“Then it’s off to a secluded location in the mountains somewhere to finish my days. LOL “
You and I are the same age and I plan to do the same thing soon. I have always lived a modest lifestyle and been self employed most of my life so I was always pretty much solvent.
Never bought anything on credit except one parcel of land when we first moved to Az from Ca to make a new start. But I paid that off in just a couple years and was solvent again.
Always saved up and bought everything with cash since to stay solvent. Got myself fairly secure buying and flipping properties aside from my regular business. One of my purchases I kept and still have is a ten acre parcel on top of a mountain next to the Grand Canyon and it is paid for.
I have it cached with everything I will need and ready to go Galt. Soon... Very soon...
I wish I had resources you got. Me, I got just me, and very few possessions. I have enough belongings that will fit nicely into a one bedroom home. And honestly, that’s enough. I don’t need a lot of stuff and only require what I need to survive day to day. So whenever my finances get figured out, and I find a nice to move to, I’ll get everything packed and move, hopefully to a nice secluded quiet place.