The accountant says we can retire early. Woohoo!!!

[CloverKnollFarms]

My kids will be left little.

Not because there will be little left, but because they will have the life they make. Most of what we have will be donated, they can split the property, which will be quite enough. I'm guessing $400k each

 

[Tomtint]

Were 57 and 56.. Been thinking about selling out and retiring.My job is fairly physical and I can't imagine doing it another 10 years. At our age health insurance will be the biggest expense .. $2100.00 per month now and does nothing but go up every year. so over the next 8 years.. Its likely to be north of 3K a year.. That's a significant nut to carry even if everything else is paid for.

 

[ultrarunner]

Were 57 and 56.. Been thinking about selling out and retiring.My job is fairly physical and I can't imagine doing it another 10 years. At our age health insurance will be the biggest expense .. $2100.00 per month now and does nothing but go up every year. so over the next 8 years.. Its likely to be north of 3K a year.. That's a significant nut to carry even if everything else is paid for.

Yep… insurance keeps many on the job… at least until 65.

I’m leery of selling and going to cash because of inflation… mighty tempting though.

 

[Tomtint]

Yep… insurance keeps many on the job… at least until 65.

I’m leery of selling and going to cash because of inflation… mighty tempting though.

At our age, Provided we were debt free.. House cars etc.. I think we would need to be 3.5M liquid at a minimum. That's do-able but we would really need to consolidate and downsize quite a bit

 

[ultrarunner]

After taxes?

 

[Tomtint]

After taxes?

yes

 

[Torvy]

Dad had lifetime credential K-12

He briefly taught High School years ago and valued having it...

What subjects? I am certified in all Social Sciences. Mostly taught Econ and Government, but some US History. All HS.

 

[ultrarunner]

I know he taught Social Science, History and Physical Education…. South Lake Tahoe High School.

He had a too good offer from the clubs in the summer to be body guard for the headliners and was sworn in as a Nevada Special Deputy.

Said it was a great job for a young guy… take care of the Headliner, make sure nothing happens and most important on time and ready for the dinner and cocktail show…

The casino had a private boat on the lake plus a ranch property for the stars…

Dad said some of the Headliners were the nicest people and for others you were just the armed hired help.

Down time it was the bank runs to Carson City over the old Kingsbury grade… sacks of silver dollars still circulating…

Dad said those heavy sacks with lots of Carson City minted dollars would have made a nice nest egg if one had the means to buy a couple for retirement.

 

[Torvy]

After HS graduation, my best friend's family moved to S. Lake Tahoe. He went to UNR and worked at Harrah's Sports Book.

We saw Kevin Cronin hanging out at an arcade (late) with his kid. It was surreal at 19 or 20.

 

[ultrarunner]

After HS graduation, my best friend's family moved to S. Lake Tahoe. He went to UNR and worked at Harrah's Sports Book.

We saw Kevin Cronin hanging out at an arcade (late) with his kid. It was surreal at 19 or 20.

Tahoe was a place entertainers often traveled with family as a sort of working vacation…

My girlfriend won Tony Orlando tickets and we went… it was a good show with lots of audience connection and we were one table over from Robert Goulet who was headlining at the club across the street…

I guess not unusual to catch a show of someone else…

Another show was during a blizzard and no one was going anywhere so the sold out crowd was only a fraction… Smokey Robinson had everyone come down to the front rows and it was almost like a private show…

A lot of retired friends of my parents would always go to Tahoe to catch the shows and if you were a regular it came with perks…all before computers and such…

I met Red Skelton as a kid… he was very approachable and made a drawing for my brother…

My grandmother never missed Lawerence Welk or Jim Neighbors…

Being retired it was her getaway…