Anyone else planning to retire early?

[bones]

Retirement ?? i dont think i will live long enough to retire

constant shit hitting the fan and stress heart messing around bones cracking and a unhappy stomach ulcer

i will be lucky if i see the end of this year

but if i win the lotto i will be happy to buy a caravan and go fishing for the rest of my life

[Houses4Rent]

On maturity the return is better than calculated each now returns R800PM so now I can pay my telephone and internet connection.

Told you so - policies are crap/too risky and make someone else rich. I am glad I never took out anything substantial.

[reuphk]

I retired at 36. So now I wake up in the morning, think - aaaah! it's great to be retired, and then go off to work...
Translated - I gave up the corporate career, spend most of my time on managing our property portfolio, do consulting work that I absolutely love, and spend time studying and lecturing part-time.
It is just a mind set. It also helps that you have enough passive income to not HAVE to work.
I am, and always will be a very busy person. I love having passion, drive, and generally high levels of energy. I now do what I like, and what I want to do.

My biggest stress is finding just the right investments that gives a good return - mostly that is property, but that can be a little boring sometimes, so I like to look for other options as well.

As I said... I enjoy being retired, and then I get up and go to work...

[Houses4Rent]

Hi Reuphk, that sounds quite like me, but I am not as far down as you yet. If you come to Cape Town let me know and maybe we can have a beer to have a chat between like minded (property) people if you are interested.