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[Bromebe]

with the retirement funds that is

my poor IRA and 401K!

Please raise the price of gas again!
when it's up so is the market

[North Georgia Hawg]

No kidding! We've taken a beating the last two weeks! This is turning into a real bloodbath...

Ken

[doublerunner]

For every PENNY the cost of gas goes up or down, it's a billion dollars world wide. Really puts in perspective what a huge business that is. Now if they would just allow that keystone pipeline to go through and we'd have record profits and lower prices. And more jobs

[grayghost731]

For every PENNY the cost of gas goes up or down, it's a billion dollars world wide. Really puts in perspective what a huge business that is. Now if they would just allow that keystone pipeline to go through and we'd have record profits and lower prices. And more jobs

Bring in the Back hoes!   

[2 ROSE]

Bring in the Back hoes!  



Won't ever happen. The environmentalist and the politicians whom they bribe would never allow such a crazy idea. We would rather send our wealth to the middle east oil rich countrys and fund their terroristic activities against mankind.
Was that too politically incorrect...if so I am sorry if I offended anyone...NOT!!!

[Bromebe]

I can't afford a "hoe"
their pimps want to much!

[D-N-D]

Taking a Beating is putting it lightly !!!!

[Harley Guy]

Talk about timing................. Last week, I met with the President and announcement my retirement (July 2015).

I might have to re-work the numbers a little - BUT, I am still in great shape...........

But it does worry me..........

RIDE ON...........

[skratch]

just remember, it's only a loss 'on paper'.  you don't actually lose anything unless you sell.  hopefully, by 2018 it'll be up again.

guy i worked with had a 401k.  in 2008 when the feces hit the impeller, he paniced and sold everything, taking the penalty and the additional taxes as earned income etc.  a year later, it was back up again, but he had already spent it all.

[Jswerve]

I have another 30 years before I retire I don't even look at it! 

[North Georgia Hawg]

I have another 30 years before I retire I don't even look at it! 

Now YER just BRAGGIN'!

Ken

[Jswerve]

Now YER just BRAGGIN'!

Ken

Bwahaha! I doubt my generation will be allowed to retire ď

[North Georgia Hawg]

Bwahaha! I doubt my generation will be allowed to retire ď

You're probably right, Jesse. But in the meantime, I'll soon need you to pay for my Social Security!

Thanks! 

Ken

[Jswerve]

You're probably right, Jesse. But in the meantime, I'll soon need you to pay for my Social Security!

Thanks! 

Ken

Lol what the hell I've already been paying for it over 25 years

[doublerunner]

Bring in the Back hoes! 



Won't ever happen. The environmentalist and the politicians whom they bribe would never allow such a crazy idea. We would rather send our wealth to the middle east oil rich countrys and fund their terroristic activities against mankind.
Was that too politically incorrect...if so I am sorry if I offended anyone...NOT!!!

Exactly !!! 

[North Georgia Hawg]

Lol what the hell I've already been paying for it over 25 years

Yeah.. At 40, you're in no-man's land. You'll almost surely never see your SS benefits, sad to say...

Ken

[Jswerve]

Yeah.. At 40, you're in no-man's land. You'll almost surely never see your SS benefits, sad to say...

Ken

Well I guess I'm going to spend it all now and enjoy while I'm young!

[North Georgia Hawg]

Hell, Jesse... Might as well. There are no guarantees for the future.

I'd rather spend it while I'm still young enough to enjoy it, rather than hoarding it for decades and then having to spend it all on long-term care anyway when I'm old and feeble!

I'll just move in with my daughter when I'm old, and make HER life a Living Hell! 

Ken

[Jswerve]

Hell, Jesse... Might as well. There are no guarantees for the future.

I'd rather spend it while I'm still young enough to enjoy it, rather than hoarding it for decades and then having to spend it all on long-term care anyway when I'm old and feeble!

I'll just move in with my daughter when I'm old, and make HER life a Living Hell! 

Ken

Ken I work with a guy that is 73. He doesn't have to work he's just greedy as hell. He keeps saying next year, next year. We keep telling him to get out and enjoy life before there is no next year!

Jesse

[phato1]

Ken I work with a guy that is 73. He doesn't have to work he's just greedy as hell. He keeps saying next year, next year. We keep telling him to get out and enjoy life before there is no next year!

Jesse

I work with an older guy also. He keeps saying "next spring" but in all actuality I don't think he's going to retire. My theory is he's afraid he'll be to lonely if he retires - no wife, kids all grown up and long since moved away, and most of his friends are those of us at work.
Me I hope to ride off into the sunset eventually and never look back - as long as they don't forget to send the pension checks 

[Jswerve]

I work with an older guy also. He keeps saying "next spring" but in all actuality I don't think he's going to retire. My theory is he's afraid he'll be to lonely if he retires - no wife, kids all grown up and long since moved away, and most of his friends are those of us at work.
Me I hope to ride off into the sunset eventually and never look back - as long as they don't forget to send the pension checks 

I think he's afraid he'll die if he retires. His wife still lives with him. We joke that she doesn't want him home.

