little control of many aspects of their work life. I can always fire my clients, and sometimes I do just that.

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10/??/18  Happy
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11/??/18  Kris
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12/??/18  EnjoyIt
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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1501 on: March 31, 2018, 03:07:14 PM »
Oh, also @msilenus finishing up work, while staying on the payroll until May.  Do you want to call your FIRE this week or later? (I, too, am being paid until May, but I counted my last day of work....)

Yeah.  Have completely unplugged from the old gig emotionally, and my password doesn't even get me into the remote benefits site now.  Mom called me a "man of leisure" the other day.  "Gentleman of leisure," I corrected her.  This is real enough now that I think we can call it:


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01/31/18  patches (at 33) CONFIRMED
01/31/18  Wintergreen78 CONFIRMED
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03/16/18  Cherry Lane (at 43) CONFIRMED
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04/25/18  Modernaimend DH (at 39)
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04/27/18  poppydog and DW
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04/??/18  PKate and DH
04/??/18  Calvin
04/??/18  FernFree
04/??/18  Gooki
04/??/18  lostformars
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05/01/18  SwordGuy (at 60)
05/04/18  step_away
05/04/18  wordnerd and DH (at 30 and 36)
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05/10/18  Modernaimend (at 35)
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05/25/18  CheapskateWife (at 42) and CheapskateHubs (at 49)
05/25/18  Gyosho (at 55)
05/25/18  CodeZed
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06/15/18  DavisGang90 (at 49)
06/25/18  MaybeBabyMustache (at 42)
06/28/18  CHF (at 51)
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06/??/18  Agent Rosenflower
06/??/18  dbtx
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06/??/18  randomgiraffe
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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1502 on: March 31, 2018, 04:41:36 PM »
Oh, also @msilenus finishing up work, while staying on the payroll until May.  Do you want to call your FIRE this week or later? (I, too, am being paid until May, but I counted my last day of work....)

Yeah.  Have completely unplugged from the old gig emotionally, and my password doesn't even get me into the remote benefits site now.  Mom called me a "man of leisure" the other day.  "Gentleman of leisure," I corrected her.  This is real enough now that I think we can call it:

Yes!  And I love your correction.

So I'm two weeks in.  A week ago I was asked how it feels.  My response was that it didn't feel real yet; ask me again in a month or so.  Today I was asked the same question, but my response was quite different.  I said I already can't imagine having a job.

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« Reply #1503 on: March 31, 2018, 06:20:55 PM »
Mom called me a "man of leisure" the other day.  "Gentleman of leisure," I corrected her.  This is real enough now that I think we can call it:

We have several rental properties so I prefer "Landed Gentry".  :)

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« Reply #1504 on: March 31, 2018, 06:23:42 PM »
Oh, also @msilenus finishing up work, while staying on the payroll until May.  Do you want to call your FIRE this week or later? (I, too, am being paid until May, but I counted my last day of work....)

Yeah.  Have completely unplugged from the old gig emotionally, and my password doesn't even get me into the remote benefits site now.  Mom called me a "man of leisure" the other day.  "Gentleman of leisure," I corrected her.  This is real enough now that I think we can call it:

Yes!  And I love your correction.

So I'm two weeks in.  A week ago I was asked how it feels.  My response was that it didn't feel real yet; ask me again in a month or so.  Today I was asked the same question, but my response was quite different.  I said I already can't imagine having a job.
Nice! In my experience, the next one is, "I don't know how I ever found time to work!"

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1505 on: April 01, 2018, 02:12:39 AM »
...or hanging out with my dad at the dog park.

For crying out loud! He's your dad, man. Take him to a regular park.

Ha ha ha! Brilliant!

Four weeks today for me and Mrs PD, it’s getting real!


This is very exciting. I've always wanted a proper Brit to call something I said "brilliant". Now, if I can just get one to tell me I've "gobsmacked" them I will have achieved all of my life goals.

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« Reply #1506 on: April 01, 2018, 05:09:16 AM »

So I'm two weeks in.  A week ago I was asked how it feels.  My response was that it didn't feel real yet; ask me again in a month or so.  Today I was asked the same question, but my response was quite different.  I said I already can't imagine having a job.

It took me a little longer to get there, but at almost three months in, I know exactly how you feel.  Technically I have a part time job now (consulting up to a few hours a week on an as-needed basis), but I still feel like the career part of my life is completely over.  I absolutely cannot imagine going back to the daily stress of a high-pressure, full-time, career-oriented job.  Last week my consulting gig required me to put in a 6-hour day of on-line training and orientation, and I was highly annoyed.  And that wasn't even a high-stress thing.

