> "Pre-2008, it was easier to grind it out and retire early – but very few now are able to make their millions and stop working at 35," she says. I kinda doubt

> "Pre-2008, it was easier to grind it out and retire early – but very few now are able to make their millions and stop working at 35," she says. I kinda doubt that "more than a few" were making their millions and retiring at 35 even pre-2008, but perhaps someone can correct me. Was there a wave of early retirements that stopped at the great recession?