https://forgeover.com/tags/financing-the-dream/ Recent content in Financing the Dream on Forgeover Hugo en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:59:59 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/social/faq-cashing-out/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:47 +0000 https://forgeover.com/articles/social/faq-cashing-out/ <p>Tonight I received an awesome email from a reader. She was wondering how we came to the decision to cash out a portion of our retirement to make this dream possible, and what struggles we had to overcome before feeling comfortable with the choice. I responded to her privately but then realized that I have been dancing around this in other posts. Rather than try to rephrase what I said, I&rsquo;m going to post my reply in full, right here; with one caveat that I repeat in the body. <strong>This is a serious decision with serious consequences.</strong> In this email I was preaching to the converted, but our path is not the best for everyone. Also, to protect my dad&rsquo;s honor and reputation I should add that while he is incredibly supportive of us and our dream, I don&rsquo;t believe he would recommend this course of action if I asked him directly. <em>This blog post is for entertainment purposes only.</em></p>