Luvtoride
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I completely get your point. My point would be to not waste your 50's, pinching and scrapping, just to hope to do the things you want to do in your 60's and 70's. It's a fact our bodies begin to "break down" into our 60's.
For those who have NOT read the book, this is exactly the point that he makes.
Its like a three legged stool. In order to have experiences that will create lifetime memories and do things you WANT to do, you need TIME, MONEY and HEALTH. When we're young, we don't have the TIME or MONEY to have the experiences that create those memories. As we get older (and FIRE) we have the TIME and MONEY, but may not have the HEALTH if we wait too long.
That's what the book is about!