Always been worried about money, so I started saving at an early age.  I also started working at 15.  Had a severe accident in the 20's, and now in my mid 30's trying to deal with the medical issues.  Being in NY is the biggest obstacle.  I'm in the burbs, but the COL is just insane.  I would love t...

Good luck with your health issues, divy4life. I think that Pointedstick and WiseOne have posted on here calculations that show that you can have a safe withdrawal rate of 5% or even more, always taken from the cash portion of your Permanent Portfolio, that holds up extremely well over the long term...

Hello all, I need some assistance in setting up a plan in order for my now current savings to bring in a fairly safe return to live off of.  I have some medical issues which have gotten so bad that I have decided to (hopefully) correct via survey.  However, the recovery is fairly long, and even then...