[Chains]

I retired May 23rd of this year. Since then I have put over 6,700 miles on my bike and 2,500 on my truck.  By the way my wife is 11 years younger and still works.  I have been elected to have the fun in the family.  Tough job but I think I'm up to it. 

[Jswerve]

I retired May 23rd of this year. Since then I have put over 6,700 miles on my bike and 2,500 on my truck.  By the way my wife is 11 years younger and still works.  I have been elected to have the fun in the family.  Tough job but I think I'm up to it.

I'm trying to talk my wife into letting me stay at home and keep an eye on Ruby if she takes a higher level management job at Menards after the twins move out. So far she ain't having it LOL! I just want some quality time with the CVO.

[Lars]

I told my daughter before she got married, to marry a wealthy man so that when I got old, I would come live with them and she could take of me.
She said, No way Pop, you're goin' to the Home.

[Bromebe]

I'm 62 so I've only got about 3 more years,
hence forth the purchase desire of the 2018

this happened before, about 4 years ago?
said to hell with this and took out enough to go buy a 3 year old Shelby GT500 low miler!

just got thru paying the excess tax fee on that one this month!

the kids can tend for themselves,
I want to talk it all with me!

there's hope thou, Friday's are typically a down day and they are up a smiggun!
false hope I'm sure

[North Georgia Hawg]

I'm 62 so I've only got about 3 more years,
hence forth the purchase desire of the 2018

this happened before, about 4 years ago?
said to hell with this and took out enough to go buy a 3 year old Shelby GT500 low miler!

just got thru paying the excess tax fee on that one this month!

the kids can tend for themselves,
I want to talk it all with me!

there's hope thou, Friday's are typically a down day and they are up a smiggun!
false hope I'm sure

Attaboy! We told our kids they aren't inheriting anything either. Neither me nor my wife inherited a dime, and we've done okay for ourselves through hard work for decades. I have always been of the mindset that things you have to work for, you value… whereas things you are just given, you don't value.

Nice to see that Mr. Market is FINALLY back in somewhat of a good mood today! Today, we've made back about 15% of what we have LOST in the last 3 weeks in our IRAs and 401ks...  . Hey, it's a start!

Ken

[lowflight]

So far for a Friday it is good! I don't get how in todays world bonds, metals and the market can now all seem tied together??

I retired over two years ago and last year I was in buying a new bike when my wife received a text from our youngest asking what we were doing...response: spending your inheritance!

[North Georgia Hawg]

So far for a Friday it is good! I don't get how in todays world bonds, metals and the market can now all seem tied together??

I retired over two years ago and last year I was in buying a new bike when my wife received a text from our youngest asking what we were doing...response: spending your inheritance!

+1 

I don't understand how the market works these days, either. Netflix got 23% chopped off their stock price earlier this week, because they missed their revenue number, even though there still growing nicely. ISIS and the Ebola scare have turned the market on its head in the past few weeks. There's really no reason for all of the emotional selling… But that's what people start doing when they are panicked. Warren Buffett always says "be greedy when others are fearful, and be fearful when others are greedy."

I just wish I had moved to all cash a few weeks ago when the Ebola stories started happening, like I told my wife I was thinking about doing, but stupidly didn't... 

Ken

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Holy Crap....

@ 48, I can retire from County service as early as 55 (I'll have 32 years of service) and can look for other work to tide me over until I make 67 and can collect the rest.

We have no kids and I just realized: Why do I own a home? no one to leave it to... 

[Jswerve]

Holy Crap....

@ 48, I can retire from County service as early as 55 (I'll have 32 years of service) and can look for other work to tide me over until I make 67 and can collect the rest.

We have no kids and I just realized: Why do I own a home? no one to leave it to... 

My wife and I have kids. I'm siding with Ken here.  I'm not leaving squat.  They need to earn their own way.


We aren't sure why we own a home.  We think we'd love retiring and selling the house and living in a motor home!

[North Georgia Hawg]

My wife and I have kids. I'm siding with Ken here.  I'm not leaving squat.  They need to earn their own way.


We aren't sure why we own a home.  We think we'd love retiring and selling the house and living in a motor home!

LOL! My wife would LOVE to sell the Badger Den and live in a little place that she doesn't have to spend so much time keeping CLEAN. She would actually even like to SELL everything and go live on a sailboat in the Caribbean!

