For those who have retired in their 30s, what did you tell your colleagues, friends, and family?
Do you tell them straight out that you are retiring? I think it would sound silly coming from someone in his mid thirties. And if you do, surely they will ask you how much money you have. What do you tell them?
Do you get jealousy? Do you get disbelief?
Or do you simply pretend not to retire but to start your own business or what?
I've been flying under the radar and of course live a lifestyle well below my means and it may come as a surprise. On the other hand, some may think I lost my job and that it was not my choice.
Yet others may think that I'm incredibly stupid for giving up the job, a job that many envy.
Not that it matters all that much what others think, but I'm curious about any real life experience with reactions early retirees have gotten. And I'm specifically talking about people who retired before turning 40.
Do you tell them straight out that you are retiring? I think it would sound silly coming from someone in his mid thirties. And if you do, surely they will ask you how much money you have. What do you tell them?
Do you get jealousy? Do you get disbelief?
Or do you simply pretend not to retire but to start your own business or what?
I've been flying under the radar and of course live a lifestyle well below my means and it may come as a surprise. On the other hand, some may think I lost my job and that it was not my choice.
Yet others may think that I'm incredibly stupid for giving up the job, a job that many envy.
Not that it matters all that much what others think, but I'm curious about any real life experience with reactions early retirees have gotten. And I'm specifically talking about people who retired before turning 40.