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[MickeyDavis]

Go to Egypt. See the amazing temples and statutes and tombs and mummies preserved from thousands of years ago. Bat away jellyfish as you snorkel in the Red Sea alongside the second longest coral reef in the world. Take a Hot Air Balloon over the City of Luxor where you can see the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut from the glory of the sky. Experience a temple at night through a sound and light show designed to tell the story of the various kings and queens who once graced their halls thousands of years ago.

Just try to avoid the hot temperatures. We ran into a heat wave in Aswan and Luxor where the temperatures reached 113F. Lots of 4AM starts to the day to try to beat the heat.

Did you just go?

[mattg]

Very random stuff here but I entered my basset hound into a contest to be in next year's basset rescue calendar. If anyone has $1 burning a hole in their pocket (it's a fundraiser), we'd appreciate any and all votes haha

https://www.gogophotocontest.com/gabr-calendar/entries/576498

Beautiful hound. I have a bluetick coonhound, but I would love to one day have a lazy bluetick basset hound lounging on my furniture.

[humanrefutation]

Go to Egypt. See the amazing temples and statutes and tombs and mummies preserved from thousands of years ago. Bat away jellyfish as you snorkel in the Red Sea alongside the second longest coral reef in the world. Take a Hot Air Balloon over the City of Luxor where you can see the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut from the glory of the sky. Experience a temple at night through a sound and light show designed to tell the story of the various kings and queens who once graced their halls thousands of years ago.

Just try to avoid the hot temperatures. We ran into a heat wave in Aswan and Luxor where the temperatures reached 113F. Lots of 4AM starts to the day to try to beat the heat.

Did you just go?

Yep, got back late last week. Ended up missing the entire Pacers series, which wasn't much of a loss from what I can tell.

[jschligs]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

[MikeIsGood]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

Good luck (truly), especially with kids. Just had this discussion with my planner - I'm already planning on 60, so what would 55 or 50 look like. Even being in a pretty good place, it didn't go well for me Probably possible, but not without a whole bunch of life changes that don't feel worth it. 50-65 is where your money really starts compounding for you, which makes sense obviously but not something I stop to think about often.

[Mags FTW]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

Good luck (truly), especially with kids. Just had this discussion with my planner - I'm already planning on 60, so what would 55 or 50 look like. Even being in a pretty good place, it didn't go well for me Probably possible, but not without a whole bunch of life changes that don't feel worth it. 50-65 is where your money really starts compounding for you, which makes sense obviously but not something I stop to think about often.

Yeah unless you are in the top 1%-5%, it's tough to do anything big with your children if you follow the Dave Ramsey types.

There is a balance where you sacrifice retiring 5 years later than you could have so that you can have family experiences while they are still kids. You aren't going to take them to Disney when you retire at 55 and they're in their 20s.

[jschligs]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

Good luck (truly), especially with kids. Just had this discussion with my planner - I'm already planning on 60, so what would 55 or 50 look like. Even being in a pretty good place, it didn't go well for me Probably possible, but not without a whole bunch of life changes that don't feel worth it. 50-65 is where your money really starts compounding for you, which makes sense obviously but not something I stop to think about often.

Yeah unless you are in the top 1%-5%, it's tough to do anything big with your children if you follow the Dave Ramsey types.

There is a balance where you sacrifice retiring 5 years later than you could have so that you can have family experiences while they are still kids. You aren't going to take them to Disney when you retire at 55 and they're in their 20s.

Appreciate the good luck. Without disclosing too much, I'm currently on track (barring any set backs) to be late 40s/early 50s. It was drilled into my brain to save early and often from a young age, not spend on frivolous stuff (I'm not nearly as good at this), and live within my means. We definitely don't limit what we do with the kids and I've been fortunate to have parents and in laws that are far too helpful.

