It is happening now.
If one’s financial house is in order and primary obligations have been met — why not take early retirement?
Yes! Why not?
Two years ago, after having worked my tail off for my entire lifetime, I got fed up with working my buns off only to have more than half of everything I earned confiscated by my uncle Sam. I retired from a fairly lucrative business at age 58 and currently have zero "income". I have, thus far, managed to live in a reasonably comfortable manner.