re: What’s the youngest age that a friend of yours retired?

My BIL retired from the Navy at 39.

Mary Kay Place was an underrated smokeshow

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I have things arranged for me to retire at 56 (12 more years). I guess that's pretty good. Beats the shite out of slogging it out to 65

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I wish I'd be able to retire that early but I don't think it's going to happen for me. I'm shooting for 62.

35. He sold his business for millions. He dabbles in cryptocurrency and day trading when he is bored now. He admits the drive is not there to build another business.

Dude is happily married with kids living the life. He lives modestly to make that money stretch at a young age.

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A buddy of mine will turn 50 in July. He just put his retirement notice in to his boss that his last day will be May 1st.

He and his family are selling almost everything they own. Gonna buy a 48 ft catamaran and sail around the world for 10 years. After that they’re going to pick a place to buy a house and settle down in.

Needless to say, I’m kinda jealous.

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Me too!

I know an old boy who sold a very successful wrecker business in Detroit and went into the treasure hunting business. He was 45 at the time and was shacked up with a STUNNING 20 year old....drop dead gorgeous, the kind of trophy talent that is attracted to middle aged men with successful wrecker service revenue and a sailboat who plans to hunt treasure in the Carribean. Unfortunately for both of them they had to refit the boat in Pensacola and with too much time on both of their hands they fricked around and got in a family way. They mutually decided to get married and raise the kid on the boat with them...and did EXACTLY that. That kid is now 25 years old and is a freelance writer and assistant editor for some kind of cruising lifestyle website. They never did find any doubloons but treasure means different things to different people...

They live in Jacksonville now. She is still damned good looking and the undertaker ain't going to be able to wipe the grin off that old wrecker driver's face when he reaches room temperature.

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I guess he has no children.

Or doesn’t care about not seeing them.

Or ever being a grandpa.

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Adult kids often move across the country for work, and parents of adult kids do the same for retirement.

Why would this be any different? A plane ticket is a plane ticket.

age 40 - patent lawyer who invented a device that generates him an exceptionally health royalty income every year.

He's a super nice guy. He's also a hunk with a super hot wife. He is living life to the fullest.

Father was 56, I was 58...semi-retired and having fun

I sold 2 small businesses in 2006 for enough money to retire pretty comfortably at the age of 41. My wife had a job offer in Europe and we had always wanted to live abroad. My plan was to finish a novel (still planning to do so at age 59 LOL). I spent nearly 2 years traveling around Europe, sitting in cafes and beer gardens, pretending to work on a novel but mostly drinking beer and seeing the sites. It nearly drove me insane. Was not for me. I took a job with a German company and as a result of that gig developed a pretty good consulting business. I plan to work it as long as I can stand it and some idiot will pay me for my advice. I am going to cut back in a few years but I will never again be without some form of occupation to occupy my time with. It wasn't for me...

My wife will retire next year at 52 (pharmacist). I will also be 52 next year and will likely sell my business to my main supplier when my wife retires, but I plan to work for them for 5 years or so. I love what I do, so not sure I’ll ever completely quit working.