Oh, and I made a crap load on bitcoin and ETH back in the early to mid 2010s

[Mags FTW]

Good luck (truly), especially with kids. Just had this discussion with my planner - I'm already planning on 60, so what would 55 or 50 look like. Even being in a pretty good place, it didn't go well for me Probably possible, but not without a whole bunch of life changes that don't feel worth it. 50-65 is where your money really starts compounding for you, which makes sense obviously but not something I stop to think about often.

Yeah unless you are in the top 1%-5%, it's tough to do anything big with your children if you follow the Dave Ramsey types.

There is a balance where you sacrifice retiring 5 years later than you could have so that you can have family experiences while they are still kids. You aren't going to take them to Disney when you retire at 55 and they're in their 20s.

Appreciate the good luck. Without disclosing too much, I'm currently on track (barring any set backs) to be late 40s/early 50s. It was drilled into my brain to save early and often from a young age, not spend on frivolous stuff (I'm not nearly as good at this), and live within my means. We definitely don't limit what we do with the kids and I've been fortunate to have parents and in laws that are far too helpful.

Oh, and I made a crap load on bitcoin and ETH back in the early to mid 2010s

That's awesome. Unfortunately I learned too late about how just tucking a little away in your 20's pays huge dividends 20-30 years later.

I'm also still kicking myself for not getting into Bitcoin mining when I first heard about it around 2010.

Things are looking up though, as our younger kid starts Kindergarten in the fall. That's an extra 20k a year that we can shift from daycare to investing.

[BUCKnation]

Just popping in to say I really enjoyed my trip to Australia. Awesome place and I look forward to eventually getting back.

[humanrefutation]

Funny, my wife and I decided to make these kinds of more involved international trips before we have kids - while we're still young and healthy enough to enjoy them.

[Iheartfootball]

Yeah unless you are in the top 1%-5%, it's tough to do anything big with your children if you follow the Dave Ramsey types.

There is a balance where you sacrifice retiring 5 years later than you could have so that you can have family experiences while they are still kids. You aren't going to take them to Disney when you retire at 55 and they're in their 20s.

Appreciate the good luck. Without disclosing too much, I'm currently on track (barring any set backs) to be late 40s/early 50s. It was drilled into my brain to save early and often from a young age, not spend on frivolous stuff (I'm not nearly as good at this), and live within my means. We definitely don't limit what we do with the kids and I've been fortunate to have parents and in laws that are far too helpful.

Oh, and I made a crap load on bitcoin and ETH back in the early to mid 2010s

That's awesome. Unfortunately I learned too late about how just tucking a little away in your 20's pays huge dividends 20-30 years later.

I'm also still kicking myself for not getting into Bitcoin mining when I first heard about it around 2010.

Things are looking up though, as our younger kid starts Kindergarten in the fall. That's an extra 20k a year that we can shift from daycare to investing.

I thought the same, however, as they get older, they somehow find ways to siphon more from your wallet...

But, enjoy this time, only gets better and goes by so quickly!

[stellation]

I’m getting old, my finest friends. I’m nearsighted, don’t need to wear glasses to read a book, but in my most recent script update the optometrist broke it to me that my distance vision will need to be dialled up that bit more that it’ll mess with my short vision a little and I’d need to move into the world of multifocal lenses.

Just picked up my first pair, wowsers they’re a bit of a mind trick/headache inducing to wear at the start!

[AussieBuck]

Just popping in to say I really enjoyed my trip to Australia. Awesome place and I look forward to eventually getting back.

Didn't even say hi, you rude bastard.

[buckboy]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

Good luck. And I mean that.

I think from what I've read that your children are young.

They get REALLY expensive. I know you know that, but you don't really know it yet. I was also going to retire at 50. 60 is the realistic goal now. My last one graduates HS when I'm 59 3/4.

