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By: Oasdg

Oasdg — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:44:10 +0000

Funny enough, this has always been a plan for me. I completely admire his choice to give back his time. I’ve always enjoyed being able to give back time, and the plan has always been to be able to spend a few years (not retirement) giving back as I can.
I say kudos to him, and I hope he is fulfilled giving back!

By: Gail

Gail — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:58:56 +0000

Amazing! I am happy for him. I wish the media could feature more stories like his instead of urging people to spend more and more. Young people need to know that this is possible. How many kids graduating from HS let alone college would think that with about 20 years of hard work they could retire debt free? I see articles in Money magazine where people are planning on retiring at 50-60, but when you see their finances, you know it won’t be possible as they have huge mortgages and piles of debt.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:26:18 +0000

This is a fantastic account of a fulfilling life – helping others while not having to worry about an income.

I’m in my early twenties myself and share the view that financial independence is at least one of the prerequisites for enjoying life later on. Needless to say, my friends can’t understand why I don’t want to spend every single weekend drinking myself silly and throwing my money away…

By: crazyliblady

crazyliblady — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:51:33 +0000

I would say to him, “Go for it!” If he can actually afford to stop working at his age, that’s great. Or maybe he could occasionally do some consulting on the side just to keep some income coming in. But it sounds like he has fulfilled the dream that most of us aspire to.

By: BWK

BWK — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:50:07 +0000

wow…is he single?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:42:09 +0000

There was a follow-up book to Your Money or Life written by followers who read the book and then became FI. I love reading their stories and I love this one too. Thanks for sharing it.

By: Fern

Fern — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:02:05 +0000

I don’t think wishing to do volunteer work during retirement, or semi-retirement, is all that unusual these days. The old, “I’ll play golf every day when i retire” is an anachronism left over from another generation where people generally kicked the bucket in their 70s.

Today’s retirees realize that retirement doesn’t mean retiring from life, it means you have a chance at a second life, one that’s not so centered on work.

I’m still 12 years away from leaving ful-time work, yet there’s not a day that goes by that i’m not centered on my early retirement goals.I spend a great deal of time daydreaming of how i’ll frame my new life in retirement and what will be rewarding for me.