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Loren Ver

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2800 on: August 27, 2019, 12:40:30 PM »
...snip
DH dove right in to building giant metal creatures to put in the yard.
......snip.

You got me there.  Need welding skills, more motivation. I think DW would be enthusiastically onboard .

:D.

We co-bought a welder as a joint Christmas for each other (along with the needed gear).  Over the past four months DH taught himself to weld using trial and error with some youtube videos to fix particular issues.  His welds aren't pretty, but they hold the dinosaurs and other creatures together :D.  I would highly recommend, the world needs more whimsy and giant metal creatures :).

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2801 on: August 27, 2019, 12:47:36 PM »
. . . the world needs more whimsy and giant metal creatures :).

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2802 on: August 27, 2019, 01:19:06 PM »
Totally off topic for this thread but since we’re talking about whimsy and creating with metal, check out the work of this artist in my area: http://www.greatmetalwork.com/slideshows.aspx

Her stuff is really cool.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2803 on: August 27, 2019, 01:25:53 PM »
Maybe I belong here?  My spreadsheet doesn’t say I’ll be FI this year with all my made-up numbers (though I’m close), but I am definitely pulling the plug on my job and “career” this year.

I don’t have a date yet, but December seems ideal.  I’d have health insurance through the end of the year, and keep all my income in 2019.  It could happen sooner if work slows down.  I have told my bosses I’m quitting this year, so I’m counting on that to keep me on track.

I decided I wouldn’t look for new work while I was still employed, but now I’m thinking maybe I won’t work at all next year.  My worry was health insurance, but now that I’ve looked into ACA plans, I think a year with my only income “engineered” with Roth conversions could work out, while seeing how long I could live off my current cash savings. 

I do intend to seek some form of employment in the future, but I’d like some unplanned time to figure out what I really want to do.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2804 on: August 27, 2019, 03:26:59 PM »
Welcome @NotJen!  Got you added as 12/??/19. 

And congrats to the folks who have just a few days left -- @MoMan, @Gerard, @oldtoyota, and @Cornbread OMalley.  Is it feeling surreal?

08/30/19     MoMan                   
08/31/19     Gerard
08/31/19     Oldtoyota
09/02/19     Cornbread OMalley 

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2805 on: August 28, 2019, 06:10:33 AM »
We co-bought a welder as a joint Christmas for each other (along with the needed gear).  Over the past four months DH taught himself to weld using trial and error with some youtube videos to fix particular issues.  His welds aren't pretty, but they hold the dinosaurs and other creatures together :D.  I would highly recommend, the world needs more whimsy and giant metal creatures :).

This makes me smile. My father in law gave (i.e. permanently loaned) me his welder. I'm anxiously awaiting cooler weather so I can experiment out in my driveway. It's just too hot to wear the necessary gear right now, and I really can't weld inside my wood shop which is covered in flammable sawdust. I'm the type of person who wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks, "I just thought of something I can weld!"

I plan to contribute to the world's whimsical creations by building lots of whirligigs (google it). You've seen them before: a wind-driven propeller drives some whimsical figure, like a lumberjack perpetually chopping a log. But I've got dozens of ideas running around in my brain, just waiting for a week or two of uninterrupted experimenting.

Life is definitely feeling surreal right now. Today is my last work-from-home day, and tomorrow I will Uber in to work because right after work my company is hosting my retirement party! I picked a little bar close to the office so people could attend easily. The company will pay for appetizers and attendees will buy their own drinks. Friday I will show up late, turn in my badge and laptop and return home. (Is there any better way to kick off Labor Day weekend than by quitting your job?!)

It feels great, seeing this 5-year plan of mine materialize into reality. Coworkers have all been supportive and appreciative of my work, currently and in the past, so I definitely don't want to burn any bridges or leave my projects in disarray. I got some bonus points by giving them 4 months notice. You would think that would be enough time to recruit and train a replacement, but no, they haven't extended any offers yet. Not my problem.

Tick tock, watching that clock.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2806 on: August 28, 2019, 06:50:12 PM »
Events are complicating my "do nothing for the last few days" plan -- the colleague taking over my office has a giant desk that's moving in early, my neighbour bought my house today (to expand his lawn) so I have 4 weeks to get rid of a lot of stuff, and tomorrow I get a spontaneous-ish second retirement party potluck. Good stuff, but busier than I expected.