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1507 on: April 02, 2018, 10:32:48 AM »
Bad news , I am at work today.  I decided to work a couple months more to help my boss find a replacement and train him. Also, I will pay off the rest of the kitchen with out dipping into retirement funds.  New date is June 1.
Good news , Mrs HF is retired and loving it!!

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« Reply #1508 on: April 02, 2018, 11:11:36 AM »
Bad news , I am at work today.

Funny, I had this same thought this morning, and every Monday for the past several years.

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1509 on: April 03, 2018, 10:42:59 AM »

So I'm two weeks in.  A week ago I was asked how it feels.  My response was that it didn't feel real yet; ask me again in a month or so.  Today I was asked the same question, but my response was quite different.  I said I already can't imagine having a job.

It took me a little longer to get there, but at almost three months in, I know exactly how you feel.  Technically I have a part time job now (consulting up to a few hours a week on an as-needed basis), but I still feel like the career part of my life is completely over.  I absolutely cannot imagine going back to the daily stress of a high-pressure, full-time, career-oriented job.  Last week my consulting gig required me to put in a 6-hour day of on-line training and orientation, and I was highly annoyed.  And that wasn't even a high-stress thing.

Under a month in and I can't imagine how I ever managed to survive work and get anything else done.

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1510 on: April 03, 2018, 04:20:22 PM »
CONFIRMED (at 38). Today was the last day at my job. Now I will take my time getting my house ready to sell along with health insurance, rolling my 401k, etc.

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« Reply #1511 on: April 04, 2018, 05:31:36 AM »
Congrats to all recently CONFIRMED!

Anyone feeling a bit nauseous pulling the trigger with the markets moving down?

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1512 on: April 04, 2018, 05:43:12 AM »
Congrats to all recently CONFIRMED!

Anyone feeling a bit nauseous pulling the trigger with the markets moving down?

Good question!  Not really, firstly because we’ve gone way past our “number”: secondly because I’m due to pick up a lot of employer pension benefits as cash, which will join my current income producing investments, buying at a discount!

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« Reply #1513 on: April 04, 2018, 06:26:28 AM »
Congrats to all recently CONFIRMED!

Anyone feeling a bit nauseous pulling the trigger with the markets moving down?

I gave my notice on one of those DOW 1000 point drop days and I've since watched our net worth drop by 90k in the last two months. That's just life. Things don't always go according to how you planned.

I think it's human to be concerned when watching the pool of your future income dropping 1-2% a day but the alternative is "sticking it out" until things settle down or working just one more year. That means more months, maybe years of giving up your precious time, working in a job that you probably don't care for all that much. I always remind myself, when the markets are dropping, do I really think the markets will be lower in 10-20 years from now? Probably not.

The conservative person might say something like "working one more year is nothing when you might have to stretch your assets out and manage your financial situation for 50 years". Sure but that one more year could turn into two, maybe three. That means you delayed retirement another 1-3 years because the markets dropped. After the market drops and the dust settles,  then you'll be licking your financial wounds for a while waiting for the recovery and to hit that "number" again, when it once again feels safe and is mathematically safe to retire early. This could take another 3-5 years. All of that delaying because of markets dropping and waiting for recovery could cost you another decade of your life, not really doing the things you enjoy. So yeah, this market volatility is bad timing, I don't like it, but the alternative is even worse.

 If anyone in the class of 2018 (or any other year) is thinking about delaying because of market volatility, close your eyes and imagine a perfect time to call it quits and then remind yourself that scenario probably won't happen. The perfect time is right now. And then just smile and give a big middle finger to the markets and to anyone who thinks that you're naive and foolish for thinking this way.

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1514 on: April 04, 2018, 07:33:39 AM »
@honeyfill to June 1st.

Congratulations @ozbeach  and  @lostformars!!

Also moved some MIA to the end of the list.

