Comments on: How to retire by 40. https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/ A Guide to Freedom and Happiness Sun, 23 Jun 2019 15:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: 10 Things You Need to Know About Prenups - Wealthy Mom MD https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-11398 Sun, 23 Jun 2019 15:14:24 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-11398 […] than other professionals, divorce does happen. And to borrow the words of The Happy Philosopher, divorce can become a weapon of mass destruction. Certainly, divorce can be devastating emotionally. It can ripple throughout your family and […]

]]> By: TheHappyPhilosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-1062 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:28:05 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-1062 In reply to Ten Factorial Rocks.

Thank you TFR! Glad to have you here, enjoy the madness 😉

]]> By: Ten Factorial Rocks https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-1059 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:00:19 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-1059 Just came over from POF site. Nice summary there! You have a good blog. I hope you find my articles worthwhile to summarize like this! Best wishes in your 10! journey. TFR

]]> By: A simple Path to Wealth: Book Review | The Happy Philosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-587 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:50:16 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-587 […] There is a solid explanation of the 4% rule, dollar cost averaging and social security. Each of these is approached from a standpoint of simplicity and each could be a book on their own, but that is the point of this book – simplicity. The book is a template of a simple strategy that is time tested, and if followed should lead to a very predictable outcome – financial freedom. […]

]]> By: Your Most Valuable Financial Asset | The Happy Philosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-520 Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:38:41 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-520 […] ability to work. Although I’m an advocate for early financial freedom and the ability to retire by 40, there are many who will be most happy working a long and satisfying career. Burning out from your […]

]]> By: TheHappyPhilosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-210 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:09:34 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-210 In reply to Justin @ Root of Good.

Exactly.

]]> By: TheHappyPhilosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-209 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:08:45 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-209 In reply to Investment Hunting.

As the saying goes, youth is wasted on the young. There are so many financial mistakes I made while young, fortunately they were all with relatively small dollar amounts attached to them. Starting early though can make up for a lot of other deficiencies. Compounding is truly magic stuff.

]]> By: Investment Hunting https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-208 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 16:20:25 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-208 It is that easy. Start young, make wise investment choices, and just keep feeding the beast. I’m doing the last two. I wish someone would have grabbed me 25 years ago and taught me step 1.

]]> By: TheHappyPhilosopher https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-193 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:15:03 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-193 In reply to PhysicianOnFIRE.

Agreed. Becoming a physician is a very poor choice for retiring at 40 as the combination of student loan debt and getting a later start on earning is quite limiting. It is very specialty dependent. There are also some structural costs involved in being a physician that raise the floor on your spending. A much better scenario is to build a practice that you don’t want to retire from.

]]> By: Justin @ Root of Good https://thehappyphilosopher.com/how-to-retire-by-40/#comment-190 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:36:27 +0000 http://thehappyphilosopher.com/?p=187#comment-190 Sounds good to me! The main thing to know is that it’s possible if you follow the steps and put your mind to it.

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