I retired after 30 years of work as a wildland fireman... at age 50. During that 30 years, I averaged 500 to 1,000 hours of overtime per year. Missed a lot of family birthdays, and had a grand total of one 4th of July, two Labor days, and maybe three or four Memorial Holidays off.
During that 30 years, I never watched any type of retirement shows, on TV... But I did go to two early retirement seminars, sponsored by my work. I asked only one question...I asked if it was a "good" or "bad" idea to go out early at age 50. The instructor said "Take the money and run!" "You're young enough, you could go out and get another job, or do volunteer work"..."or some other labor of love"
So, what's my point... Going out at age 50 was the best thing that I have ever done for myself, and my family! NEVER!!! Let anyone make you feel bad for retiring early! Always!!! Wish others good thoughts, if they can do the same thing! In closing, I didn't invent the "system", I just worked it....
Anyway, out of curiosity I looked up some of Suze's sound bites on the
WWW... She has a good group of writers working for her!
"People first, then money, then things"
"I’m in a relationship with life. My life is just out there. I’m on the road every day. I love my life"
"Just because one of you earns the paycheck doesn't mean that person should lord over how the money is handled"
"A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life”
"When you undervalue who you are, the world will undervalue what you do and vice versa"
"Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights"
"Money is a topic that touches all races, all religions, all sexes, all ages, all tax brackets. It's a universal language that truly has been held up to us in society as a thing that determines whether we are successful, worthy, whether we have contributed something to life or not"
She sounds more like a Life Coach, than...
One more thing...I never realized that I was following "The Old Girls" advice... without ever reading her "stuff", until now....funny how life works sometimes.
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