01/01/18  CowboyAndIndian (at 59) CONFIRMED
01/04/18  Gimesalot (at 33) CONFIRMED
01/06/18  Monkey Uncle (at 49) CONFIRMED
01/26/18  PizzaSteve (at 53) CONFIRMED
01/31/18  patches (at 33) CONFIRMED
01/31/18  Wintergreen78 CONFIRMED
01/31/18  MomCPA  CONFIRMED
02/01/18  DTaggart (at 40) CONFIRMED
02/05/18  Mrbeardedbigbucks CONFIRMED
02/09/18  JLTinVA (at 42) CONFIRMED
02/14/18  Gimesalot DH (at 40) CONFIRMED
02/28/18  Caoineag (at 36) CONFIRMED
03/01/18  Clean Shaven (at 45) CONFIRMED Part Time
03/02/18  brooklynguy (at 37) CONFIRMED
03/07/18  Aegishjalmur (at 35) CONFIRMED
03/16/18  Cherry Lane (at 43) CONFIRMED
03/27/18  Mrs. Honeyfill CONFIRMED
03/28/18  Target2018 CONFIRMED
03/28/18  homestead neohio (at 39) CONFIRMED
03/30/18  Moxie (at 58) CONFIRMED
03/31/18  msilenus (at 38) CONFIRMED
04/03/18  lostformars (at 38) CONFIRMED
04/04/18  OzBeach (at 54) CONFIRMED
04/19/18  NinetyFour (at 56)
04/25/18  Modernaimend DH (at 39)
04/25/18  ZiziPB (at 50)
04/27/18  poppydog and DW
04/27/18  andkar
04/??/18  PKate and DH
04/??/18  Calvin
04/??/18  FernFree
04/??/18  Gooki
04/??/18  HappyMargo
04/??/18  Mother Fussbudget
05/01/18  SwordGuy (at 60)
05/04/18  step_away
05/04/18  wordnerd and DH (at 30 and 36)
05/08/18  SwordGuy DW (SwordGuy isn't saying.   He wants to live.)
05/10/18  Modernaimend (at 35)
05/15/18  Markbike528CBX (at 53.5)
05/25/18  CheapskateWife (at 42) and CheapskateHubs (at 49)
05/25/18  Gyosho (at 55)
05/25/18  CodeZed
05/25/18  Acastus
05/??/18  Alim Nassor
06/01/18  Honeyfill  (at 60)
06/03/18  moneytaichi
06/15/18  DavisGang90 (at 49)
06/25/18  MaybeBabyMustache (at 42)
06/28/18  CHF (at 51)
06/29/18  aperture
06/??/18  Agent Rosenflower
06/??/18  dbtx
06/??/18  Omalley
06/??/18  randomgiraffe
06/??/18  SwissMiss
06/??/18  HenryDavid
07/??/18  AussieGirl
07/??/18  ChasesFish
07/??/18  Mr Griz
07/??/18  BackAndForth
07/??/18  cerat0n1a
07/??/18  Fresh Bread
07/??/18  SnidelyWhiplashStache
08/01/18  SugarMountain
08/24/18  sol (at 41)
08/31/18  JerseyGrrrl
08/??/18  Mr Mark
08/??/18  NorCalistache
08/??/18  RunningWithScissors
09/01/18  Vegasgirl (at 49)
09/21/18  Ottawa
09/30/18  SwissMiss
10/05/18  JumboShrimp
10/25/18  PhilB (at 52)
10/??/18  Fire1018
10/??/18  Happy
10/??/18  Irishtache
11/??/18  DeSteeg
11/??/18  Kris
12/21/18  LateStarter
12/31/18  DavidAnnArbor (at 53) (Won't renew my office lease)
12/??/18  EnjoyIt
12/??/18  yoda34
??/??/18  Blindsquirrel
??/??/18  FLStache
??/??/18  Michread
??/??/18  Minnesota_mom
??/??/18  MiserlyMiser
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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1515 on: April 04, 2018, 10:13:21 AM »
I had mentioned to my boss that I would get my retirement paperwork in April. On Monday, April 2, he asked me my status. I said, "I haven't gotten the paperwork yet but I'm probably going to retire."

He said, "I'm totally screwed."

I said, "I know you're happy for me."


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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1516 on: April 06, 2018, 02:41:54 AM »
There is no way I am letting on 6 months out. Unfortunately my contract requires 3 months, otherwise it would be 4 weeks notice from me. In my past experience, being on death row for a month is plenty long enough.

My contract requires 3 months too. On the one hand, I'm not sure they'll hold me to that. There really isn't any need for a 3-month handover period in my current job, so they may "offer" to "let me" leave sooner (to avoid having me sat round for that period with not much to do). On the other hand, it's possible that I may get offered "gardening leave" i.e. paid for the 3 months, but not required to actually turn up for work.

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« Reply #1517 on: April 08, 2018, 02:09:10 PM »
I gave notice two weeks ago! It was difficult, but it’s done. I emphasized it as a decision to move closer to family, which is actually true. I didn’t mention anything about possible early retirement, and I was vague about my future plans, just saying that I was planning to take some time off and get settled before deciding what my next move was. I tried to not to get teary, but I failed.

