JustAdam

I had that - and thensome, and now, it is all gone.

Sure, I have all my toys paid for, all my cars and the motorcycle, but I should paid more on the house, and then we would be in great shape.

Oh well, live and learn.

And, I got to travel across the entire country (yes, I touched both Oceans - lol) in a really great car, thats right, the UneekTT
So, overall, I had a great time for a few years, did not work and traveled, alot, but now its all gone, and I wish I had a second chance.

Maybe someday I will hit the lotto - lol

Best of luck to you in your decision, but I have to say that you can only live once, and I am not so sure I will EVER have another chance to do what I did, and by the time I do I might be too old to enjoy it, like the way that I did - but thats just my opinion.

Whatever you do, enjoy as I hope that I know you will.

meem

seriously, 100k/year really isn't very much to live off of, especially if you like toys as i know you do :-) 200k/year, maybe. then there's the matter of why one would want to be retired in the first place.

Lowcountry

unsuccessfully (thanks Dems) is going to take about 40 percent of that before you ever see a dime of it. Take what's left, make a solid investment, and never spend the principle.

Sully

Estate tax is more like 48%. It's going to sting bad.

LiTTespeed

maybe work part time then or open my own biz and take more vacations with the "regular" money....

Sully

I only have about 3k in debt. All the rest is gravy!