Wondering if there is anyone on here that has retired early (FIRE Movement)

[Phaseolus]

I look back after retiring 6 years ago and wonder how I ever had time for a full time job! I’m busier than ever!

I've come to the conclusion that people who don't do well in retirement never developed enough interest in life outside of their jobs.

 

[dirtshooter]

Well my wife is a stay at home mom and we have 3 kids 6 and younger so I won't be retiring anytime soon at 37 but my employer funded union pension broke 500k this year as $7/hr worked in contributed by the employer not by myself (I have never put a penny into that pension myself as per the collective agreement) so I will keep working to see if it can reach 7 figures. Right now I average 40hrs a week and I feel like we spend too much money even though we have 6 figures in the bank. My goal will to be to work until I have 40 years in the union and that pension should be grand and my health benefits paid out for life. Maybe do two turnaround a year to make spending money.

We're gonna move to the farm this year and build new do that'll set us back too but it's better than being close to a city.

I don't wanna work but you gotta do what you gotta do.