I’m going to give you my own reasons for wanting to retire early. These aren’t the best reasons to retire early, or reasons you should retire early; these are just mine.
This was written before I switched to a part-time schedule. Life has gotten better since then, particularly in the case of number 1, but the following reasons still apply.
It’s a choice we’ve made as a family. And before too long, I’ll make a different choice. The choice to retire early.
A google search opened my eyes to a brave new world of early retirement blogs, forums, and a community of good people who are in various stages of contemplating, planning, or living the life of an early retiree.
A substantial reduction in stress, combined with ample free time, is a recipe for Eleven when I’m early retired.
One of the 10 happiness boosting ideas was to get better sleep. I’d be a liar if I didn’t admit that I’m looking forward to sleeping like a baby in early retirement.