โJun-25-2013 08:17 AM
โJul-11-2013 05:56 PM
BarbaraOK wrote:cKarlGo wrote:
Me either. Certainly not when my entire future is hanging in the balance.
I can remember 2 young kids 47 years ago, newly married, who headed out from Seattle to Oxford, Ohio with the hope that a job and acceptance to the graduate program at university would be waiting, with a car that burned a quart of oil and a quart of transmission fluid every 200 miles or so, $200 in family gifts in our pockets, and all of our clothes and other worldly possessions packed into a 1962 Mercury Meteor, on the 23rd of December 1966. And we had complete confidence that things would work out - and they did. :B
Not quite as adventuresome now, but we still try to limit the planning so that we can experience some wonder in our lives.
Barb
โJul-09-2013 09:10 AM
Rlaubert wrote:
My wife and I will be hitting the road next year (Fall 2014). We recently sat down with a financial planner who took our goals, income, savings, etc and drew up a plan for us. We actually sat down with 4 different planners and three of them were only interested in the money we were going to invest ($50,000 from an insurance settlement). The last guy was a true professional. He asked a lot of questions, understood the Military retirement system, SS, and even a little bit about the RV lifestyle. He provided a lot of different situations and how we would fair with each. Described the insurances we would need to cover life changing events etc. Even had a budget of sorts worked out for while we were traveling. With his help, we determined we can travel, we won't have to workamp unless we want to.
I would highly recommend finding a financial planner to work with. It will give you piece of mind if nothing else.
โJul-08-2013 09:01 AM
โJul-04-2013 07:28 PM
cKarlGo wrote:
Me either. Certainly not when my entire future is hanging in the balance.
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐โJul-04-2013 06:05 PM
FW_Michele wrote:
We're completely debt-free, and have two S&B houses - one we live in and one we rent out. The intent is to sell one, and continue renting the other, when we go full-time.
When we're done, we'll move back into the current rental.
โJul-04-2013 05:29 PM
ttempleton wrote:
No plan, just do it if u want to. Life is too short
โJul-04-2013 05:41 AM
โJun-28-2013 01:27 PM
cKarlGo wrote:
Some time ago, I decided that I wanted to full time after I retire. Recently, I realized just how quickly the time is flying past and I want to begin planning both logistically and financially.
Can anyone recommend some reliable resources that they've used on how to plan for a full timing retirement?
Thanks!
โJun-27-2013 06:51 PM
cKarlGo wrote:BarbaraOK wrote:
Biggest problem at your age will be health insurance. You're still 'youngsters' but the body has this way of surprising you when you get around 60 and most times it isn't trivial, so make sure that you're covered.
I'm lucky that I get to keep my insurance, mostly paid for by my employer.
โJun-27-2013 12:29 PM
BarbaraOK wrote:
Biggest problem at your age will be health insurance. You're still 'youngsters' but the body has this way of surprising you when you get around 60 and most times it isn't trivial, so make sure that you're covered.
โJun-27-2013 08:49 AM
BarbaraOK wrote:
Really is no reason to downsize for 30 amps. Our coach runs just fine on 30 amps when necessary. In fact we invested in a 30 amp cord in addition to our 50 amp cord because we find so many places with just 30 amps. The only difference is that I have to be alert to what I already have going before running the washer/dryer, etc. Just takes a little practice, but really not much of a problem.
โJun-26-2013 08:11 PM
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐โJun-26-2013 07:31 PM
โJun-26-2013 12:02 PM
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