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<t>Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Seems as though, right now, the middle path I've chosen (full company match + a little more, but not maxed out) is the best option for me, with an eye towards the 72(t) rule.<br/> One concern there is that it appears the minimum age to take advantage of 72(t) ...

<t>What is the ERE position on 401ks, and what percent of salary should go into one vs an investment account? Right now I'm in my early 20s and assuming no changes in my employment status or other major life events, I believe I will be in a position to retire by the time I'm 30.<br/> As I understand...

<t>Where is that quote from? I like to see Plato get put in his place... a little investigation and it looks mighty similar to this quote with a different message, though:<br/> "Once Diogenes, who was washing vegetables, ridiculed him as he passed by, and said, 'If you had learnt to eat these vegeta...

Hey, just wanted to say that this journal has been very useful, and it's inspired me to begin my own journal at the end of this month. The charts and general information has been very useful. And congratulations on your progress so far.

Installing hookups is what I was wondering about. $50k is a higher number than I was anticipating, but it sounds about right. Good to know.
Thanks for the info.

<t>Wow, quick responses!<br/> Jacob, I was wondering - do you live in a state/national park, or own land? Living in a park, everything is provided... and thinking about it the costs are reasonable (~$10-15/day*30=$300-450 per month).<br/> If you own land, I'm more curious - how you found the land an...

<t>I've been looking around at tiny homes (offered by various companies), as well as RVs, and I've got a question that never seems to be answered:<br/> How do you hook up electricity, plumbing and other utilities?<br/> Most very small homes are on trailers, just like RVs, and most of them seem to ha...