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I did quite the opposite.

Ignored all the sage advice, lived a rather tumultuous life, but lived it fast.

Diagnosed ADHD at 45 was a bit of an aha moment!

So I'm stuck on the treadmill for quite a few years yet.

Envious of where you've ended up, but imagine the path there wasn't easy.

All the best with retirement!

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I've lived pretty humbly. I think many folks, here, would sneer at my lifestyle (sneering at others, seems to be in fashion, these days), but it allowed me to be where I am, today. Also, I never really made a huge amount of money. There's kids coming right out of school, that are starting at more than I ever made, at the peak of my career.

That can't afford a house.

Crazy times.

This is the key in my opinion, and the most difficult to discuss with others without them getting defensive. You have to look at every dollar you spend. For me, debt and inflation have the potential turn my dreams to nightmares.

Yup. A very wealthy friend of mine tells me that the key is avoiding personal debt (and being careful about corporate debt, too).

When I got married, I had a lot of credit card debt, and I had to use most of our wedding gift money to nullify it.

It was humiliating, and I vowed never to carry a balance again, and to avoid any form of debt, if at all possible.

WFM YMMMV

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