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• lucaspiller 11y ago
  > adjusted his lifestyle accordingly A lot of people on the thread seem to be missing this, but this really is the key point. If you want to keep your current lifestyle, going out to fancy restaurants three times a week, having two cars, sending your kids to top universities, etc you will of course need a lot to retire. If you want to move to somewhere remote and work the land for food, then you don't really need much at all. My uncle did this in a remote part of Bulgaria - the house he bought cost less than $5,000.
  • circlefavshape 11y ago
    ... but working the land for food is probably going to take you a lot more than 40 hours a week
    • Delmania 11y ago
      The distinction is that you are working the land directly for your own benefit as opposed to working for someone else. If you're good at repairing thing, can grow and manage your own food stores, and live in a small enough house, you don't need to spend 40+ hours at the office working for someone else. You can accumulate enough money to pay for various things through odd tasks. It's an appealing lifestyle, but definitely not something I'd recommend for everyone.