aaronc879
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I'm not retired but I left my full time job at age 31. After 11 years of working 4:54pm to 5am doing hard manual labor the whole time, my body couldn't take anymore. I was making around $48-49K/yr plus 2.5% company match and average of 2.5% profit sharing which went directly into 401K. I took a full year off to rest my body then started doing contract work. I now work just enough to have an AGI of $12-15K/yr which covers my expenses and lets my investments grow. I sometimes miss the high(to me) income but don't miss the horribly hard work. I don't regret going to part time.