I told my former boss, who is kind of my mentor at the company, first because he has been so good to me over the years. He said, “I’m devastated, but I understand completely.” He also said he was jealous.

My supervisors took it better than I expected. They generally said they were sad to see me go but understood my decision. I told my boss I felt a little bad that I was doing it at a time that several others in my department are leaving, but she said if I had to go it was a good time because they are rethinking the whole structure of the department so they may as well know now. They also said they really appreciated that I was giving a long notice. And they graciously said they would be happy to give references if I needed them in the future.

I’ll admit, actually pulling the plug did make me have slight second thoughts, although this was not unexpected. I again rehashed in my mind whether I was doing the right thing, giving up a great job with a great company. In speaking with the head of the department, he said something like, “I just hate to see you have to start all over again.” (They assume that I’ll be working another 15+ years.) My knee-jerk reaction was to think, “Oh no, he’s right, I’ll have to start all over again somewhere, just when I was so comfortable here. What will I do???” I had to talk myself down over the next few days and remind myself that I can do whatever I want, it’s ok, I’ll likely be fine.

So the first week I was a bit emotional and worried about my decision, but after a week, I had regained my equilibrium. I am feeling excited again. It is really happening!

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Re: 2018 FIRE cohort
« Reply #1518 on: April 08, 2018, 02:16:35 PM »
I had mentioned to my boss that I would get my retirement paperwork in April. On Monday, April 2, he asked me my status. I said, "I haven't gotten the paperwork yet but I'm probably going to retire."

He said, "I'm totally screwed."

I said, "I know you're happy for me."
Love this! Congratulations, Gyosho!

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« Reply #1519 on: April 08, 2018, 08:29:57 PM »
My FIRE date was supposed to be June of this year. We've run the math, and agreed today not to do a sizable remodel project that definitely would have delayed my FIRE. (To be fair, this may not be a full FIRE, as I might get a flexible job at some point.) I'm on the fence of when I'm actually going to FIRE now, as I've already paid for summer camps for the kids, and will get a big bonus if I stay through the end of the calendar year. So, TBD, but may shift out to March of 2019.

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« Reply #1520 on: April 09, 2018, 11:01:37 AM »
I'm having trouble mentally working my way up to RE.  My plans have always been tentative, but my goal was to make it through at least funding my 401K for the year (accomplished).  But I have an interesting project at work that I want to see through to a certain point, so I'm still not quite ready.   

But: last week, I had 3 days of an annoying amount of travel and being constantly hungry (eating on other people's schedules, which was long enough between meals for me to get headaches), exhausted (early, early trains + late nights), and cold (I run cold; the people who decide the temperature where I was apparently run steaming hot).  And then I had an Uber mishap (driver didn't show up, I missed my train, ended up walking 1.5 miles through NYC in rush hour with a heavy rolling suitcase), and I was VEXED.  That was Friday, April 6, 2018.  By April 6, 2019, I will be retired and relaxing in Morocco. 

(I don't mean I'm retiring in a year--I'm still planning to retire sometime in 2018, but by April of next year, I will be somewhere warm with plenty of delicious food and I will take naps when I want to.)

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« Reply #1521 on: April 11, 2018, 06:00:57 AM »
OMG - Huge weight lifted off me this morning !!  So I told my boss about my plans and after a 30 min back and forth of "are you sure" type banter it's done !! So I'l  be officially retired 9/1/18 but July 11th will be my last day in the office - I'll be off "on vacation" most of the summer.  I go in to sign my papers on the 11th and after that I'm out.  I'll have to go back in on August 31st to clean out and turn everything in but that's it.   I'm only working 3 days per week until July 11th and I have a couple weeks off in between too so technically I've got like 35 working days left !!!! I'm stoked !!   

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« Reply #1522 on: April 11, 2018, 07:55:42 AM »
OMG - Huge weight lifted off me this morning !!  So I told my boss about my plans and after a 30 min back and forth of "are you sure" type banter it's done !! So I'l  be officially retired 9/1/18 but July 11th will be my last day in the office - I'll be off "on vacation" most of the summer.  I go in to sign my papers on the 11th and after that I'm out.  I'll have to go back in on August 31st to clean out and turn everything in but that's it.   I'm only working 3 days per week until July 11th and I have a couple weeks off in between too so technically I've got like 35 working days left !!!! I'm stoked !!   

This is inspiring me. I'm struggling to set a firm date. I make a lot, and it feels crazy to walk away without a specific & clear end point. But, I was kind of thinking of September, when the kids go back to school. I loved the motivation - thank you & congrats @Vegasgirl !

