Off To See The Wiz

[hittman]

Good morning. My oldest is in Nebraska this week at a national acting conference. She's auditioning for a scholarship today. She is usually her own worst critic but I was surprised when she texted me this morning and said she was feeling confident. I thought " who is this young woman texting me? It doesn't sound like my daughter." I hope she is finally starting to see that her years of hard work are paying off.

 

[CES]

Fingers crossed for your daughter, Hitt. Glad she's starting to build confidence!

 

[hittman]

I've got mine crossed too. We can use all the help we can get paying for college.

 

[olderthandirt]

Morning all.

Rootin' fer yer girl hitt!

 

[FranC]

Rooting for your girl too,Hitt

 

[hittman]

Thanks. I texted her to see how it went and she said that she thought it went really good. She said she had a five minute interview afterwards also. I'm not sure when she'll find out if she got a scholarship.

 

[FranC]

Sounds promising.

 

[hittman]

I'm just glad she felt good about herself and thought it went well.

 

[FranC]

I wish her luck

 

[FranC]

 

[PTJD]

Good night Fran.
Hitt, best of luck to her!
Its only Wednesday night and ready to call it a week! Home after 2 nights on the road with the end of the quarter.
Get to head back to Spain next Thursday, seriously thinking about calling it quits after I get back!

 

[FranC]

 

[CES]

Good morning

Enjoy your next trip to Spain, PT

Glad your daughter's audition went well, Hitt.

 

[hittman]

Good morning. PT, life on the road must be hard. I don't know if I could do it or not. I say that no one knows better than you do when it's time to call it quits.

 

[PTJD]

Good Morning!

Hitt, did not mind the International travel for work but this Okla only stuff is getting old. I'm in a funk, maybe I'll feel better after this trip and the end of quarter.

 

[FranC]

Hope ya get out of the funk,PT

 

[hittman]

I hope you work out of it PT. I'm sure every little bit helps for retirement. I'm fairly aggressive with our 401k. I contribute as much as I can right now but hope to max out when I get our house paid off. I feel like I got a late start since I didn't start til I was 27.

 

[FranC]

 

[PTJD]

Hey all, good evening. With my new boss, the end of quarter and having to wait till next week to head back to Spain is really taking its toll.
Hitt my 401k is fine but I have a lot more in paid for properties, could not even contemplate retiring this early if all my investments were in 401k as the penalty would kill it.
At this point I would only miss out on half years pay which wont hurt, Ms PT has some stocks vesting next year and will have to wait to quit as its a small fortune.

 

[hittman]

I'm happy for you that you are able to retire early. I doubt that I will. I have a handful of stocks and a couple mutual funds but they don't amount to much. I've had to sell some to pay for stuff for the kids. I don't regret it. I'm just glad to do what I can for them.