Saturday, March 15, 2014

Silver City, and a Parker Lump?


My plans were to spend the day exploring Silver City. After all it is where the legendary Billy the Kid was raised, and the grave site of his mother, along with plenty of other historic facts. Well my day of exploration all came to a sudden halt when I picked up my mail.

Three whole envelopes, a $3 rebate check, a letter from the Apache County Assessors office valuing my acreage at $862 for tax purposes, which is a great deal taxes should be under $10 again, and a envelope called the Parker Lump.

Interesting indeed! A buyout offer from my previous employee I give up my pension, they write me a pretty substantial check, so after a lot of pondering I determined no matter how you look at it, at the end of the day its basically a gamble.

 Who knows what could happen in the next 27 years? It could be gone by then, a days worth of faxing, phone calls, and gathering documents. I decided to roll it over into a IRA to avoid a tax hit, and manage it myself. One big step towards financial freedom. Heres a few pics I did manage to grab.....







Managed to visit a good friend. One of the first people I met on the road.  Thanks for visiting! Good Day!

11 comments:

  1. i won't tell you what to do. but in my case money does not have a big hold on me. i just give it away. the world is full of people that need the money worse than me. people tend to find all kinds of things they can't live without, with a pocket full of change. hell if you didn't need it last week, you don't need it this week. it's your money do what makes you feel good.

    off topic i like what you have done to your van. do you fish? i know how to catch fish. aaannnddd i know how eat them. seems to be good combo to me. i fished as a child. we ate fish 3 to 7 days a week.

    peaceup raz

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    1. Your giving it away?

      Nope no fishing anymore by the time I buy a license, and find a lake a drive to it, then take the time to clean the fish its alot easier to go to the store lol. Maybe in northern NM when I am staying on the lakes i'll reconsider.

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  2. Congratualations! Take the money and run. Never be to sure with pensions these days.

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  3. Hi, Nice pictures. Nice of you to visit your friend. Guess the Epitah on his frave is correct as long as your"re kicking. As for the money? Don"t ask me I'm broke. If that's any indication?lol............HoboJoe

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  4. Well that was a nice surprise and one that may not have been a nice surprise. The IRA is a good bet. It will get you more for your money and keep you on the road.
    If that guy above is giving his away maybe I could send him my address. LOL

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    1. Hey Jo! Might use it to build a small cabin on my land that way I am investing it in my future. I'm first on the list if hes passing it out.

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  5. Usually it is bad news when you hit the mail box. Glad you got some good news for a change! Sounds like a good investment into your future. I'm not a fisherman either, but understand those that are, really enjoy it. It can be relaxing. Enjoy the high you still have from all of this....

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  6. Building a cabin could be a great idea.

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  7. You are so right - it's a gamble. Literally. Sounds like you did the right thing, and you have control over the funds now. But the big question: what are you going to do with that rebate check?

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