If any of you know someone in St. John's, NL, who needs furniture or cookware or yard tools, PM me!

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2807 on: August 28, 2019, 07:27:30 PM »
I don't mean to "bogart" the thread, but I'm super excited about my situation. After "working" from home today, I started to toss out some of my work wardrobe: disintegrating shoes, threadbare pants, socks that have long since given up any sign of elasticity, etc. The ONLY reason I replace my worn out underwear is purely for comfort reasons.

I mentioned all of this to my wife over dinner and she seemed a little surprised: "I never noticed that your pants were threadbare or that your shoes were disintegrating", etc.

All of which confirmed my long-held belief that 98% of people don't give a shit about your clothes/fashion/shoes/haircut/etc. Seriously, those shoes have been falling apart (like obviously/visually) for at least 5 years. Not a single person, including my wife, has raised an eyebrow. Please, people, don't waste your money pretending to look fashionable. (pretty sure the same things go for your car).


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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2808 on: August 28, 2019, 10:21:41 PM »
I don't mean to "bogart" the thread, but I'm super excited about my situation. After "working" from home today, I started to toss out some of my work wardrobe: disintegrating shoes, threadbare pants, socks that have long since given up any sign of elasticity, etc. The ONLY reason I replace my worn out underwear is purely for comfort reasons.

I mentioned all of this to my wife over dinner and she seemed a little surprised: "I never noticed that your pants were threadbare or that your shoes were disintegrating", etc.

All of which confirmed my long-held belief that 98% of people don't give a shit about your clothes/fashion/shoes/haircut/etc. Seriously, those shoes have been falling apart (like obviously/visually) for at least 5 years. Not a single person, including my wife, has raised an eyebrow. Please, people, don't waste your money pretending to look fashionable. (pretty sure the same things go for your car).

I once noticed that a co-worker wore shoes that were falling apart and couldn't help making a funnyish comment about it. But I couldn't care less what kind of shoes he wears.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2809 on: August 30, 2019, 02:43:42 AM »
And we kick off our Non-Labor Day weekend of FIREs with @MoMan, who seems to be enjoying every single minute of his quitting process.  Hope you got home ok last night from the party MoMan, and CONGRATULATIONS!

And CONGRATULATIONS to @MissNancyPryor for her fantastic stick-it-to-the-man quit this week (detailed above and on the 'Epic FU Money Stories' thread).  She is no longer a SWAMI, but CONFIRMED. 


2019 FIRE Cohort:

01/01/19     Bingeworker (52)          CONFIRMED
01/11/19     Avrex (53)                    CONFIRMED
01/31/19     Trifele (51)                   CONFIRMED
02/01/19     Socmonkey (37)           CONFIRMED
02/01/19     August (54)                  CONFIRMED
02/01/19     Keeks (42)                   CONFIRMED
02/01/19     TheShinyHorse             CONFIRMED   
02/13/19     SeanTash (48)              CONFIRMED
02/28/19     nowwhat? (56)             CONFIRMED
03/15/19     Half Stached  (47)        CONFIRMED
03/15/19     FireHazard                   CONFIRMED
03/15/19     Luck12  (41)                CONFIRMED       
03/18/19     chasesfish (36)             CONFIRMED
03/18/19     Cycling Stache (43)       CONFIRMED
03/29/19     Loren Ver (36)              CONFIRMED
03/29/19     Mr. Ver (39)                  CONFIRMED
04/01/19     Ryder (39)                    CONFIRMED
04/04/19     PowerStache (43)          CONFIRMED
04/06/19     Caroline PF                    CONFIRMED SEMI-FIRE
04/07/19     BTDRetire (64)              CONFIRMED 
04/19/19     Eric (42)                       CONFIRMED
04/26/19     FIRE 20/20  (42)           CONFIRMED
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05/14/19     anonprof                       CONFIRMED
05/16/19     dude (53)                      CONFIRMED
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05/24/19     Prairie Stash (38)           CONFIRMED
05/30/19     Livingthedream55 (59)   CONFIRMED
05/31/19     Odiedog859  (62)           CONFIRMED
06/10/19     tooqk4u22                     CONFIRMED             
06/14/19     Dibdab (56)                   CONFIRMED
06/18/19     RichMoose (29)              CONFIRMED
06/19/19     Waffles  (52)                  CONFIRMED
06/20/19     Parizade  (62)                CONFIRMED
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07/05/19     StoaX (58)                    CONFIRMED
07/07/19     Batljunk   (57)               CONFIRMED
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07/19/19     Polish_Hammer (51)       CONFIRMED
07/29/19     Lews Therin (29)            CONFIRMED
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08/09/19     Jfer_rose (41)                CONFIRMED
08/20/19     OMY                              CONFIRMED
08/26/19     MissNancyPryor (50)       CONFIRMED
08/30/19     MoMan  (54)                  CONFIRMED                 
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08/31/19     Oldtoyota
09/02/19     Cornbread OMalley (42) 
09/12/19     Classical_Liberal
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09/27/19     snowdog (58)
09/??/19     RetirementDreaming
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10/01/19     Trix76  (43)
10/04/19     iluvzbeach (49)
10/??/19     VoteCthulu  (39)
10/??/19     JumboShrimp
11/21/19     Meatgrinder (39)
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12/24/19     Linea_Norway (45)
12/31/19     texxan1  (47)
12/??/19     luckyme13  (45)
12/??/19     NotJen

