TVRodriguez
12-1-15, 2:23pm
I realized that we reached a new milestone recently. Even if we don't put anything else into retirement savings/investments, DH and I should both be able to retire (reach FI) within 10 years. 13 on the outside. And knowing us, we will put more into retirement, so we'll reach it sooner or have a more comfortable retirement. I'm 41 and he's 51. He flips between saying he'd like to quit in 5-10 years and saying he'll work until he drops dead, and I like what I do well enough to keep doing it at least part-time for a long time. But this is a milestone.
It's not FI right now. But it gives me new freedom now, while the kids are still young (8, 6, & 4). I've always wanted to take them on a long trip over the summer, and they've always been in a local summer camp/daycare, with me taking them on trips to see family about once a year. But I'm now actively playing with the idea of taking several weeks off (in a row!) this summer to take them somewhere else--maybe to visit DH's family in Hawai'i. Summer camp on the cheap here cost me $5000 last year for 10 weeks. So I'm thinking I can some of that and do something else for 3 weeks or so, even without earning more. We'll see. But it's nice to think about at least.
It's not FI right now. But it gives me new freedom now, while the kids are still young (8, 6, & 4). I've always wanted to take them on a long trip over the summer, and they've always been in a local summer camp/daycare, with me taking them on trips to see family about once a year. But I'm now actively playing with the idea of taking several weeks off (in a row!) this summer to take them somewhere else--maybe to visit DH's family in Hawai'i. Summer camp on the cheap here cost me $5000 last year for 10 weeks. So I'm thinking I can some of that and do something else for 3 weeks or so, even without earning more. We'll see. But it's nice to think about at least.