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« Reply #1523 on: April 11, 2018, 05:56:37 PM »
May of 2018 by my most likely projection.  I don't know if I'll make it that long.

OMY baby!  I'm calling it my victory lap but we'll see.

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« Reply #1524 on: April 11, 2018, 06:56:55 PM »
Initial plan is to turn in my resignation on 4/4, leaving on 5/4 (30 day notice). A work emergency came up and didn't want to deal with it in addition to discussing the reason I'm leaving.

As soon as the urgent task was over on 4/10, I informed my direct supervisor that I'm turning in my formal resignation on 4/11, leaving on 5/11.  I also notified an indirect manager about my plan as he will be impacted the most with my leaving. He asked me to think it through and what it would take for me to stay.

By today I got a call from my direct supervisor's manager to discuss and she mentioned of new developments that she believes I'll be interested in. She asked that I refrain from turning in my resignation until we reconvene tomorrow.

I'm ok with the delay to hear what she has to say since my real drop dead date is 6/1 (a Friday with a bonus of accruing 3 PTOs and being covered by insurances for entire month) given a 15-day vacation booked starting 6/6 for South America.  So far I haven't heard anything that changes my mind though I was promised help with my workload and more flexibility (work from home & taking longer vacation / sabbatical alternative)

I didn't expect quitting to be this hard. I just assume that I give my notice, receive some pep talk and then leave on pre-agreed date.

ETA:. I'm asked to delay until Monday since a senior manager is visiting our office that day and there will be a one on one meeting
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« Reply #1525 on: April 11, 2018, 06:58:18 PM »
A smidge less than 3 weeks and I FIRE.  :)

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« Reply #1526 on: April 11, 2018, 08:51:24 PM »
You guys are killin' it!

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« Reply #1527 on: April 12, 2018, 10:11:33 AM »
We're near the end of a 2 week holiday in France.  I was walking through the gardens of a chateau after a picnic lunch when it suddenly hit me -  if we do this again next year, I won't be working beforehand or afterwards (or indeed dialing in for meetings during!) as I'll have been retired for 5 months.  It was an utterly surreal thought.  Wow.

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« Reply #1528 on: April 12, 2018, 11:41:41 AM »
I had mentioned to my boss that I would get my retirement paperwork in April. On Monday, April 2, he asked me my status. I said, "I haven't gotten the paperwork yet but I'm probably going to retire."

He said, "I'm totally screwed."

I said, "I know you're happy for me."
Love this! Congratulations, Gyosho!

Thanks. I just wrote my official resignation letter.

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« Reply #1529 on: April 12, 2018, 04:00:33 PM »
Hooray!

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« Reply #1530 on: April 13, 2018, 07:39:16 AM »
Papers have been signed and submitted. May 25 is the day!

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« Reply #1531 on: April 13, 2018, 08:37:42 AM »
Watching and envying. But I'm telling myself that my original date was March, or even May, 2019, and I'm now 11 months closer than I was when I first made the decision to plan to retire early.

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« Reply #1532 on: April 13, 2018, 09:46:46 AM »
Final payment on the mortgage yesterday. We are officially debt free. Now just 11 weeks until work free!

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« Reply #1533 on: April 13, 2018, 01:43:08 PM »
Final payment on the mortgage yesterday. We are officially debt free. Now just 11 weeks until work free!
Welcome to the club!

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« Reply #1534 on: April 13, 2018, 05:37:41 PM »
Two weeks to go till me and Mrs PD retire!  Can’t wait, we are so excited!

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« Reply #1535 on: April 13, 2018, 08:08:28 PM »
Three weeks to go! Technically, it's the start of my maternity leave, so I won't give notice for a bit, but I'm pretty darn excited. Especially after today which featured: an eight hour meeting in a windowless room, followed by a 90 minute commute home (awful traffic for no apparent reason), followed by 90 minutes of work after kiddo went to bed.

Driving home (during my copious contemplation time), it occurred to me how soon I would be able to enjoy beautiful days like these rather than being stuck inside talking and emailing.

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« Reply #1536 on: April 15, 2018, 06:03:51 PM »
How are your FIRE plans for 2018 going?  Enquiring minds want to know?


