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Jacob Pereira
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Last day at my W-2 on Friday!

Jacob Pereira
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Austin, TX
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Hi BP,

I just wanted to thank everyone here especially @Joshua D. and @Brandon Turner for helping me get out of my W-2 job and into semi-retirement. I've been investing for about 2.5 years now, and I'm finally comfortable enough to leave my job as an analyst on utility technologies and just do what I'd like day to day. This Friday is my last day at work, and I feel excited, scared, happy, and sad, all at the same time. I'd love to hear how some of you spent your first few months of financial freedom; for now, I'm just travelling around the country, visiting, family, friends, and war buddies, and I'm trying to figure out what to do next.

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Jerry W.
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Jerry W.
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Congratulations @Jacob Pereira.  I am no help, I am still doing the day job and I have been investing for the last 20 years or more.  I started slow and did it as a hobby on the side and only got serious about 2 and 1/2 years ago.  You might share your story with the rest of us, what you bought, what your terms were, how the numbers are for cash flow, etc.  Hopefully the information will help others on their journey.

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