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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - for people saying what would I do with the money now - I don't spend extravagantly, yet w an extra 18k a yr (like 12 or so net), I'd travel a bit more, buy a faster car, and maybe pursue an MBA even though I don't need one but want one if I can get into a top 5 school. So I do have wants that won't be fulfilled at age 65. Yet I continue to slog and save bc it's the smart thing.[/quote]

More traveling, sure.
Faster car? Do you want to drive faster or this is just a status symbol?
MBA from top 5 school only? This also seems like exclusively a status symbol. You can view Harvard lectures online for free. Also, do you not have kids? Who has time for this?

Maybe you should try it for a year. But I'm betting that a faster car or an MBA won't make you any happier than maxing out your TSP. [/quote]

OP here - I actually love cars and it has nothing to do with status; there are fun cars that carry no status value whatsoever -- think Mazda (zoom zoom). As for an MBA -- I am a prestige whore re degrees; I have 2 ivy degrees and don't want to "dilute" their value w a university of Phoenix MBA. I went to undergrad b school and have always regretted that I didn't get my professional degree in a joint prof degree + MBA program, so I actually have an interest and don't want an MBA just to say I have one and frankly now in my 30s, it's not like I'd even tell too many people if I went back to school -- it just doesn't carry that "excitement" now as it did 10 or 20 yrs ago as I suspect many would have the same reaction as you.[/quote]

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