Nomad4hire
Recycles dryer sheets
The only thing with retiring early is medical and change of what if something happens to the pension (ie the company bankrupts) and the insurance will only pay you $50K vs $115K. I assume the $8K is a type..maybe you meant $80K.. I'm more shocked you could get a pension of $115K taking it that early...but if you can, good for you, I'd retire.
as for Crazy.. I'm 42, DH 44, and I plan to resign in Jan. If we just bring in just $36K/year for the next 10 years, Firecalc says we have a 98% chance of success. Given I make $150k+ right now, its scary giving it all up. walking away from a very steady paycheck... which is driving me into an early grave. I consider myself smart. I also put together a plan for my early retirement because I have a long life ahead of me.. I have a book idea, I plan to hit the gym, I plan to learn to develop my own android apps (just for fun..maybe make a few bucks too), and take some more cooking classes. So my life will be busy without the day to day job and if something major would happen, I still have skillsets to fall back on
Karne1972 you just inspire me and I agree with your comments! --Nomad