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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    We are looking everywhere in TN/AL/KY currently. Alabama is starting to turn our head because of all the educational benefits that could cover the cost of anything we can use the post 911 GI bill for. They also don't tax military pension pay. And so far the type of houses for the price that we...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    I am going to relax for at least a year and just see where that goes. My wife and I do a lot of online gaming together and we like to hike. Those take up a lot of our time. My body even thou I will only be 40 is really broken down from the military and cop work. BTW anyone having trouble...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    I wanted to update this post because been some big changes. First we had a second child. This was planned but it wasn't looking realistic at the time of my original post. We been trying for 2 years and were only 2 months from giving up when we found out she was pregnant! Second...retiring at...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    I shouldn't have much for living cost. We shop at discount stores, Kohls, commissary, Costco ect. We have Netflix and Sling TV (30 dollars a month for both). I also use an HD attenna. I don't have cable TV but have cable internet which is 60$ here. We have two hybrid sedans that are paid...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    Thanks! Great Info and I have some answers for you. So I may work where I move too if I get bored. But I doubt it. I will have worked 27 years and while I know many people are preprogramed to realize they are going to work 40+ years, that is just not me. I LOVE being at home. I love...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    My son has two grandpartnets, but one of them lives far but flies in whenever she wants. The other we try to visit every couple of years but we might be moving closer to her because the area in Tennessee/Kentucky is pretty cheap cost of living. But we don't have any other family and aren't so...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    Yep, this is the plan. (It's hidden in that wall of text). I plan to purchase two houses once I sell mine. One to live in and the other as rental property. I plan to live like 40 minutes for a decent size city and try to get a rental property close to the city so it's in higher demand for...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    Very useful information. I wasn't aware of the cost of Medicare part B. I will factor that into my plans. Thankfully that is after I am able to pull out must of my investments except Social security. Thank you very much.
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    I will keep that in mind. I lived in Asheville for 3 years when I was on recruiting duty but that is not a good judge because I HATED recruiting duty lol. I found an article on yahoo today that showed how much house you get for 300,000 grand in each state. The top ten bang for your buck...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    We prefer seasons but not rain all the time (like here in Seattle). Hiking is a big + for us but we mostly stay at home and watch movies and play games together. It's our main hobby together (gotta marry a gamer!). As for location main attraction is cost of living and having decent shopping...
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    Help me retire early (a second time). Thxs!

    ***Disclaimer*** I posted this on other retirement websites that do not understand military pensions ect. But was a long post so I cut and paste. Sorry in advance if I explained some military stuff that is common knowledge to most people on here*** This post is because I want to maximize my...
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