Comments on: How I Plan to Retire at 30

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 03:57:16 +0000

Wow FI fighter, congrats. Keep working at your goal as I know you will.

I read a story about a guy retiring in his mid-20s who started up a business that took off. Being financially independent and able to retire at age 30 or before is astounding.

I can’t imagine doing what you want with your life. Choosing to do things. Choosing to work a little, only if you want to ;)

Keep it up man, I’m excited for the updates.

By: FI Fighter

FI Fighter — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:24:35 +0000

In reply to Marvin. Marvin, Appreciate the support Marvin! You know I hate wealth gurus, so transparency is the name of the game/blog ;)

By: FI Fighter

FI Fighter — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:20:28 +0000

In reply to Matt. Best of luck to you Matt! Yeah, the "one more year" problem is one people struggle with. I kind of look at it as a good problem to have. If you have it, you're doing something right ;)

By: FI Fighter

FI Fighter — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:16:31 +0000

In reply to Pauline.

Pauline,

You are my hero and I’m trying to follow in your footsteps ;)

One day soon, I’d love to travel the world and explore. I’m with you, and could never justify paying so much for rent. I’d rather go experience new things AND save money in the process. Maybe you have to be somewhat nomadic to do that, but if you are, win-win.

By: Marvin

Marvin — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:16:48 +0000

I’ve been following your story for a while FI and you are absolutely crushing it. Your blog and the information you lay out here is inspiring to many, thanks for being so transparent!

By: Pauline

Pauline — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:23:47 +0000

I had a similar plan to yours and worked hard at it for only 4 years, with a decent UK salary and tons of odd jobs, investing the better part of the money. I thought it would take me until 40 but at 29 it was enough to be safe anywhere and live simply. Like you I could pay the SF rent but don’t see the point, I prefer traveling to an expensive city and really enjoying it than paying the price all year long and barely getting out. $3,000 will go a long way abroad (or in the MidWest) even if you get married and have kids. Most importantly your behavior will let you avoid waste in your spending and always hire-able if you need to go back to work as you are flexible and not afraid of change.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:00:24 +0000

Good stuff – thanks for sharing! I’m pushing hard to get myself into the real estate game this year or next and then to keep growing the “passive” portfolio beyond that. It’s tough sometimes to decide when I’ll be able to actually walk away from the day job – getting that regular, almost guaranteed income is pretty sweet. It’s easy to say just one more year…

By: FI Fighter

FI Fighter — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 04:39:33 +0000

In reply to Dividend Mantra.

DM,

Thanks for the continued support, as always! Just like with JC above, you were one of the first pioneers of early FI that I followed when I started the journey.

Yup, I’m really looking forward to that round the world trip in August. I’ll do some reconnaissance work for all of us while I’m out there. :)

By: FI Fighter

FI Fighter — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 04:36:03 +0000

In reply to JC @ Passive-Income-Pursuit.

JC,

Thanks brother, you inspire me too! It’s gonna be so awesome once we all get to the end game… Actually, just being on the journey has already been an incredible experience, as I’m sure you can attest to.

One of these days, all of us early FI bloggers are gonna need to get together for lunch and share some stories :)

By: Dividend Mantra

Dividend Mantra — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:35:25 +0000

FI Fighter,

You’re on an amazing journey, Donald Trump, Jr. :)

Building up thousands of dollars per month in passive income by the time you’re 30 is a feat that very few individuals in the entire world can claim. It’s a hell of an accomplishment.

Looking forward to reading about your world travels later this year to see where the ultimate early retirement locale is.

Best wishes.