I planned to retire at age 55 from age 17.
I presumed Democrats would Fuk things up so I planned for that also.
My plan was very simple, debt free, humble lifestyle
(although I owned a 45 foot sailboat for 8 years or so), rural land with a humble home.
I know own 5 acres in Hawaii, two houses and a large shop with an ocean view.
Secret? There is none.
I married the girl next door, worked my ass off, and lived a very humble life.
I’d add religion into the mix but most guys would tune that out.
“I planned to retire at age 55 from age 17.”
One of our younger relatives had the same plan and pulled the plug 1 Dec. last year & resigned from his full time job.
He planned to work part time starting about 1 March this year.
The bottom fell out of the part time jobs in his area.
Finally, he went back to work full time 4 weeks ago in a new and enjoyable job.
Also, the price on everything from gas to food and whatever
jumped up and has not come back down.