On March 8, 2017 I celebrated five years away from Corporate America. I also finally collected 100% of my remaining severance package on March 31. To celebrate, I’d like to share some insights into what I’ve learned since leaving the rat race. I’ll then share some more insights since 2017 as well. Initially, if anybody asked, I […]
Early Retirement Five Years Later: Reflections On Life After Work Read More »
There is a void in early retirement you might experience. This void in early retirement needs to be filled if you want to feel happy and productive. Over the past one and a half years since leaving Corporate America in 2012, I’ve done some deep thinking about early retirement through posts such as: When you’re
Filling The Void In Early Retirement With Part-Time Work Read More »
Are you exhausted from work and wondering is early retirement worth it? I’m here to give you some perspective after retiring in 2012 at age 34. Since 2012, I’ve done some part-time consulting. I’ve written over 1,000 personal finance articles on Financial Samurai. My wife and I traveled the world. And we had two children.
Is Early Retirement Worth It? Thinking Of Quitting My Job Read More »
The following is an April 12, 2012 guest post from Mr. Money Mustache (MMM) about early retirement. As someone who kickstarted the modern-day FIRE movement in July 2009, I let MMM guest post on Financial Samurai to help spread the word. He had recently started his blog to focus on what we now call Lean
Early Retirement: It’s Not As Risky As You Might Think Read More »
As an early retiree since 2012, let me share with you the secret to early retirement. I originally wrote this post in 2010 when I was desperately seeking to leave my arduous finance job. I had been working in banking for 11 years and was completely burned out. Now that I have more than a
The Secret To Early Retirement Is So Simple And Logical Read More »
When it comes to saving for retirement, knowing which account to fund first is like knowing which steps to take when climbing a mountain. You want to reach the summit with enough oxygen (money) and energy (tax efficiency) to enjoy the view. For those aiming to retire early, funding retirement accounts in the right order
The Early Retiree’s Guide to Funding Retirement Accounts Read More »
Retirement is great for the most part, but there are some downsides that few people talk about. When you have all the time in the world, it can get a little lonely if you have nobody to spend it with. The best retirement situation is if both husband and wife can retire and experience absolute
How To Save For Retirement And Retire Early As A Couple Read More »
About 10 years ago, I tried logging onto SSA.gov to check my Social Security benefits. You would think after decades of paying FICA taxes (6.2% for SS, 1.45% for Medicare), the government might make it easy to see what you’re entitled to. Nope. Instead, the system demanded to physically mail me a PIN. I tried three times
Living Solely Off Social Security Benefits In Retirement Is Possible Read More »
One of the key conclusions from getting a free financial consultation with Empower is that I should be able to live it up more in retirement. In fact, we should all be able to live it up more in retirement based on a higher recommended safe withdrawal rate by Bill Bengen, one of America’s best retirement
Permission To Live It Up In Retirement Granted: The New 5% SWR Read More »
After doing my first free Empower financial professional review back in 2014, I decided to do another investment portfolio review with them. Given the portfolio review is free for anyone with over $100,000 in investable assets, and my financial situation has changed so dramatically since then, I figured, why not spend a little time uncovering potential
How Empower’s Free Financial Review Helped Me Rethink Retirement Read More »
