Age Group Poll, as 2023 ends…

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:05 pm

I turned 60 yesterday. (Oh. That means my Watcherversary just passed. 21 years.). I think at least a couple others turned 60 this year. So some changes to the groups.

Post by **peter** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:10 am

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:24 pm

Happy Birthday Fist.

I still have 3 years (and 3 months) to go before I hit the next milestone, so that's probably when we will get a new one of these.

For now, at (very nearly) 47 I'm still in the same bracket. You old fogies.

--A

Post by **StevieG** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:27 pm

I’m in the 50-50 range

Actually, 52.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:40 pm

I will be 61 this year in June. So although its only a month before turning 61, I am retiring in May and I can say I retired at 60.

Post by **StevieG** » Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:05 am

SoulBiter wrote: ↑ I will be 61 this year in June. So although its only a month before turning 61, I am retiring in May and I can say I retired at 60.

I hope to follow your path and retire at 60 also

Congrats by the way!

Post by **SoulBiter** » Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:18 pm

Thanks StevieG! Just make sure you do all the math prior to hitting that switch. How much will you get from retirement accounts/investments, when to take SS (62,65,67, or 70), ACA (and the cliff) and healthcare, taxes, and RMDs, and Sequence of returns risk. I have it all in spreadsheets so I can see what it looks like. Oh and make sure to pull your transactions from the bank to see what your true spend is (catagorized by tupe like Groceries, gas, utilities, etc etc). I pulled that at the start of 2023 and again at the start of 2024. It is always a bit eye-opening. Plus make a retirement budget and live off that budget for 6 months to stress test your budget. Just to make sure you aren't overlooking or under-thinking how much your will spend.

Post by **hierachy** » Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:56 am

Well, certainly a different category than I would have selected when I joined this forum.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:01 am

hierachy wrote: ↑ Well, certainly a different category than I would have selected when I joined this forum.

21 years ago!!!

a) Nice to see you around, b) welcome to the discord (everybody should join) and c) we're none of us as young as we used to be.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:39 am

59 for another few months.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:28 am

59 years old for two more months, until June 22nd.

Post by **High Lord Tolkien** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:55 pm

56 and now my body is starting to go to shit. Fun times ahead!

I do like the 50 - 50 typo in the poll. Makes me feel like i'm frozen in time for a few more years. lol

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