Fingers crossed. For both of us

[ReginaldDwight]

Daycare is insane cost wise. When I lived in Jersey City the amount people paid for their kids to be in daycare boggled my midwestern brain. That was mid 2010s can only imagine the costs now.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I’m not joking when I say I want to retire by mid-late 40s so I can travel to all these places. **** working for the man. Just let me max out my earnings so I can peace out and take the wife and kids cool places.

Good luck (truly), especially with kids. Just had this discussion with my planner - I'm already planning on 60, so what would 55 or 50 look like. Even being in a pretty good place, it didn't go well for me Probably possible, but not without a whole bunch of life changes that don't feel worth it. 50-65 is where your money really starts compounding for you, which makes sense obviously but not something I stop to think about often.

Yeah unless you are in the top 1%-5%, it's tough to do anything big with your children if you follow the Dave Ramsey types.

There is a balance where you sacrifice retiring 5 years later than you could have so that you can have family experiences while they are still kids. You aren't going to take them to Disney when you retire at 55 and they're in their 20s.

Just took my almost 5 yo kid to Tokyo Disney.... he hated it. Glad I did it over there where it was $250 for a family of four for tickets, tshirts, lunch, dessert. I don't know what I would have done if I dropped $1,500 in Orlando only to have him whine about the lines and be too scared to go on Pirate of the Carribean. We used points from CC SUBs paying daycare for the flights and hotels. He had more fun the day we spent hiking a mountain and $5 feeding monkeys or going to the free children's park with a giant pyramid slide with $2 ice cream cones. Obviously I'm being contradictory here with an international trip (which was more for me and the wife), but kids dont need the over manufactured experiences like Disney. Favorite memories with the kids have been camping, hiking, beach, and parks.

Im in accounting and my whole mindset is to have FIRE money by 50. I see way too many guys in their 50s that get let go and then have to bounce around with contractor jobs looking for employment to support their lifestyle. Rather retire in a small house getting a $1,300 MilCounty Golf pass and a membership to the Y and spend everyday golfing 9 before putzing around the gym instead sucking up to some 30-year-old senior accountant for a chance at full-time employment.

Funny, my wife and I decided to make these kinds of more involved international trips before we have kids - while we're still young and healthy enough to enjoy them.

Better to do it before kids because every kid is different, but dont hold back on international trips even with kids. My kid has been to Jordan, Mexico, Italy, Canada and Japan. You obviously have to move slower and miss stuff, but you can do some fun family trips.

[MikeIsGood]

We're DINKs so different perspective here, but respect to all y'all supporting your families. I can only imagine how much it changes the calculus - both because of the calculus but also the want to be the best parent possible. Props.

On the travel-train, we're going to Europe for the fourth time in five years in a couple weeks. Norway this time, and we're planning on Spain next year. I absolutely cannot and do not complain, but I also kinda look forward to a summer without big planning (it's always me who does it) and big travel. But, of course, I can't wait regardless.

[BUCKnation]

Just popping in to say I really enjoyed my trip to Australia. Awesome place and I look forward to eventually getting back.

Didn't even say hi, you rude bastard.

Too busy dodging that cyclone that went through brisbane

[Mags FTW]

I’m getting old, my finest friends. I’m nearsighted, don’t need to wear glasses to read a book, but in my most recent script update the optometrist broke it to me that my distance vision will need to be dialled up that bit more that it’ll mess with my short vision a little and I’d need to move into the world of multifocal lenses.

Just picked up my first pair, wowsers they’re a bit of a mind trick/headache inducing to wear at the start!

I have always had excellent vision, but presbyopia is starting to set in so I bought some 1.25 readers off the shelf. I don't NEED them, but I work on a computer all day and then look at my phone and read for another hour or two at night. It helps me avoid feeling fatigued and stave off headaches at the end of the day.

[Mags FTW]

Funny, my wife and I decided to make these kinds of more involved international trips before we have kids - while we're still young and healthy enough to enjoy them.

For the cost of some fine Italian leather purses, my mother and sister-in laws watched our kids when my wife and I went to Europe last fall.