04/??/18  @PKate and DH
04/??/18  @Calvin
04/??/18  @FernFree
04/??/18  @gooki
04/??/18  @HappyMargo
04/??/18  @Mother Fussbudget
??/??/18  @Blindsquirrel
??/??/18  @FLStache
??/??/18  @Michread
??/??/18  @Minnesota_mom
??/??/18  @MiserlyMiser
??/??/18  @pecunia
??/??/18  @Mogadishu
??/??/18  @Badblackgirl
??/??/18  @Sofa King


Let us know how you are doing!  :)

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« Reply #1537 on: April 16, 2018, 03:55:01 AM »
We bought a bigger house, so I’m another 2-3 years away.

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« Reply #1538 on: April 16, 2018, 08:04:43 AM »
My DH still doesn't have an end date to his current contract.  He doesn't want to leave them high and dry.  It should be in a few weeks since one coworker is back from maternity leave and my DH has started working on getting his replacement up to speed.


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« Reply #1539 on: April 16, 2018, 11:30:12 AM »
I'm still on track.  Looking like late July for me maybe early August.  I'll be 40,  my wife will be returning to work though after a one and a half year leave for our first child in September.  So just trying to keep the gap close for insurance reasons.  She could leave work as well if we wanted a pretty simple existence, but we do like our traveling and her job as a flight attendant facilitates that and keeps us covered for insurance.  Also we will be upgauging our house to live by the ocean which is fairly expensive.

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« Reply #1540 on: April 16, 2018, 11:51:44 AM »
OMG - Huge weight lifted off me this morning !!  So I told my boss about my plans and after a 30 min back and forth of "are you sure" type banter it's done !! So I'l  be officially retired 9/1/18 but July 11th will be my last day in the office - I'll be off "on vacation" most of the summer.  I go in to sign my papers on the 11th and after that I'm out.  I'll have to go back in on August 31st to clean out and turn everything in but that's it.   I'm only working 3 days per week until July 11th and I have a couple weeks off in between too so technically I've got like 35 working days left !!!! I'm stoked !!   

This is inspiring me. I'm struggling to set a firm date. I make a lot, and it feels crazy to walk away without a specific & clear end point. But, I was kind of thinking of September, when the kids go back to school. I loved the motivation - thank you & congrats @Vegasgirl !

Sometimes you just need this kick in the pants. Last week was easily my worst work week of all time. I've been in the industry for 20 years, and have fired numerous people, & had lots of rough weeks. This was the pinnacle. And, just what I needed to finalize my date. 9/25, or earlier. I'm done. Out. I need to help my team through the next month or so, and then I will decide if I can hang on until another stock vest in 9/25, or wrap earlier.

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« Reply #1541 on: April 16, 2018, 01:18:29 PM »
Still haven't filed official paperwork, but I submitted a lengthy email to my boss detailing my plans.  Last day will be August 30, 2018 but most of August will be vacation time so August 7th will be last day of actual productive work.

Then, RunningBoy and I have booked 3.5 weeks in Europe starting late September, which gives us time to recover from the move and unpacking.  There's a lot to get done in the next few months.

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« Reply #1542 on: April 17, 2018, 06:26:37 PM »
I had a surprising conversation today with my immediate supervisor.

Let's recap some facts before I go into detail.

I gave 7 1/2 months notice that I would be quitting on or about May 1st.   I expressed a willingness to be flexible on the date, either moving it forward or backwards a bit.

Several months back I turned in my "official resignation letter" to my supervisor with May 1st as the date.

I then rewrote that resignation letter several times until it met the "standards" of my supervisor.

I had found a qualified candidate in the local area, with all the required skills, certs and other government requirements 7 1/2 months ago.   They pissed away 5 1/2 months before they got around to discussing salary with said candidate, and were unwilling to even match what the person makes now.

It's now two weeks to the day from May 1st.   Last week, I heard they might have a resume coming.

So, I stop by my supervisor's desk and ask if the candidate was suitable.   

(Being the only programmer the company has on staff at this location, I knew I would never, ever, EVER be asked to interview a programming candidate.  I mean, why would management want to interject professional expertise into such a decision?  But I digress.)

The resume hadn't arrived.

So, I asked, "So, will you be wanting me to come back for a couple weeks to do a proper handover, when you get someone in?"

He looked like he had just been pole-axed.

(In case you forgot, my nickname of SwordGuy is because I have a hobby that entails putting on medieval armour and fighting in it with wooden swords, axes, and, yes, pole-axes.  So, having actually looked someone in the face as I pole-axed them, I happen to know my description was perfectly accurate.   But I digress again...)

He was totally astounded that I was leaving on May 1st!   

I mean, WTF?   

Apparently, he thought I was just going to stay on until they found someone. 

How the hell could I do that?  I turned in my resignation letter with a date of May 1st.  It was accepted.