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getoutsoon (52)
IPlawyer
MustacheAnxiety
forward
BlindSquirrel
I'm Fred (51)
JoJo (45)
Edgema
Gerardc  (35)
Pylortes  (42)
DreamFire
2Birds1Stone  (32)
SHO (37)
SugarMountain
Thedividebyzero  (45)
Mathieu
DireWolf

OMY/2MY/Etc:
Freedomin5 (38)
Roboturner  (30)
Bateaux (51)
CryingInThePool  (44)
Albireo13  (61)
Cookie78
Enigma
exit2019  (40)
powersuitrecall  (47)
SamIAm38  (30)
Nifty (31) -- OMM to January of 20
Itchyfeet  (47)

OLY
markbike528cbx  (55)      OLY -- CONFIRMED 6/1/18; checking in as OP
MoneyStacher  (50)         OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018
PhilB  (52)                      OLY -- CONFIRMED 10/24/18
sui generis  (41)              OLY -- CONFIRMED 8/17/18
TartanTallulah  (55)          OLY -- CONFIRMED 10/2018
cerat0n1a                       OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018 
Chairman                        OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018
Bognish (43)                   OLY -- CONFIRMED 11/16/18
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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2810 on: August 30, 2019, 09:39:27 AM »
The deed is done!

I am blissfully unemployed. Had a nice little going away party last night where coworkers lined up (literally) to buy me drinks. They presented me with a nice gift too: My good friend works there and knows me very well, knows that I don't want any more crap or kitschy shit that will quickly make its way to the landfill. They got a nice shop apron (I do lots of woodworking), professionally embroidered with: "Retired. Not my problem." And everyone signed it with a short message. I love it.

Today I showed up late wearing shorts, tennis shoes and a T-shirt that says "Wake and Bake" with the Pillsbury dough boy. For any non-stoners in the audience, that's a reference to getting high first thing in the morning. (For the record, that never happens to me ... any more.). I set all my devices to out of office, penned a goodbye email to the gang, shook hands to those who are in the office today and turned in my badge and laptop. Now I'm getting ready to mow the lawn, patch some drywall and pack for my trip tomorrow (wedding in Pacific Northwest).

It doesn't really feel any different yet, and I don't expect it to for awhile. Just soaking in my new lack of responsibility.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2811 on: August 30, 2019, 09:59:29 AM »
@MoMan I LOVE it.  Your last few days sound pretty cool!  I really like the apron idea, so smart.  It is good to have friends that understand you!   I love your plan to add more whimsy :).  Whirligigs sound like a good way to do that!

WOO HOO!

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2812 on: August 30, 2019, 10:36:20 AM »
Epic last day MoMan!

