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

I retired at age 50, 25 years ago, and will soon have received more retirement checks from the company than I received employment checks.

My retirement plan included the classic retirement, a well funded 401k, and social security for an average 120 grand a year.

Drove the motor home 65 thousand miles, drove the trans Alaska highway twice.

Retiring young allows you to do lots, at age 70 life starts slowing down

Be careful of the buy a boat and cruise the world. Lots of folks will take 4 weeks to get to the Bahama's and quit and sell the boat at a loss