Retiring really quick is worth it, whichever way one looks at it. So how quick is really quick?
Assuming you start earning at the age of 22, in that case how fast can you manage to retire? By age 50? Or 40? Or 30? Or still better, 27?
There are many people who have managed to attain financial freedom which means they have accumulated enough capital to last more than a life-time and that has essentially given them the golden choice to retire should they want to.
They now live life from the level of f**k you!
One of the inspirational stories for anyone wanting to become financially independent is the story of Jacob.
Here's what the "About me" page on his blog (http://earlyretirementextreme.com/about) says:
"Current networth (2016) : 117 years worth of annual expenses.
My name is Jacob. My greatest claim to fame and overall impact on the world is probably this blog and the concept of ERE.
Before that I used to be a nuclear astrophysicist, but in reality I’ve done many other different and (to me) interesting things and my aim is to continue this way of life for the rest of my life. Never getting bored.
ERE is much much more than just “retiring extremely early” by “sacrificing travel and expensive restaurants”. It is effectively a philosophy of life."
Read the above again, more carefully this time - this guy has managed to accumulate 117 years worth of annual expenses.
That's phenomenal, especially given most of the working folks are barely able to survive and are living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck.
Living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck is like playing musical chairs where you are in trouble when the music stops and you don't get to sit on one of the chairs.
You are out.
Elsewhere in the blog, Jacob also talks about how he manged to become financially independent in 5 years. That's nothing short of pure magic. 5 years is unimaginable.
Lot of people who have worked for 10-15 years are still not in a position to become financially independent in next 5 years. They need another 10-15 years or maybe more.
This story is truly inspirational.
For understanding how this was done and learning from this real experience, read this amazing story at: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/how-i-became-financially-independent-in-5-years-part-i.html.
Here's what the above blog post says:
"My journey towards financial independence was not always with financial independence in mind per se.
Had that been my sole goal all a long I would have done things differently and probably faster e.g. 3-4 years instead of 5.
If I had a six figure income, which I never had, I would be able to do it in 2 or 3 years."
Read that again, it says it is possible to attain financial freedom in 2 or 3 years.
That means if you start working when you are 22, you are done when you become 25.
That's seemingly crazy but certainly possible as it looks like, provided you understand and follow the ERE principles.
Assuming you start earning at the age of 22, in that case how fast can you manage to retire? By age 50? Or 40? Or 30? Or still better, 27?
There are many people who have managed to attain financial freedom which means they have accumulated enough capital to last more than a life-time and that has essentially given them the golden choice to retire should they want to.
They now live life from the level of f**k you!
One of the inspirational stories for anyone wanting to become financially independent is the story of Jacob.
Here's what the "About me" page on his blog (http://earlyretirementextreme.com/about) says:
"Current networth (2016) : 117 years worth of annual expenses.
My name is Jacob. My greatest claim to fame and overall impact on the world is probably this blog and the concept of ERE.
Before that I used to be a nuclear astrophysicist, but in reality I’ve done many other different and (to me) interesting things and my aim is to continue this way of life for the rest of my life. Never getting bored.
ERE is much much more than just “retiring extremely early” by “sacrificing travel and expensive restaurants”. It is effectively a philosophy of life."
Read the above again, more carefully this time - this guy has managed to accumulate 117 years worth of annual expenses.
That's phenomenal, especially given most of the working folks are barely able to survive and are living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck.
Living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck is like playing musical chairs where you are in trouble when the music stops and you don't get to sit on one of the chairs.
You are out.
Elsewhere in the blog, Jacob also talks about how he manged to become financially independent in 5 years. That's nothing short of pure magic. 5 years is unimaginable.
Lot of people who have worked for 10-15 years are still not in a position to become financially independent in next 5 years. They need another 10-15 years or maybe more.
This story is truly inspirational.
For understanding how this was done and learning from this real experience, read this amazing story at: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/how-i-became-financially-independent-in-5-years-part-i.html.
Here's what the above blog post says:
"My journey towards financial independence was not always with financial independence in mind per se.
Had that been my sole goal all a long I would have done things differently and probably faster e.g. 3-4 years instead of 5.
If I had a six figure income, which I never had, I would be able to do it in 2 or 3 years."
Read that again, it says it is possible to attain financial freedom in 2 or 3 years.
That means if you start working when you are 22, you are done when you become 25.
That's seemingly crazy but certainly possible as it looks like, provided you understand and follow the ERE principles.
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