> The first guy in the article built a $1.4 million house... The article also notes that he doesn't have a mortgage. So that's $1.4M in assets. Not liquid asse

> The first guy in the article built a $1.4 million house... The article also notes that he doesn't have a mortgage. So that's $1.4M in assets. Not liquid assets, sure, but a lot of folks here are being snarky about it. If you're already retired, you could do a lot worse than having $1.4M in home equity on top of your existing million dollar retirement savings. There are ways to get at that money, not the least of which is selling the home when the time comes (as it will come for all of us).