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Turn your money into time like this guy did. http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/ http://www.mrmoneymu

• Vinnl 8y ago
  (After only scanning that article:) Unfortunately, my time now is also more valuable to me than my time later. I'd much prefer working half weeks for 40 years over working full weeks for 20.
  • orand 8y ago
    Once you understand and are persuaded of how everything hinges on your savings rate, this gives greater confidence to take sabbaticals, or explore other options including self-employment. Temporarily dropping your spend rate is both a useful exercise and a way to extend things even farther. According to that article, if your savings rate is 50% of your take-home pay, you're done in 16 years. If your savings rate is 64%, you're done in 11 years. Both of these assume you're starting from zero. I'm still working, but I've found the mindset change from that article (and many others on his site) to be extremely useful when choosing how to spend my time and money now. Think of it as just another tool in your toolkit for making the most of life, both now and in the future.
    • Vinnl 8y ago
      Right, I think that's absolutely the right approach: try to think carefully about what amount of money you really care about spending, and exchange the rest for free time (or at least: time spent the way you'd prefer to spend it) - now if you can, later if not.