All my life I have been a saver, investor and planner. I think sometime in my mid forties I realized that the older I became the more valuable or precious the time I had remaining would become since there would simply be less of it. I also was observing my parents age, especially my father who was 43 when I was born. I came to understand and accept that my physical and mental abilities as well as my energy would diminish as time passed. After extensive thoughtful consideration and preparation I decided to retire as early as I felt sufficiently financially secure. That was 20 years ago at age 51 and so far so good.
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"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth." Plato
“To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Thomas Paine
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