***I*** can't unilaterally decide that I'll just hang around and continue to work!    Once my resignation date hits the client takes my badge and will no longer allow me on the premises.   In fact, the security guy had actually approached me last week and confirmed my last day on the job...

Now, I don't particularly give a damn about my current employer.   They wouldn't lose one nano-second's worth of sleep over laying me off.   They have zero loyalty to me and my wellbeing.

But I **do** happen to care about the work their client does.   I'll go out of my way to help them out (but not at the cost of not retiring soon). I'm burned out and NEED the change.

I was asked what I could do to help them out.

Here's what I'm thinking (and why).

I was planning to go on COBRA for the rest of this year and perhaps the full 18 months.   But that would only get me to Dec 1st of 2019, not Jan 1st.    If the ACA coverage is as good and about the same cost I'll switch over to the ACA in Jan of 2019.  If not, I'll want to use the COBRA as long as possible.  If I can extend health insurance by 1 month, that takes me all the way thru to 2020.

So, I'm considering offering the following options:

1) They cover my insurance as they've been doing.  I'll be on call on an as-needed basis to deal with important issues, with a daily rate equal to my current salary, but I bill in whole days.    When they get a new person in, I'll commit to 2 or 3 weeks of full-work-week hand-over time, though that might have to work around my travel schedule.

2) Same as #1, but I am in the office about 2 days per week to show the flag, whether there's a problem or not.  The days would shift as needed (except for emergencies) to allow for my non-workday plans.

That would save me most of the cost of our health insurance and also add several thousand a month into our cash flow, plus reduce the amount of time I need to cover with health insurance before the COBRA runs out.   Also, if there is a delay on selling the old house, it reduces the need to pull from ready cash.

It's a win-win-win for the client, me, and the company, as long as it doesn't drag on too long.   I'll include a 30 day notice in the offer.

I may find that only having to work 2 days a week might not be as irksome as 5 days plus very limited vacation time.  Or not.

Thoughts?

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« Reply #1543 on: April 17, 2018, 07:50:15 PM »
You've really thought that through SwordGuy. I think you have options which is really great.

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« Reply #1544 on: April 17, 2018, 09:16:45 PM »
You've really thought that through SwordGuy. I think you have options which is really great.

Based on a really wise comment from a reader of my journal, here's what I think will actually happen:

I'll offer to do the above, which is in the customer's best interest.  Otherwise, the customer has zero programmer support if something goes wrong or they need a quick change to something.

And, on May 1st, none of that will happen.  Instead, I'll be sent on my way and then blamed by company management for the situation, despite the fact that anyone else quitting would have given 2 weeks notice and walked.

I'm curious to see if I've guessed right.

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« Reply #1545 on: April 17, 2018, 10:50:06 PM »
You've really thought that through SwordGuy. I think you have options which is really great.

Based on a really wise comment from a reader of my journal, here's what I think will actually happen:

I'll offer to do the above, which is in the customer's best interest.  Otherwise, the customer has zero programmer support if something goes wrong or they need a quick change to something.

And, on May 1st, none of that will happen.  Instead, I'll be sent on my way and then blamed by company management for the situation, despite the fact that anyone else quitting would have given 2 weeks notice and walked.

I'm curious to see if I've guessed right.

Would it be totally offside to cc the client on the letter? Given that they've already accepted your resignation. It's what I'd want to do... give a paper copy to my contact person with the client company, saying 'I doubt this will be necessary, but since it's important to me that you have continuity on services, so I made this offer to my employer. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.'
Then, when they drop this due to their own incompetence, the client will know without doubt who is to blame.
 

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« Reply #1546 on: April 18, 2018, 12:49:41 AM »
Missy read my mind.

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« Reply #1547 on: April 18, 2018, 05:01:39 AM »
I had a surprising conversation today with my immediate supervisor.

Let's recap some facts before I go into detail.

I gave 7 1/2 months notice that I would be quitting on or about May 1st.   I expressed a willingness to be flexible on the date, either moving it forward or backwards a bit.

Several months back I turned in my "official resignation letter" to my supervisor with May 1st as the date.

I then rewrote that resignation letter several times until it met the "standards" of my supervisor.

I had found a qualified candidate in the local area, with all the required skills, certs and other government requirements 7 1/2 months ago.   They pissed away 5 1/2 months before they got around to discussing salary with said candidate, and were unwilling to even match what the person makes now.

It's now two weeks to the day from May 1st.   Last week, I heard they might have a resume coming.

So, I stop by my supervisor's desk and ask if the candidate was suitable.   