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2813 on: August 30, 2019, 09:01:44 PM »
The deed is done!
Today I showed up late wearing shorts, tennis shoes and a T-shirt that says "Wake and Bake" with the Pillsbury dough boy. For any non-stoners in the audience, that's a reference to getting high first thing in the morning. (For the record, that never happens to me ... any more.)

What doesn't happen, the Wake and/or Bake ? 
Asking from a stoner legal location.  It is always 4:20 somewhere! - another stoner reference.
The FIRE sequence is wake bake and nap

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2814 on: August 31, 2019, 03:31:53 AM »
FIREing today we have @Gerard, who's selling his house and stuff at the same time -- eek.  We've had a few other cohort members do that too.  Where are you moving to, Gerard?  Let us know how your last day of work goes!

Also waiting to hear from @oldtoyota who hasn't stopped by in a while.   Not sure if s/he is still on track for today.   

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2815 on: August 31, 2019, 04:40:09 AM »
FIREing today we have @Gerard, who's selling his house and stuff at the same time -- eek.  We've had a few other cohort members do that too.  Where are you moving to, Gerard?  Let us know how your last day of work goes!

Also waiting to hear from @oldtoyota who hasn't stopped by in a while.   Not sure if s/he is still on track for today.

We will do the house sale and FIRE at the same time, too. We are currently using our evenings and weekends to make our house look representable. Today I am pulling weeds out of the gravel in our parking lot, as I did yesterday. My back only manages only 1 hour before I need to take a break. DH has been painting scratches and dirty sports on our inner walls and building lists around a garage door that didn't haven any.
We think it pays off to make the home look good. Next week, I'll borrow a hanger to throw away some rubbish that is on our patch in in our garage.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2816 on: September 02, 2019, 09:33:01 AM »
And up today we have @Cornbread OMalley who I believe cemented this FIRE date a long time ago (thanks to military processes).  Are you done sir? 

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2817 on: September 02, 2019, 09:37:53 AM »
Hey @Gerard -- how are you doing?  Is it a done deal?
Hey, thanks for checking! I am indeed officially for-real retired. Super lucky that the dude moving into my office is on sabbatical this year, so I can occasionally use the office, and store some stuff there for now.

The house sale is going through, closing in a few weeks. I've given away most of my stuff ('cause my partner and I are combining households in a different city). Gonna have a last giveaway that I announce on Kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) in a couple of weeks.

My professional contacts at other universities are shocked/surprised... many academics don't retire until several years after they die.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2818 on: September 02, 2019, 11:55:02 AM »
CONGRATULATIONS @Gerard and welcome to the club!  Best of luck on the move.  LOL about your colleagues being shocked.  My DH FIREd from academia and got the same reaction -- like it didn't compute for them haha.

Enjoy!


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01/01/19     Bingeworker (52)          CONFIRMED
01/11/19     Avrex (53)                    CONFIRMED
01/31/19     Trifele (51)                   CONFIRMED
02/01/19     Socmonkey (37)           CONFIRMED
02/01/19     August (54)                  CONFIRMED
02/01/19     Keeks (42)                   CONFIRMED
02/01/19     TheShinyHorse             CONFIRMED   
02/13/19     SeanTash (48)              CONFIRMED
02/28/19     nowwhat? (56)             CONFIRMED
03/15/19     Half Stached  (47)        CONFIRMED
03/15/19     FireHazard                   CONFIRMED
03/15/19     Luck12  (41)                CONFIRMED       
03/18/19     chasesfish (36)             CONFIRMED
03/18/19     Cycling Stache (43)       CONFIRMED
03/29/19     Loren Ver (36)              CONFIRMED
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04/01/19     Ryder (39)                    CONFIRMED
04/04/19     PowerStache (43)          CONFIRMED
04/06/19     Caroline PF                    CONFIRMED SEMI-FIRE
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04/19/19     Eric (42)                       CONFIRMED
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08/31/19     Oldtoyota                       CONFIRMED SWAMI
09/02/19     Cornbread OMalley (42)  CONFIRMED
09/12/19     Classical_Liberal
09/13/19     dayzero
09/27/19     snowdog (58)
09/27/19     Thriftyc
09/??/19     RetirementDreaming
10/01/19     SnakesInTheGrass (55)
10/01/19     Trix76  (43)
10/04/19     iluvzbeach (49)
10/??/19     VoteCthulu  (39)
10/??/19     JumboShrimp
11/21/19     Meatgrinder (39)
12/06/19     Sid Arthur (59)
12/19/19     Linea_Norway (46)
12/23/19     Life In Balance (49)
12/31/19     texxan1  (47)
12/??/19     luckyme13  (45)
12/??/19     NotJen


