Ask HN: Who Has Retired Early?
7 by throwawayretire | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Looking for other folks in my boat who actually pulled the trigger to retire: * “Young” - mid 40s * Significant assets but non “fuck you” levels. I consider FU >$10M, so likely looking at people in the $5-9M range. * Not doing some hyper austere FIRE lifestyle (burn rate of $125k-$150k annually - about $40k of this is mortgage that will end in ~20 years) * No plans or need to make some “fun money” by consulting or what have you All retirement calculators I use and fiends/family I consult seem to agree I should be able to retire. Firecalc’s Monte Carlo gives me zero failure cycles. Vanguard puts me at 98% success. Every light is green except my own financial advisors, who put us at ~80% success. I trust them, but also, I don’t feel like a financial planner ever got fired for saying “you should work more before you retire” Has anyone been in the same situation and pulled the trigger? How’s it going if so?