★ Why I’m NOT Looking to Retire Early

"Here’s the thing. As much as I completely agree with the conventional road to ‘findependence’ – a good job, saving a ton, investing smartly, and then finally (or for some, pretty shortly) achieving a well planned and thought out freedom, it’s not for me.  I don’t want to wait for the financials to be in place to have the independence. So I’m trying to do this whole thing backwards."