Originally Posted by
johnso29
Who the hell wants to retire at 30? You would be so bored you wouldn't know what to do with yourself. Sure, you might have a list of things to do that would kill some time, but not 30-50 years(or longer).
Well I suppose if one retired with the notion of sitting on a porch swing for 50 years, then yes I would agree it would be boring.
I would agree with your premise though, and every person I know who technically "retired" at an early age went on to do something else, like start another company, take a volunteer job, etc. That being said, they did this because they could, not because they had to.
Any way you splice it, I would much rather be doing what I want where I want vs. "the man" telling me where to go and what to do next at the risk of losing my paycheck. I suppose "retirement" to me really means "financially independent".