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2 Questions to Ask Yourself to Quit Working Before Everyone Else

2 Questions to Ask Yourself to Quit Working Before Everyone Else

Retirement doesn’t have to be “typical.”

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Paulo A. José
Feb 26, 2024
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1.- How old are you? 2.- At how old do you want to retire? 3.- What is the biggest obstacle that stands between you and this goal?
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Some love their job. Some hate it. But in general, what is life like for people in their 60s and 80s who have never planned for the future?

Moreover, there is something that needs to be said to 21-year-olds: without money and wealth, your life gets more difficult as you get older.

In other words, social and other opportunities diminish as you get older, especially if you have no income and are not building on what you have previously created.

It gets harder to create your own (new) opportunities at 30 than it did at 20. It gets even harder in your 40s.

… But we are well aware that some do not have the time to dwell on a hypothetical “financial freedom” that will not arrive for several years; others may find the issue too complex and are confused.

I wrote an article with the topic: “The Great Retirement Betrayal,” you can read it here.

What could be simpler than answering the question: “In how many years can I stop working”?

We will need two ingredients to answer our big question:

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