MA January 2010 B/S Thread - A New Year and Decade..
01-19-2010, 07:30 PM
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donjamer
You really think you will ever retire??
I hope to...I'm fortunate...mortgage is paid...no outstanding bills...unless there is a disaster...or...I do something stupid...retirement is in the future!!! You can come to the party Chris is going to throw!!! Brown has an early lead...52% to 47%!!!
01-19-2010, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by
BIGKEN
I hope to...I'm fortunate...mortgage is paid...no outstanding bills...unless there is a disaster...or...I do something stupid...retirement is in the future!!! You can come to the party Chris is going to throw!!! Brown has an early lead...52% to 47%!!!
Sounds like you have it all planned out..
I only have the weekly retirement plan in my favor..
01-19-2010, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by
donjamer
Sounds like you have it all planned out..
I only have the weekly retirement plan in my favor..
I keep trying that one also...hasn't worked out so far!!!
01-19-2010, 07:34 PM
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tell me about it.. At least you have got some small pots..
01-19-2010, 07:36 PM
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I feel very fortunate to have hit for what I have!!!
01-19-2010, 07:37 PM
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I put 10% of my weekly earnings to my 401K, I plan on semi retirement by 55.
01-19-2010, 07:39 PM
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cbradford
I put 10% of my weekly earnings to my 401K, I plan on semi retirement by 55.
I used to do that when I had a real job..
01-19-2010, 07:40 PM
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I'm in a position to put the max in my 401K...the "old" company matched up to 3%...the "new" company only matches 1/2%!!!
01-19-2010, 07:41 PM
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I also did that when I was self employed but was called a S.E.P.
01-19-2010, 07:43 PM
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cbradford
I also did that when I was self employed but was call a S.E.P.
I would too. If I was making enough to even live on..
Unfortunately that hasn't happened..
01-19-2010, 07:44 PM
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BIGKEN
I'm in a position to put the max in my 401K...the "old" company matched up to 3%...the "new" company only matches 1/2%!!!
I'm not sure what the % the company contribution is but I get the max out of them 2K/yr.
01-19-2010, 07:47 PM
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donjamer
I would too. If I was making enough to even live on..
Sorry to here that.
Obama is going to fix that.
01-19-2010, 07:49 PM
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cbradford
Sorry to here that.
Obama is going to fix that.
I think the Lottery will pay off before we get anything good out of him..}?
01-19-2010, 07:51 PM
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01-19-2010, 07:51 PM
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Did the polls close yet??
01-19-2010, 07:30 PM