2019 Cohort with date TBD:
Lowerbills (40)
getoutsoon (52)
IPlawyer
MustacheAnxiety
forward
BlindSquirrel
I'm Fred (51)
JoJo (45)
Edgema
Gerardc  (35)
Pylortes  (42)
DreamFire
2Birds1Stone  (32)
SHO (37)
SugarMountain
Thedividebyzero  (45)
Mathieu
DireWolf


OMY/2MY/Etc:
Freedomin5 (38)
Roboturner  (30)
Bateaux (51)
CryingInThePool  (44)
Albireo13  (61)
Cookie78
Enigma
exit2019  (40)
powersuitrecall  (47)
SamIAm38  (30)
Nifty (31) -- OMM to January of 20
Itchyfeet  (47)

OLY
markbike528cbx  (53)      OLY -- CONFIRMED 6/1/18; checking in as OP
MoneyStacher  (50)         OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018
PhilB  (52)                      OLY -- CONFIRMED 10/24/18
sui generis  (41)              OLY -- CONFIRMED 8/17/18
TartanTallulah  (55)          OLY -- CONFIRMED 10/2018
cerat0n1a                       OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018 
Chairman                        OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018
Bognish (43)                   OLY -- CONFIRMED 11/16/18
Moxie (58)                      OLY -- CONFIRMED 2018
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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2819 on: September 02, 2019, 06:43:54 PM »
Congratulations to all the recent FIREes!  I haven't been back to this thread very often since my last day, but whenever I do it's great to see the names getting "CONFIRMED" on the list.  I also stopped in to thank @MissNancyPryor for posting her story in the Epic FU stories thread.  It sounds like your situation worked out perfectly because you will know that you needed to FIRE when you did.  If you hadn't taken the job you might have wondered if you did the right thing, but it seems like the door to going back to work is closed, locked, and barricaded!  Nowhere to go but forward!

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« Reply #2820 on: September 02, 2019, 08:56:25 PM »
Hey @Gerard -- how are you doing?  Is it a done deal?
Hey, thanks for checking! I am indeed officially for-real retired. Super lucky that the dude moving into my office is on sabbatical this year, so I can occasionally use the office, and store some stuff there for now.

The house sale is going through, closing in a few weeks. I've given away most of my stuff ('cause my partner and I are combining households in a different city). Gonna have a last giveaway that I announce on Kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) in a couple of weeks.

My professional contacts at other universities are shocked/surprised... many academics don't retire until several years after they die.

That is too funny.  Glad you took the more ambitious retirement plan.  Congrats!!

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« Reply #2821 on: September 02, 2019, 10:34:02 PM »
And up today we have @Cornbread OMalley who I believe cemented this FIRE date a long time ago (thanks to military processes).  Are you done sir?
Yes, thanks for checking.  Today is the official date, however, I have not been to the office since May 23rd.  The free time is great, and I've been doing a lot of self reflection and thinking about future opportunities.  Thank you to all on this thread!  You are a great resource!

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« Reply #2822 on: September 03, 2019, 04:48:01 AM »
Congratulations @Cornbread OMalley!  You are CONFIRMED. ^

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« Reply #2823 on: September 03, 2019, 07:43:12 AM »
And up today we have @Cornbread OMalley who I believe cemented this FIRE date a long time ago (thanks to military processes).  Are you done sir?
Yes, thanks for checking.  Today is the official date, however, I have not been to the office since May 23rd.  The free time is great, and I've been doing a lot of self reflection and thinking about future opportunities.  Thank you to all on this thread!  You are a great resource!

Hurray!  So you had a few months of practice and training before the actual event.  Makes success more likely :).  Way to go!

