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I did retire somewhere between 25 and 30, I don't even remember as it was nearly equally long ago... Should've been earlier though 😁
On a serious note, at least it's good to see that zoomers don't seem to eat the corporate bullshit without questioning it anymore. We genX and those before us were just brainless yes-sirs who thought that hard work will pay off one day.
Damn. How'd you do that, if you don't mind the question?
A bit of wtf mixed with incredibly stupid ideas (fuck highschool) together with slightly better ideas (become selfemployed) and a hint of undeserved luckery. No kids help a lot too ,-) Could tell you t'was "hard work" or such crap, but that's stupid survivorship-bias. Never worked hard. Only ever did the absolute bare minimum of work required. Unless I had fun doing it, that is. So, I could've also failed horribly and be piss-poor under a bridge now. My parents even tried to achieve that (silly me employed them both). One different choice here or there. Life is fucking strange.
But I also don't need much, no fancy brand-clothes-shit, no fancy cars, no fancy houses, and only one hobby that's on the more expensive side (Gaming). If it weren't for wifey I wouldn't even need more than one room ,-) Know people who have 10x what I have and only complain they have so little and work themselves to death 16hrs a day in their 50s. Lol. To each their own.
Also I lied, i actually do work 1-3 days a week. I just don't get paid for it and basically just give back to those less fortunate (a local shelter-thingie where victims of rape/abuse/violence/torture end up broken and alone)
Haha I'm right there with you on living with the essentials only. Saving is probably my biggest hobby, even when I don't necessarily need to.
I've been self employed for the last decade myself, although I'm on a good track for retirement I'm not quite there. I've had or been a part of 3 businesses at this point, but 2 are now shuttered and the remaining takes up all my time.
What industry were you in, if you don't mind me asking?
Hey at least self-employed still beats working for some other guy's retirement. Fingers crossed tho ;)
It was IT retail/wholesale. But at a time where you still could. Were one of the first with an Onlineshop. Also one of the first web-designers. Being an old fart has some slight benefits.
And yeah, I get that cheapskating. I rarely impulsively buy crap I don't need. Only for wifey I don't care to spend.