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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the automatic "No shots" are jealous and/or out of touch. Ironically, you're in a much better financial position than many of them, who, w/ their DH's help, are earning a combined $250k, paying a third in taxes, a third on mortgage payments, a huge chunk on childcare, property taxes, and all the ancillary costs of a dual-working household.

A $50k pension and a paid-off residence is enough for a family to live on. Full stop.

But don't spend all your $750k on the house--that's just stupid. You're not doing THAT well. We have $2M in investments right now, and we're living in a $450k house, and that's plenty.

So find something for absolutely no more than $350k. And working will be optional, but you may find you just want to do something, even part time, to bring in some extra cash, to cover the little extras, and to have a reason to get up in the morning and get out of the house. As hard as that is to believe now trudging through a stressful life in a place like Gaithersburg, you'll want to do something.

Anyway, this is the wrong place to be asking this question. These people are rats on treadmills, only more miserable. Check out www.mrmoneymustache.com  Those people are a bit crazy, too, but they'll tell you that you should have retired yesterday. (And there are some military retirees on the forum, too.)

And thanks for your and your DH's service to our great country. [/quote]

I want to be your friend in real life. [/quote]

8:02 here. Are you OP?[/quote]

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