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Originally Posted by billethkid
I chose to not make the "pile" get bigger. I saw too many friends work just a few more years only to die before the stopped or a year or two after retiring.
My goal was to make my "pile" high enough by age 59 to walk away from a great job and terrific compensation.
My financial planners used to say you are too young to retire....you could double your assets in a "few years"......you could leave a bigger estate for your heirs.....they soon got the message that NONE of those were a priority for me.
Getting away from it all and doing what we wanted to anytime we wanted as soon as the nest egg would support it was the goal!
All we can do is share our experiences and reasons and others will do what they want to do.....when they are ready. There is no magic formula.
Good luck
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Love everything you said here. Due to a bad divorce 59 1/2 isn't an option for me but I'm doing what I need to so that if my job isn't satisfying or something were to happen on the job front I'll be ready. It's such a personal decision but for me at this point my goals are set up for being out earlier rather than waiting those last few years. That being said it is a really big jump in money waiting just a few more years. I realize I'm talking in circles
but the big thing for me is I've had friends pass and no amount of money can get you time back.
Good luck with your decision. You're the only one who will know when it's right for you. Thanks for posting such a thought provoking thread.