I'm not quite ready for that yet, tho... 

Ken

[Fired00d]

My wife and I have kids. I'm siding with Ken here.  I'm not leaving squat.  They need to earn their own way.


We aren't sure why we own a home.  We think we'd love retiring and selling the house and living in a motor home!

LOL! My wife would LOVE to sell the Badger Den and live in a little place that she doesn't have to spend so much time keeping CLEAN. She would actually even like to SELL everything and go live on a sailboat in the Caribbean!

I'm not quite ready for that yet, tho... 

Ken

My "win the lottery/retirement dream wish" is to sell the house and own one of these...

Get a trailer to pull behind it for my bike(s) and follow the sun (warm weather)

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Jswerve]

My "win the lottery/retirement dream wish" is to sell the house and own one of these...

Get a trailer to pull behind it for my bike(s) and follow the sun (warm weather)

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

dOOd. We share the same dream.

Jesse

[lowflight]

Even with crude below $90 a barrel you have to win the lottery just to pay for the fuel! Another area we are all getting screwed.

[phato1]

My "win the lottery/retirement dream wish" is to sell the house and own one of these...

Get a trailer to pull behind it for my bike(s) and follow the sun (warm weather)

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Heck just buy the model that has the garage built in!

[Fired00d]

Heck just buy the model that has the garage built in!

I've seen pictures of those but don't know enough about them to know what the trade-off would be to have them.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Chains]

My "win the lottery/retirement dream wish" is to sell the house and own one of these...

Get a trailer to pull behind it for my bike(s) and follow the sun (warm weather)

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

My friend has a 45 footer on his way home from Colorado dropped a valve. Close to the cost of a new CVO to replace. This is his 3rd coach in 10 years.  I have watched him lose close to $600,000.00 trading every three years.  He is in deep on this one close to 1,000,000.00. When he trades this one I'll bet he doubles his losses.  Me I can't see it, tried it upkeep on coach was way more than we  ever anticipated.  JMO.

[Jswerve]

My friend has a 45 footer on his way home from Colorado dropped a valve. Close to the cost of a new CVO to replace. This is his 3rd coach in 10 years.  I have watched him lose close to $600,000.00 trading every three years.  He is in deep on this one close to 1,000,000.00. When he trades this one I'll bet he doubles his losses.  Me I can't see it, tried it upkeep on coach was way more than we  ever anticipated.  JMO.

I won't ever have to worry about it Ican never afford one

[North Georgia Hawg]

My friend has a 45 footer on his way home from Colorado dropped a valve. Close to the cost of a new CVO to replace. This is his 3rd coach in 10 years.  I have watched him lose close to $600,000.00 trading every three years.  He is in deep on this one close to 1,000,000.00. When he trades this one I'll bet he doubles his losses.  Me I can't see it, tried it upkeep on coach was way more than we  ever anticipated.  JMO.

Holy CRAP!!! Sounds like a CVO! Did the MoCo make that engine? 

I have a friend who was a big diesel tech for years... they are mega-$$$ to have worked on... 

Ken

[Chains]

His coach has over 500 HP two bathrooms 4 slide outs and a hell of a lot of marble and granite. I love driving it because people that pass you stare to see if its someone famous. Not.  I'm telling you they are like owning something from MoCo. They can eat a hole in your savings fast when they breakdown.  I forgot to mention he tows a 2014 black F150  Platinum when he travels. If he wants to take his bike and others he pulls a 26 foot color matched trailer with a 6 foot extended tongue. He can back it up between two other coaches traile and all using his mrrrs. The guy can drive that's for sure. Most people are in awe to see him maneuver it around.

Me I'll stick to having friends with them. Cannot afford the upkeep.

[FLH91]

I retired last year at 48.  Everyone thinks we are crazy and going to go back to work just to have something to do, NOT.  Retirement is GREAT!  We logged around 25,000 miles this year and in Michigan, we only had about a 3 1/2 month riding season! 

I say, retire young while you still have your health!

[Jswerve]

I retired last year at 48.  Everyone thinks we are crazy and going to go back to work just to have something to do, NOT.  Retirement is GREAT!  We logged around 25,000 miles this year and in Michigan, we only had about a 3 1/2 month riding season! 

I say, retire young while you still have your health!

Hey that's great but most of us can't retire at 48 or even 58. Enjoy.

[FLH91]

Understand that, thats what 2 military retirements can do for you.  TIme to enjoy life!

[Harley Guy]

I retired last year at 48.  Everyone thinks we are crazy and going to go back to work just to have something to do, NOT.  Retirement is GREAT!  We logged around 25,000 miles this year and in Michigan, we only had about a 3 1/2 month riding season! 

I say, retire young while you still have your health!

