What No One Tells You About Early Retirement

The purpose of life is not to just sit there

Last year my net worth hit a level where I felt comfortable enough to actually stop working and be okay financially.

So by the end of last year, I said to myself, let me try out the whole Financial Independence, Retire Early thing.

That has been one of my main goals since 2015 when I quit my corporate job. At that time, I was trading about 12 hours of my day for a paycheck and felt like my life wasn’t really going anywhere.

I didn’t get any satisfaction out of my job, and I started reading books like The 4-Hour Work Week. I also learned about Mr. Money Mustache, who retired in his 30s and was living a frugal life.

Those ideas of having the freedom to do anything you want with your time appealed to me as a corporate warrior who felt boxed in. So I went for it.

Fast forward to 2025, and I’ve accomplished pretty much all the goals I set out for myself at that time. Granted, I thought I would hit those targets about 5 years earlier, but hey, we’re here.

What is financially comfortable

I don’t feel comfortable sharing exact numbers about my income and net worth because of a few reasons. Mainly because…