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Early retirement extreme

January 22nd, 2010 at 06:27 am

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I guess it's possible to retire in 5 years if you live a bare essentials existence and have a $80,000 income, but when your earnings are much more average and you want some of the things that make life a little more pleasant you're looking at a longer working life.

Still, it got me thinking. If living a minimalist existance for 5 years would guarantee I'd never have to work again, how much would I be prepared to give up?

No car? Don't have one anyway.

Shop in thrift stores forever after? Fine by me.

Never eat icecream and cake again? I guess so.

Give up drinking tea? Umm, I may have to think about this.

Spend the rest of my life knitting from my stash? Noooo you can't do this to me. I defend my right to buy more wool even if I'm working in Mcd's at 90.

How far are you prepared to go?

Posted in Thinking about Money | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Early retirement extreme”

  1. ceejay74 Says:
    January 22nd, 2010 at 01:14 pm 1264166089
    1264166089

    Nah, living a bare-bones existence would be a last resort for me (like if I became unable to work and hadn't saved up much yet). I don't mind working, and too many things I love cost money (such as travel and specialty foods). My focus is to keep on working as long as I can, and budget smartly so that I can enjoy my money both while I'm working and after I retire.

  2. Caoineag Says:
    January 22nd, 2010 at 05:44 pm 1264182275
    1264182275

    Given that there is no guarantee I will still be alive in 5 years, I choose to enjoy the journey while saving as much as I can without feeling deprived. We are much more likely to just keep working part time than quit completely. Though I am trying to save lots because there is no guarantee one of us won't end up unable to work at some point.

  3. laceshawl Says:
    January 24th, 2010 at 03:16 am 1264302974
    1264302974

    Thanx for the feedback ERE. You obviously value your freedom not to work so highly you are prepared to make great efforts to save. I quite enjoy working so will probably keep working part time while saving money at a lower rate. For me it's a marathon, not a sprint

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