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...
The current retirement age in the US, for anyone born after 1960, is 67 and I wouldn't be surprised if that increased by the time you or I reach that age. That means if you graduate college at age 22, you'll have 45 years to work until you can enjoy your time off. Since at that point...