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« Reply #2824 on: September 04, 2019, 01:12:48 PM »
I confirmed my date with Trifele today!

I was working for myself so I did not have a job to leave. Haha. My business is enjoyable for me, and I've been successfully working on ways to make my working time function better with family life and non-business goals of mine. The good news is I have done that with a revised business model.

In the late spring and early summer, I created some tests to see if a service would sell or not. The test went well, and I want to see if I can grow it.

At this stage, I'll continue to develop the business. As I keep going, I think I can leverage my time enough to reduce the time I spend on it while increasing the profits enough for my purposes.

I'd love to have this service mean my expenses are covered. If so, that would mean my money could continue to grow. I like that idea.

In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am NOT retired...

So that is my story, everyone! After all this time, I realized I'm no longer attached to the "retired" label. =-D

Edited to add: "NOT" before retired. Oops!

« Last Edit: September 06, 2019, 01:02:17 PM by oldtoyota »

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« Reply #2825 on: September 04, 2019, 01:23:36 PM »
I confirmed my date with Trifele today!

I was working for myself so I did not have a job to leave. Haha. My business is enjoyable for me, and I've been successfully working on ways to make my working time function better with family life and non-business goals of mine. The good news is I have done that with a revised business model.

In the late spring and early summer, I created some tests to see if a service would sell or not. The test went well, and I want to see if I can grow it.

At this stage, I'll continue to develop the business. As I keep going, I think I can leverage my time enough to reduce the time I spend on it while increasing the profits enough for my purposes.

I'd love to have this service mean my expenses are covered. If so, that would mean my money could continue to grow. I like that idea.

In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

So that is my story, everyone! After all this time, I realized I'm no longer attached to the "retired" label. =-D

You are smoking-not quite at full FIRE, but close! ;-)

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2826 on: September 05, 2019, 04:14:50 AM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it
« Last Edit: September 05, 2019, 04:32:36 AM by Trifele »

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« Reply #2827 on: September 05, 2019, 11:36:56 AM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it

That was sounding a little harsh, and we all know Trifele is a softie on all us old retired folks :).

Anyway I could see side hustle going retired or SWAMI depending on what the doer sees themselves as.  We usually aren't too judge-y about it :).  Glad you made it though!  Congrats!

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« Reply #2828 on: September 05, 2019, 04:16:11 PM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it

That was sounding a little harsh, and we all know Trifele is a softie on all us old retired folks :).

Anyway I could see side hustle going retired or SWAMI depending on what the doer sees themselves as.  We usually aren't too judge-y about it :).  Glad you made it though!  Congrats!

Exactly!  @oldtoyota -- if you feel FIREd instead of SWAMI let me know and we'll get that changed! 

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2829 on: September 05, 2019, 08:00:00 PM »
I am in for 2019.

Sept 27th or Mid Oct will be my last day of work, depending if I can hold off giving notice another couple weeks.  Day at a time....

And congrats to all who have made the leap to FIRE in 2019!

Cheers,
Thrifty.

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« Reply #2830 on: September 05, 2019, 09:19:18 PM »
And up today we have @Cornbread OMalley who I believe cemented this FIRE date a long time ago (thanks to military processes).  Are you done sir?
Yes, thanks for checking.  Today is the official date, however, I have not been to the office since May 23rd.  The free time is great, and I've been doing a lot of self reflection and thinking about future opportunities.  Thank you to all on this thread!  You are a great resource!

Hurray!  So you had a few months of practice and training before the actual event.  Makes success more likely :).  Way to go!
The few months of practice was very good!  I stopped wearing my wristwatch; I started to lose track of the day of the week because every day feels like a Saturday.  The biggest benefit thus far has been more time to cook and eat real food, exercise properly, and get proper rest.  I've lost weight and am healthier overall, and my energy level has increased.  I'm also spending a lot more time with my friends and family.  I enjoy it but don't know if they enjoy it since I come to visit more frequently.

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« Reply #2831 on: September 06, 2019, 01:06:37 AM »
I am in for 2019.

Sept 27th or Mid Oct will be my last day of work, depending if I can hold off giving notice another couple weeks.  Day at a time....

