COcheesehead
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For me the money isn't much of a factor anymore. The question for me is how much longer am I willing to trade my time for money I will probably never spend.
My older brother's best friend died of a sudden heart attack two weeks ago. I have known him quite literally my whole life. He was 51- which is 4 years older than me. That clarified the issue for me.
Answer, not much longer. Less than 200 days on my countdown timer.
That is the conclusion I came to as well. Almost anyone retiring early is going to go out at the top of the pay scale. Yes, you can add more to your NW, but if you can find a place to exchange dollars for time let me know. I haven’t found it yet, LOL.
I also want to do other things while I still can. Have the physical attributes to still travel, hike, bike is important to me. How much is that worth?