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    Default Hello Guys and Gals...

    Hope everyone is doing okay...

    I'm retired Air Force (2004) and 11 years civil service C-130 mechanic...found the early out option last December to tempting to turn down so for now life is purty darn good being my own boss (of course I'll deny that if you ask my wife!). Ended up in Georgia so I could enjoy one of my passions year 'round...riding my wide glide.

    Like most I wish I had started contributing while in the military and found this fine website at the same time but I certainly could have done much worse. At this moment for this 60 yo, life is good and comfortable which is all I ever wanted.

    I joined TSP Talk in June '14 and still learning from all the smart people here...don't ever expect to reach the level of some y'all. I realize the markets are anybody's best guess but your "guess" is consistently way better than my "guess".

    Anyhow, just thought I'd give a shout out and say hello...

    Good luck with your investments and Happy Holidays! LongShot


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    Welcome to the Forum LongShot. We enjoy talking around here and the more you do the more you learn, we all have the same goals.
    Best of luck with your TSP
    Norman



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    Welcome and enjoy the rollercoaster ride...
    Emotions should never play a role in one's investing strategy!
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    Welcome LongShot...With a name like that you're bound to make a killing..

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    LongShot,

    Welcome aboard and thanks for your service. Some of us around here have some military experience. This is a great place to learn and share experiences.
    May the force be with us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FogSailing View Post
    Welcome LongShot...With a name like that you're bound to make a killing..

    FS
    Don't care who ya are...that's funny right there!

    Thank y'all for the warm welcome...now c'mon S fund!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LongShot View Post
    Hope everyone is doing okay...

    I'm retired Air Force (2004) and 11 years civil service C-130 mechanic...found the early out option last December to tempting to turn down so for now life is purty darn good being my own boss (of course I'll deny that if you ask my wife!). Ended up in Georgia so I could enjoy one of my passions year 'round...riding my wide glide.

    Like most I wish I had started contributing while in the military and found this fine website at the same time but I certainly could have done much worse. At this moment for this 60 yo, life is good and comfortable which is all I ever wanted.

    I joined TSP Talk in June '14 and still learning from all the smart people here...don't ever expect to reach the level of some y'all. I realize the markets are anybody's best guess but your "guess" is consistently way better than my "guess".

    Anyhow, just thought I'd give a shout out and say hello...

    Good luck with your investments and Happy Holidays! LongShot
    Welcome LongShot and best thoughts for your investing and enjoying the good life.

    I too am retired AF (96) and have 18+ years fed time. I am curious (maybe nosy) did you pay your military deposit (buy back) and your thoughts about the decision to or not to.

    PO

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    Quote Originally Posted by PessOptimist View Post
    Welcome LongShot and best thoughts for your investing and enjoying the good life.

    I too am retired AF (96) and have 18+ years fed time. I am curious (maybe nosy) did you pay your military deposit (buy back) and your thoughts about the decision to or not to.

    PO
    When I retired from the Air Force in '04 (48 yo) I really hadn't planned on working again. So by the time I had started my civil service position six months later I was already accustomed to that end of month paycheck. In retrospect, I probably should have dug deeper into the financial pros and cons of both options but I have no regrets as it has turned out well. My wife and I budgeted our lifestyle around my military retirement and I started max TSP contributions while investing most of my government check in mutual funds and stacking the rest in the bank as a ready reserve. So after 11 years of working on the base I was offered $25K to resign my position...I gladly obliged them. I am currently postponing my retirement until I'm 62 (no age penalties) at which time I will officially retire through OPM and start my FERS monthly payments while I continue to grow my TSP account to use later down the road. Other than my 6 1/2 year mortgage I continue practicing a debt free lifestyle...my wife thinks I'm cheap...I like to think I'm frugal.

    I hope somewhere in my rambling I answered your question.

    Thanks for the welcome! LongShot

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    Welcome to a fellow brother in the Air Force and Armed Forces!


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    Hey there LongShot. So glad you joined us! Good luck!
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