Anyone planning for early retirement, if so what are you doing to make sure you hit your financial goals? I haven't given it much thought till recently and now I'm racing to catch up.

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I have-actually looking into it. The pay is just not enough!!

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I'd love to, but I really don't see it happening. My only hope of making it a possibility is marrying rich 😂. Assuming that doesn't happen, I'm going to be working until I'm 60 at the very least.

Early retirement? Ha! I’ll be lucky if I get to retire at all ever. I’ll probably work up the day I drop.

Hey man, same boat here—only seriously started thinking about FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) about 3 years ago. Before that I was just coasting, decent tech salary but blowing way too much on eating out, travel, and random gadgets. Woke up one day and realized if I kept going like that I’d be grinding until 65+.
Here’s what I’m doing now to play catch-up and it’s actually working pretty well:
1. Maxing out tax-advantaged accounts like crazy: 401(k) up to the employer match + max, then Roth IRA, then a taxable brokerage.
2. Ruthlessly cut the big expenses: Sold my overpriced car and bought a reliable used one cash, moved to a cheaper (but still nice) apartment 20 mins further out, meal prep like a maniac. Dropped my monthly burn from ~$6k to ~$3.5k without feeling super deprived.
Biggest mindset shift: I stopped seeing lifestyle cuts as “sacrifice” and started seeing them as buying freedom. Every $100 I don’t spend is like paying myself to retire years earlier.

I’ve still got years to go, but I like your forward thinking! Can’t wait to get there. What’s your plan for catching up?

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Hi
Hope you are doing well

I was working with Mindtickle.
And unfortunately got laidoff from Talent Acquisition team.

I'm looking out for change as Talent Acquisition, would you mind to refer in your current organization Or can refer in your connection if someone has the opportunity.

Location - Delhi NCR /Remote
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