Comments on: “Retiring Early” REALLY Means “Being Financially Free”

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:13:10 +0000

In reply to B @ Save Dat Money. Good!! I want an email the day you accomplish it, please! :)

By: B @ Save Dat Money

B @ Save Dat Money — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:24:33 +0000

Defenitely agree that most us can use time to our advantage in order to achieve financial freedom.

Saving, however, is only one part of the equation. I have realized that maximizing income is also important in accelerating growth of one’s personal finances. I hope to retire early and its going to take a lot of work to get there. I’m up for the challenge!

By: Eurobubba

Eurobubba — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 16:07:47 +0000

Why are we willing to live in a society where it’s “hard as $hit” to be free?

By: Brian Robben

Brian Robben — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:37:16 +0000

I agree there is a misconception out there that retirement is boring. Retirement will be sick if you’re financially free and can do whatever you please, at any time! I also could feel the passion of your opinion coming off the screen.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:05:43 +0000

In reply to David. Amen, brother. Thanks for stopping by :)

By: David

David — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 03:50:31 +0000

So many people want money to buy” things” and when they do not have the money, they buy “things” on credit. We buy “things” because we expect these “things” to bring us happiness, drown our grief, make us cool…because Madison Avenue does a great job brainwashing us. At the end of the day, we still are not cool, we are still sad and now we have a credit card to pay off.

Even if we are not aware of it, what we really long for is freedom. Freedom to chase our dreams, freedom to aid those around us, freedom from the world telling us what we have to do and freedom to kill the damn alarm clock. Freedom is the greatest use of our money. Other than the necessities, why spend one single dollar if it doesnot bring you closer to freedom.

Love your site,
David

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:47:00 +0000

In reply to Retiring Early. And some times it's not even really suffering :)

By: Retiring Early

Retiring Early — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:34:41 +0000

You either suffer slowly, earlier, or later. It all depends on how you want to go about it. I would prefer to suffer earlier rather than later. When i’m old I dont want to suffer. At least in theroy and financially.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:56:00 +0000

In reply to Kenny Schneider. Enjoying your work is always a good thing :) I just read somewhere that 90-something percent of millionaires all love what they do (or what they "did" to get there) vs those who are poor or struggling (who hate their jobs). Kinda interesting to see.

By: Kenny Schneider

Kenny Schneider — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:39:33 +0000

I agree that early retirement is having enough money to live your days however you please. However, I would add that it also encompasses doing work you enjoy that still pays the bills. Meaning, I don’t have to be independently wealthy, but I need to make enough working for myself to maintain a lifestyle I’m comfortable with. We don’t need to be millionaires to retire early, we just need to quit working for other people and start working for ourselves!