5 Things Holding You Back From Retiring Early
In my 30 years on Earth, I have yet to meet a person who works a 9–5 job and doesn’t want to retire early. Quite frankly, people’s desire to retire early doesn’t surprise me and it probably doesn’t surprise you either. It’s a well-known fact that between low wages, bad bosses and finite advancement opportunities, people aren’t exactly thrilled to be going into work every day. As such, they view early retirement as a gateway to a more fulfilling and happier life. Sadly though, for many, this dream will only ever remain a dream because they continue to succumb to the many roadblocks on their path down the early retirement highway. Fortunately, if you know what to look out for, retiring early can be achieved and as such here are 5 things holding most people back from leaving the workforce years sooner than they ever imagined.
Number 1: Lack of a retirement plan
Depending on how old you are, you may or may not remember going on family road trips with your parents and them pulling out a big city map whenever they wanted to venture to a new location. In fact, it’s crazy to think how reliant we were on a simple piece of paper to get us from point A to B and that one missed direction could lead to hours of frustration. However, it speaks to the importance of knowing where you’re going and when it comes to retiring early…
