Funny you should ask. My wife and I planned on retiring at age 55, and that's what we did. I'm 1.5 years older, so I retired first. In February 2024, I will have been retired 10 years. But this was only possible because we saved our money and invested it (not in Bitcoin, mind you) wisely. Mutual funds and things of this nature. We didn't keep buying new houses like some of our friends have done. We've been in the same house 32 years. We put both of our kids through university. We support many charities. My most important recommendation to people just starting out in their careers is to start saving and investing your money early. Don't wait until you are 40 years old before thinking about retirement. Put money into your 401K. If your company matches a percentage, make sure you maximize what they will match.
As Albert Einstein said, "I could have done so much more with a Big Al's Computer!".
