Molinoman
Living Legend
HeR3tic, when I put that counter on the bottom of my sign offs it is the time till my next R&R stateside (Home).
So there will be a few more times I'll be initiating that counter each time I come back.
As far as when I will be done for good...I'm looking at Feb 2010, June 2010 or worst case Nov 2010. If my wife keeps "improving" the house (new fancy "storm" proof windows with fancy argon gas inside) it could be longer but I think and hope I'll be done by Jun 2010. At least with this employment I can quit or "demob" at anytime, though usually you want to do at least one year to come out ahead on taxes. After that it's a crap shoot, if I get fed up I could leave anytime after that (Sep 09) without feeling the IRS in my pockets for more than they should be especially with the big "giveaway" currently in progress to everyone but those who are working to try and get ahead.
Each of those deadline months have a certain amount of financial goals I am trying to accomplish by that particular time, eventually I'll take a good look when each one comes up and see if I "had" to leave at that time would I be in a good enough position to weather the economy with just my retirement pay and my wife's salary and whatever I may earn at a job when I come home without being too "tight" financially. With each additional month, after say Feb 2010, I should be really getting to the point of being there or closer. But I am also trying to compensate just in case my wife has a relapse and we lose part or all of her income and that is what I found out last year that I wasn't comfortable by a long shot that we were.
Anyway, hopefully it will end up being sooner than later.
Dennis
78 dtg Dubai
79 dtg Home
So there will be a few more times I'll be initiating that counter each time I come back.
As far as when I will be done for good...I'm looking at Feb 2010, June 2010 or worst case Nov 2010. If my wife keeps "improving" the house (new fancy "storm" proof windows with fancy argon gas inside) it could be longer but I think and hope I'll be done by Jun 2010. At least with this employment I can quit or "demob" at anytime, though usually you want to do at least one year to come out ahead on taxes. After that it's a crap shoot, if I get fed up I could leave anytime after that (Sep 09) without feeling the IRS in my pockets for more than they should be especially with the big "giveaway" currently in progress to everyone but those who are working to try and get ahead.
Each of those deadline months have a certain amount of financial goals I am trying to accomplish by that particular time, eventually I'll take a good look when each one comes up and see if I "had" to leave at that time would I be in a good enough position to weather the economy with just my retirement pay and my wife's salary and whatever I may earn at a job when I come home without being too "tight" financially. With each additional month, after say Feb 2010, I should be really getting to the point of being there or closer. But I am also trying to compensate just in case my wife has a relapse and we lose part or all of her income and that is what I found out last year that I wasn't comfortable by a long shot that we were.
Anyway, hopefully it will end up being sooner than later.
Dennis
78 dtg Dubai
79 dtg Home
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