Ignoring early retirement, consider that those salaries come with less free time, less brain cells to do what you like, and more stress. A lot of the value you

Ignoring early retirement, consider that those salaries come with less free time, less brain cells to do what you like, and more stress. A lot of the value you can gain from money (e.g. hiring a maid to clean & cook, buying better quality food) is about clawing back what you lost to get the extra money.