It's possible to exit the rat race at a young age and explore the world, there are examples of people around the web doing just that. Typically the stories I see involve people saving over half of their income for typically 8-15 years. The numbers behind retiring early simply don't lie. If you save 70% of your income for...
In order to retire in 10 years and live off passive dividend income using the 4% rule you'd have to save at least 80% of your income each year.
With that said, I recently watched a video from a guy who tore apart the idea of early retirement and said that it simply wasn't possible for the "average" person. ...