(Being the only programmer the company has on staff at this location, I knew I would never, ever, EVER be asked to interview a programming candidate.  I mean, why would management want to interject professional expertise into such a decision?  But I digress.)

The resume hadn't arrived.

So, I asked, "So, will you be wanting me to come back for a couple weeks to do a proper handover, when you get someone in?"

He looked like he had just been pole-axed.

(In case you forgot, my nickname of SwordGuy is because I have a hobby that entails putting on medieval armour and fighting in it with wooden swords, axes, and, yes, pole-axes.  So, having actually looked someone in the face as I pole-axed them, I happen to know my description was perfectly accurate.   But I digress again...)

He was totally astounded that I was leaving on May 1st!   

I mean, WTF?   

Apparently, he thought I was just going to stay on until they found someone. 

How the hell could I do that?  I turned in my resignation letter with a date of May 1st.  It was accepted.

***I*** can't unilaterally decide that I'll just hang around and continue to work!    Once my resignation date hits the client takes my badge and will no longer allow me on the premises.   In fact, the security guy had actually approached me last week and confirmed my last day on the job...

Now, I don't particularly give a damn about my current employer.   They wouldn't lose one nano-second's worth of sleep over laying me off.   They have zero loyalty to me and my wellbeing.

But I **do** happen to care about the work their client does.   I'll go out of my way to help them out (but not at the cost of not retiring soon). I'm burned out and NEED the change.

I was asked what I could do to help them out.

Here's what I'm thinking (and why).

I was planning to go on COBRA for the rest of this year and perhaps the full 18 months.   But that would only get me to Dec 1st of 2019, not Jan 1st.    If the ACA coverage is as good and about the same cost I'll switch over to the ACA in Jan of 2019.  If not, I'll want to use the COBRA as long as possible.  If I can extend health insurance by 1 month, that takes me all the way thru to 2020.

So, I'm considering offering the following options:

1) They cover my insurance as they've been doing.  I'll be on call on an as-needed basis to deal with important issues, with a daily rate equal to my current salary, but I bill in whole days.    When they get a new person in, I'll commit to 2 or 3 weeks of full-work-week hand-over time, though that might have to work around my travel schedule.

2) Same as #1, but I am in the office about 2 days per week to show the flag, whether there's a problem or not.  The days would shift as needed (except for emergencies) to allow for my non-workday plans.

That would save me most of the cost of our health insurance and also add several thousand a month into our cash flow, plus reduce the amount of time I need to cover with health insurance before the COBRA runs out.   Also, if there is a delay on selling the old house, it reduces the need to pull from ready cash.

It's a win-win-win for the client, me, and the company, as long as it doesn't drag on too long.   I'll include a 30 day notice in the offer.

I may find that only having to work 2 days a week might not be as irksome as 5 days plus very limited vacation time.  Or not.

Thoughts?

I don't remember your income situation, but I presume you'll be realizing too much income to qualify for the ACA premium tax credit?  If you do qualify for a significant PTC, ACA would almost certainly be less expensive than COBRA, which would remove that incentive to stay on.

Either option 1 or 2 is likely to interfere with your decompression process.  Two days a week would certainly be better than 5, but you'll have to stay engaged with all the BS and you won't really feel like you've broken free.

Since I retired, I've done a few things related to my old career, and every time I do, it just feels wrong, even though it hasn't taken up a significant amount of my time.  There's something to be said for totally disengaging and rinsing all of that shit completely out of your mind.

You've bent over backwards to accommodate your employer, and you don't owe them a damn thing.  If I were in your shoes, I'd be totally polite about it, but I'd remind them that May 1 is the departure date that you mutually agreed upon a long time ago, and on that date you will be completely bowing out.

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« Reply #1548 on: April 18, 2018, 09:30:35 AM »
Monkey Uncle is correct about not being able to disconnect even with only 2 days per week.  For the past 6 weeks or so I've been working 2 or 3 (max) days per week.  Don't get me wrong it's been great and taken a lot of stress off, but I'm still engaged via email or text/IM 5 - 6 days/week.  Also from what I understand Cobra is pretty darn expensive, something just to consider.

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« Reply #1549 on: April 18, 2018, 10:59:34 AM »
Speaking about COBRA for the rest of 2018.  Someone told me that ACA only looks at your income after the change of coverage event , not at the income you made earlier in the year.  This does not sound right to me.  I understand that they look at the entire years income.  Does anyone know for sure?
 I've already made too much this year to qualify for any subsidies. However,  I could adjust my income for the rest of the year to stay below the number required for subsidies.