Recently got about 15m. But my partner and I spend about 450k/year in a HCOL area. The reality of retirement if we want to build wealth, live well, and not draw it all down seems far off. It’s all a trade off!

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Reduce your spending. Even in HCOL the McRib is very affordable.

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A while back my income was significantly reduced due to me getting furloughed down to 3 days a week And I love it. I now have 4 day weekends. I’ve learned to live off of about $2K a month. I moved out to a coastal rural area, bought a cheap fixer-upper paid with cash, and now shop at the local thrift stores and farmers markets. I freaken LOVE life. There’s no keeping up with the Jonses in my community. I don’t plan on ever going back to the 40-50 hour work week. The freedom is incredible.

You can do whatever you want. But you have to want it.

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