Originally Posted by
stickwiggler
your math is fuzzy... how does five years at "middle of the pack" pay get to be worth than 5 years of the highest payrate you'll ever see?
You miss the point. You would get to the highest payrate 5 years sooner under age 60. Throw in the ability to save and/or pay off debt sooner and the miracle of compounding interest on your savings and I submit that most of us (not close to 60 now) would be much better off under age 60.