Real-life stories like this… shake me.
We are enthralled by the idea of retirement.
Having to kick back and relax? Brilliant. Not worrying about money? Loving it. Doing what we want as and when we please? God send.
But that is our idea of retirement.
Or early retirement.
Does it measure up to reality?
Tammy’s story on early retirement showed me a dark side that I was not prepared for.
The Happy Early Retiree
The thought of early retirement puts a smile on our faces.
It did for Tammy. She has been working for her retirement since Day 1 of employment. Everything she did and planned for fed into her Big R dreams.