Pretirement

In our society, we tend to mythologize retirement.  We tell our kids – “Work hard for 40 years in a series of jobs that are barely tolerable and then you can spend the next 20 years living in your dream house overlooking the ocean and play golf every day.”  We …

If I had a dollar for every time that I ‘ve seen this question explored in personal finance blogs and podcasts, I could certainly retire a little earlier.  To be honest, I think this is the wrong question to ask. Let’s trying asking the question a little differently. How long …