And congrats to all who have made the leap to FIRE in 2019!

Cheers,
Thrifty.

Welcome aboard @thriftyc!  Got you added.^  It'll be here before you know it!

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« Reply #2832 on: September 06, 2019, 09:49:25 AM »
Today is my last day!

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« Reply #2833 on: September 06, 2019, 11:21:13 AM »
Today is my last day!

Bam!  Day zero indeed!!

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« Reply #2834 on: September 06, 2019, 12:49:55 PM »

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« Reply #2835 on: September 06, 2019, 01:03:44 PM »
I confirmed my date with Trifele today!

I was working for myself so I did not have a job to leave. Haha. My business is enjoyable for me, and I've been successfully working on ways to make my working time function better with family life and non-business goals of mine. The good news is I have done that with a revised business model.

In the late spring and early summer, I created some tests to see if a service would sell or not. The test went well, and I want to see if I can grow it.

At this stage, I'll continue to develop the business. As I keep going, I think I can leverage my time enough to reduce the time I spend on it while increasing the profits enough for my purposes.

I'd love to have this service mean my expenses are covered. If so, that would mean my money could continue to grow. I like that idea.

In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

So that is my story, everyone! After all this time, I realized I'm no longer attached to the "retired" label. =-D

So awesome!  I still remember way back when when you were just starting the business and trying to decide whether or not to quit your day job.  You have come so far!  Very happy for you that you have found the right place to settle work- and income-wise for the next bit.  Good luck with the side hustle and welcome to FIRE!

Thank you!

It is good to be here after so long.

And I corrected what I wrote to say that Trifele said my having a side hustle does not mean I am **not** retired. LOL! I left out the word "not" in the original post.

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« Reply #2836 on: September 06, 2019, 01:06:14 PM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it

Yes. You did say that. I am SO sorry I left out a word and made you sound like you were telling me I was not retired. I hate making mistakes, yet I made one.

I know you are not the IRP.

Everyone--I left out the word "not" before retired in my earlier post. I apologize for the confusion it caused and for my omission making it seem like Trifele said something s/he did not say.

I feel pretty dumb. Hope you accept my apologies.


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« Reply #2837 on: September 06, 2019, 01:08:18 PM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it

That was sounding a little harsh, and we all know Trifele is a softie on all us old retired folks :).

Anyway I could see side hustle going retired or SWAMI depending on what the doer sees themselves as.  We usually aren't too judge-y about it :).  Glad you made it though!  Congrats!

Exactly!  @oldtoyota -- if you feel FIREd instead of SWAMI let me know and we'll get that changed!

I like being a SWAMI. Do I get a bottle that, when rubbed, produces a genie??


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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2838 on: September 06, 2019, 01:29:57 PM »
I am in for 2019.

Sept 27th or Mid Oct will be my last day of work, depending if I can hold off giving notice another couple weeks.  Day at a time....

And congrats to all who have made the leap to FIRE in 2019!

Cheers,
Thrifty.

Welcome aboard @thriftyc!  Got you added.^  It'll be here before you know it!

Yes! Thank you!  It's a great feeling!

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« Reply #2839 on: September 06, 2019, 02:06:42 PM »
In short, I am continuing with my side hustle / business. When Trifele messaged me, I said I was good with being counted as retired or not and she/he said a side hustle doesn't mean I am retired...

What I meant to say, and probably didn't do it well, was that I think you can be considered FIREd with a side hustle . . . A number of us here in the cohort have a bit of money coming in here or there.  Sounds like maybe your side hustle is pretty robust, but christ I'm not the Retirement Police.  This whole FIRE thing is a big complicated spectrum.  I CONFIRMED you as a SWAMI* above @oldtoyota. We need to celebrate you, because you're one of us.  :) 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  Sounds like things are going great! 

*ETA -- SWAMI = Satisfied Working Advanced Mustachian Individual, a/k/a someone who is 'free' but is working because they want to.  MMM did a post on it

That was sounding a little harsh, and we all know Trifele is a softie on all us old retired folks :).

Anyway I could see side hustle going retired or SWAMI depending on what the doer sees themselves as.  We usually aren't too judge-y about it :).  Glad you made it though!  Congrats!