Congrats to you.
.
I just announced my retirement last week - JULY 31, 2015 - can't wait
.
RIDE ON....
.

[phato1]

Hey that's great but most of us can't retire at 48 or even 58. Enjoy.

I'm aiming for 60 - only 9 years 4 months to go 
I'm going to refer to it as "retirement" as I plan to be done working as hard or as much as I feel I do now, especially working out in the weather all the dang time (I work for a utility and northeastern winters really are no fun) but I'll probably still work -- part time --- just to keep myself from going crazy. Our financial adviser says we're on track and I would hope so....

[Fired00d]

My friend has a 45 footer on his way home from Colorado dropped a valve. Close to the cost of a new CVO to replace. This is his 3rd coach in 10 years.  I have watched him lose close to $600,000.00 trading every three years.  He is in deep on this one close to 1,000,000.00. When he trades this one I'll bet he doubles his losses.  Me I can't see it, tried it upkeep on coach was way more than we  ever anticipated.  JMO.

Chains what brand/model?


Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Fired00d]

I retired last year at 48.  Everyone thinks we are crazy and going to go back to work just to have something to do, NOT.  Retirement is GREAT!  We logged around 25,000 miles this year and in Michigan, we only had about a 3 1/2 month riding season! 

I say, retire young while you still have your health!

I plan on retiring soon... however I will probably work part-time somewhere.... For me working somewhere beats the hell out of the "honey do" stuff.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Fired00d]

I'm aiming for 60 - only 9 years 4 months to go 
I'm going to refer to it as "retirement" as I plan to be done working as hard or as much as I feel I do now, especially working out in the weather all the dang time (I work for a utility and northeastern winters really are no fun) but I'll probably still work -- part time --- just to keep myself from going crazy. Our financial adviser says we're on track and I would hope so....

My city has mandatory retirement at age 60 for public safety but I'm not going to work that long... This past July it was 31 years for me... public safety is a young man's game and "Father Time" has reaffirmed that to me.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[DICKW]

I plan on retiring soon... however I will probably work part-time somewhere.... For me working somewhere beats the hell out of the "honey do" stuff.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

In retirement Honey Doo Stuff is considered "Piddling"......right

[Fired00d]

In retirement Honey Doo Stuff is considered "Piddling"......right

Not sure what it is considered... one thing I'm certain of is.... it don't pay!!!!

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[BUCKNUT GREG]

Not sure what it is considered... one thing I'm certain of is.... it don't pay!!!!

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

Oh yes it does...Just don't do it and see what you pay 

[Fired00d]

Oh yes it does...Just don't do it and see what you pay 

That's why I'll never fully retire... as long as I'm working I don't get a "honey do" list

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Bromebe]

the more I have the pleasure of spending time on this site the more I kind of understand the group, the backgrounds, their wishes and wants

The post was just out of "oh my goss" on the market,
but it stirred many interesting comments worth watching

but still with working at 62 and no hopes of just saying that's it! for me I continue,

up at 4:50 AM every morning,
make the drive to work

open the office, dis out the daily choirs, manage the daily routine and hope to leave the office by 4 to make the 1 1/2 drive home!
and I love it

with the market good, or not!
because I know I/m one of the lucky ones!
Family, friends and joys or being alive!

[King2013]

Understand that, thats what 2 military retirements can do for you.  TIme to enjoy life!

Thank you both for your service!

You deserve your retirement!

[FLH91]

Thank you King2013!

[Jswerve]

Thank you King2013!

I would have been retiring next year had I stayed in the Army.  Did 6 years of active duty. Chose to go a different way. 

Of course I could be dismembered or dead just as easily. 

Thanks for serving, glad you made it out you deserve it.

[Chains]

Chains what brand/model?


Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 
[/quote

It was made by Country Coach and is their top of the line model.  I think as I recall Country Coach is no longer in business and that in itself will hurt him when he goes to a different coach.   Funny thing is it really doesn't bother him. I wouldn't be able to sleep taking those kinds of losses. 

[FLH91]

Thanks Jswerve!   it treated me well, 30 yrs….

[Jswerve]

Thanks Jswerve!   it treated me well, 30 yrs….

OOOOhhhh Traverse City I see. Some nice riding up there. We almost rode over this summer but put it off.

[Fired00d]

It was made by Country Coach and is their top of the line model.  I think as I recall Country Coach is no longer in business and that in itself will hurt him when he goes to a different coach.   Funny thing is it really doesn't bother him. I wouldn't be able to sleep taking those kinds of losses.

Never heard of that brand/model. I have been told that the best/most reliable are the converted buses. Buses are made for many over the road miles mechanically and structurally where as some/most motor homes are made for occasional trips.

Doubt I'll ever be in a position to find out but it's nice to dream.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d