Yes. I'll be 55, and my youngest son will be out of High School. I've always planned on retiring at 55 and managed to save & invest enough to do so.
If I have my way, we're headed to more socially, economically and politically friendly Texas.
Congrats. We saved enough to do the same, retire early to escape a socialist state.
Watch out for one thing in Texas - property taxes. They are some of the highest in the nation. When we moved there for a short time, we actually paid more in property taxes than we paid in both property and state income taxes in California. I think it does depend on which county you are in. We were in Corpus Christi and our property taxes were over 3% (and rising every year), and this was 12 years ago. Some areas aren’t as bad though. It does seem to keep property prices down though, since people can’t afford both the confiscatory taxes AND a high sales price. I’m guessing that’s why property values there are lower than a lot of places, even in the big cities.