SWR Milestones? What if you pulled the plug today?

[brooklynguy]

In the spirit of promoting our own collective self-interest by encouraging sol to continue to churn out great content, I will contribute to the ego-stroking:  sol, you are an uncommon genius in all matters FIRE.

[arebelspy]

In the interest of keeping his head from getting to big and motivating him to push himself...

sol, you suck!  Make lots more better posts!

Seriously though, if you guys like his the thinking/perspective his contrarian FIRE questions/opinions give you, you'll love his contrarian ethics questions/opinions.

;)

[Gone Fishing]

3% Current lifestyle with obamacare subsidies
4% Current lifestyle without obamacare subsidies

Ideal FIRE Senario

3.5% with Obamacare subsides and some extra fun money.

[Cookie78]

I have so many if's when I try to do this calculation.

If you just count my brand new shiny investment accounts:
48,000 / 50,000 = 96%

If I can count my current pension amount, 20% I could access if I retire now, 80% of which I can access in 13.5 years:
48,000 / 170,000 = 28.2%

If I sold my rental house, counted the equity, and removed the expense:
33,600 / 295,000 = 11.4%

If I count my house equity plus deduct the rental income I get from my primary house from my expenses (I know, I know! It doesn't really count!)
23,400 / 420,000 = 5.6%

[Lian]

I have so many if's when I try to do this calculation.

Me too! So many potential scenarios - it's kind of fun to play around with.

[sol]

Seriously though, if you guys like his the thinking/perspective his contrarian FIRE questions/opinions give you, you'll love his contrarian ethics questions/opinions.

Either way, +1.

[secondcor521]

4.23% as of today the way I figure it, or 73.33% success rate using sol's method.

About 3.12% as of today if I subtract out some fluffy optional/one time expenses.

I consider myself FI now with a tentative RE date of 2/19/2016.

[Cookie78]

I have so many if's when I try to do this calculation.

Me too! So many potential scenarios - it's kind of fun to play around with.

lol, ya. :)

My boyfriend says 'what if you rent out the main floor of your house and come live with me?':
11,400 / 420,000 = 2.7%

Edit:
Or if I don't count primary house equity:
11,400 / 295,000 = 3.9%

All it takes is
1) real estate values not crashing before I sell the rental house
2) great tenants who never leave
3) no large unexpected expenses
4) no changes in relationship
.... better keep working :p

[dragoncar]

Seriously though, if you guys like his the thinking/perspective his contrarian FIRE questions/opinions give you, you'll love his contrarian ethics questions/opinions.

Either way, +1.

I like this perspective.  Thanks.

[arebelspy]

I laughed at the +1 to either.

Sincere for me, but probably sarcastic for some.

[Timmmy]

I don't think people tell you this often enough...
This is brilliant

Agreed.  Brilliant. 

I get that a lot, thanks. :)

And humble too...