I am expecting that the good times in the US will continue for 10 more years at which point I will have enough saved up to retire[0]. [0] Assume that I make 15

I am expecting that the good times in the US will continue for 10 more years at which point I will have enough saved up to retire[0]. [0] Assume that I make 150k a year and only live on 50k a year I can put the rest into index funds. In ~10 years my money will be producing enough money so that I can quit and live on 50k a year forever. See http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-sim... for the math/justification.