Exactly!  @oldtoyota -- if you feel FIREd instead of SWAMI let me know and we'll get that changed!

I like being a SWAMI. Do I get a bottle that, when rubbed, produces a genie??

Hahaha -- I love that image!  Yes in fact you do get that -- yet another great metaphor for FIRE!

ETA -- absolutely no worries @oldtoyota -- just glad you don't think I was judging.  :)
« Last Edit: September 06, 2019, 02:08:57 PM by Trifele »

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2840 on: September 07, 2019, 07:39:51 AM »
I'm moving to this cohort (thanks, @Trifele, for the invitation) as I've decided to leave my job in December due to health concerns.  I'm not at my "number", but I'm done with full-time work.  I may have to look for something PT in the future, but for the next couple of years, I'm focusing on my recovering my health and perspective. 

I read through the last several pages of this thread and it's inspiring!!

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« Reply #2841 on: September 07, 2019, 08:56:32 AM »
I'm moving to this cohort (thanks, @Trifele, for the invitation) as I've decided to leave my job in December due to health concerns.  I'm not at my "number", but I'm done with full-time work.  I may have to look for something PT in the future, but for the next couple of years, I'm focusing on my recovering my health and perspective. 

I read through the last several pages of this thread and it's inspiring!!

Welcome aboard @Life in Balance!  Got you added above.^

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2842 on: September 07, 2019, 09:47:00 AM »
Forgot to mention my date, it'll be 12/23/2019 and I'll be 49.  Wow, just writing that made it more real. 

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2843 on: September 07, 2019, 12:35:55 PM »
My age is wrong in the list. I am 46 and will be when I FIRE. Last practical working day probably the 19th of Dec, official day 31rst or 1rst of 2020.

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2844 on: September 07, 2019, 03:18:54 PM »
Hi Trifele!

I'm glad I'm not the only one poaching the 2020 cohort (Re: Life in Balance)   :-)

On subject of ages, 55 was my 2019 age, but I bailed in 2018 at 53.5.   Not sure that it matters, but since you've got Linea_Norway and Life in Balance to update, you might want to include me.


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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2845 on: September 07, 2019, 04:21:07 PM »
Got you all updated!  ^

Oh hell yes @markbike528CBX -- I have accepted it as my personal mission to make our cohort the best, the most fun, and the most welcoming of all.  And the biggest.  So we need more recruits!  :)

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« Reply #2846 on: September 08, 2019, 07:11:35 AM »
Forgot to mention my date, it'll be 12/23/2019 and I'll be 49.  Wow, just writing that made it more real.

Wow.  This sounds like someone is going to have the best Christmas ever...

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Re: 2019 fire cohort
« Reply #2847 on: September 08, 2019, 11:00:03 AM »
Forgot to mention my date, it'll be 12/23/2019 and I'll be 49.  Wow, just writing that made it more real.

Wow.  This sounds like someone is going to have the best Christmas ever...

LOL, it is going to be a really good Christmas.  :)

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« Reply #2848 on: September 08, 2019, 11:53:52 AM »
@Life in Balance,  Welcome!!  One less is year is awesome, even if it isn't an actual year but a calendar year.  Doing so for one's health is a good idea.  I'm sorry if that is the reason, but I am glad you are able to make the leap to put yourself first.  Goes with your name :).

@Linea_Norway sounds like you are creeping the date forward, does this mean you will be selling the house sooner or retiring then selling later?

Loren

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« Reply #2849 on: September 08, 2019, 12:15:06 PM »

@Linea_Norway sounds like you are creeping the date forward, does this mean you will be selling the house sooner or retiring then selling later?

Loren

We will sell during our long notice period. The real estate broker recommended selling in autumn, before the snow makes the steep roads difficult. We suddenly realized that if someone indeed makes an offer in the beginning of November, they might want us to move out in Jaruary. As we don't want to work, while moving out, because of commuting distance, we decided to move the FIRE date foreward from Feb 2020 to Jan 2020. With the Christmas holiday before that and us not working on Fridays, the actual last day may be on thursday 19th of December 2019. But our last contract day 31rst of December. With last vacation money paid out in January, which is good for tax reasons.