tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post124908044889892708..comments2023-05-18T10:37:34.608+01:00Comments on <a href="http://www.retirementinvestingtoday.com">Retirement Investing Today</a>: A Retirement Investing Today 9 Months Into 2015 ReviewRetirementInvestingTodayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-70368123891174776202015-10-12T10:55:02.133+01:002015-10-12T10:55:02.133+01:00Clothes £3/month. I used to be like that before I ...Clothes £3/month. I used to be like that before I met my better half. Thanks for the useful post, as always, RIT.Jim Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-39220353505114179642015-10-11T11:01:04.280+01:002015-10-11T11:01:04.280+01:00One better half is more than enough for me :-) Typ...One better half is more than enough for me :-) Typo therefore quickly corrected. Thanks.<br /><br />On the topic of investment return scoring. Yes I agree that I'm fully exposed to the nuances of Mr Market. More where I'm going is that I'm thinking that I've missed a trick (or three) given my sub real 4% return in a market where for example the US S&P500 has for instance RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-63793733000036802152015-10-10T20:55:22.042+01:002015-10-10T20:55:22.042+01:00"My better halves cover their discretionary s..."My better halves cover their discretionary spending only." I hadn't realised that you were a polygamist. That makes your saving even more meritorious.<br /><br /><br />I'm a bit dubious about according any sort of equality to targets that are (largely) in your hands - e.g. expenditures - and targets that really aren't e.g. investment returns. You know perfectly well deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-79134013346170570922015-10-10T08:44:21.185+01:002015-10-10T08:44:21.185+01:00Hi Cerridwen
One thing I did bring to my FIRE jou...Hi Cerridwen<br /><br />One thing I did bring to my FIRE journey was a solid STEM education (qualifications that while not being as glamorous as some of my competitors position me well enough in interview to not be eliminated while also positioning me well in the world of work, IMHO of course). I was also very career focused for about the 5-7 years prior to starting my journey which enabled me RetirementInvestingTodayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088383743670046657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875915890415125655.post-74112498497668784632015-10-10T08:04:15.994+01:002015-10-10T08:04:15.994+01:00Impressive analysis RIT, as always it's obviou...Impressive analysis RIT, as always it's obvious that you're completely in control, know exactly what's happening with every aspect of your financial journey and have all the angles covered.<br /><br />What's even more impressive is your progress towards goal. The very best of luck with the last steps.<br /><br />(What I find interesting is how you seem to be saying that you'veCerridwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09113285657493048091noreply@blogger.com