What that retirement looks like, what income sources and expenditures are required, how much side work or hustling is involved, is deeply personal and varies from individual to individual.
I knew this was coming, thought it would be different for me, and am now here to confirm it for you anyway: Quitting your job won’t automatically change you.
Despite millions of words written by thousands of bloggers and no real voices of consternation, there is still clearly a high degree of skepticism around the idea of financial independence, especially at our age (mid-30s).
We are experiencing the wonderful compound growth of a hot market. That could (and will eventually) come with market fluctuations, in the form of corrections, a bear market, or continued growth. As always, I’m happy to ride out the adventure.