What's your retirement nut?

[Scorpion Man]

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You have an odd definition of poverty.

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How old are you Zim? Married? Kids? Just curious.

Oh .... and in the Bay Area Celi...$1300 per month is basically property taxes for any homeowner. You cannot retire on those numbers in major metro areas.

in general...perhaps other people think of retirement differently than I did. I wanted to do it young... and I wanted it to be enjoyable and stress free. I did not want, at age 30something, to be donwsizing my house, cutting out my vacations, and selling my car. That is a weird sort of retirement.

And I love how everyone saying $1-2m is enough conveniently leaves out college and the $150k per head in current dollars ($300k by the time your kids get there) it costs. I guess you just tell Johnny he can't go to Harvard, he has to go to State.

The funny thing is...I am not even advocating living high on the hog...just having enough flexibility to do what you want and not be pinching pennies. I would rather work longer and have a relaxed retirement than be snipping coupons.