Comments on: Words From a College Student http://mtcblog.com/2008/01/30/words-from-a-college-student/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: admin http://mtcblog.com/2008/01/30/words-from-a-college-student/#comment-3 admin Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:56:11 +0000 http://mtcblog.com/2008/01/30/words-from-a-college-student/#comment-3 Garrett - Thanks for taking the time to read MTC. To put it simply, retirement from work marks the start of truly living for me. I love to travel and actually really enjoy to teach, too. My main incentive to retire at such an early age is to be able to do the things I won't be able to do when I am working. When I retire at 45, I hope to travel around the States and speak at universities and other institutions about entrepreneurship and investing, things like that. I agree that being old and rich in and of itself isn't all that appealing. Being financially free at that young of an age, however, is quite appealing. I'd also like to be able to spend much of my time with family and friends; not having to worry about a 9-5 job would allow me time to do that. Thanks again! - Dave Garrett -

Thanks for taking the time to read MTC.

To put it simply, retirement from work marks the start of truly living for me. I love to travel and actually really enjoy to teach, too. My main incentive to retire at such an early age is to be able to do the things I won’t be able to do when I am working.

When I retire at 45, I hope to travel around the States and speak at universities and other institutions about entrepreneurship and investing, things like that.

I agree that being old and rich in and of itself isn’t all that appealing. Being financially free at that young of an age, however, is quite appealing. I’d also like to be able to spend much of my time with family and friends; not having to worry about a 9-5 job would allow me time to do that.

Thanks again!

- Dave

]]> By: Garrett http://mtcblog.com/2008/01/30/words-from-a-college-student/#comment-2 Garrett Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://mtcblog.com/2008/01/30/words-from-a-college-student/#comment-2 I was reading that your long term goal is to retire at the age of 45. I am also a college student, I saw a link to your blog from thesimpledollar. I was just wondering why you want retire so early? Do you have other passions you would like to pursue after you reach financial security. I don't think being old and rich in and of itself is that fulfilling. Have you ever thought about finding something you want to do for the rest of your life, well past 45, and pursue that and somehow make your living from that passion. Just a couple thoughts. I am trying to figure these things out for myself as well. I was reading that your long term goal is to retire at the age of 45. I am also a college student, I saw a link to your blog from thesimpledollar. I was just wondering why you want retire so early?

Do you have other passions you would like to pursue after you reach financial security. I don’t think being old and rich in and of itself is that fulfilling. Have you ever thought about finding something you want to do for the rest of your life, well past 45, and pursue that and somehow make your living from that passion.

Just a couple thoughts. I am trying to figure these things out for myself as well.

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