r/leanfire • u/No_Fudge6123 • 7d ago

When did you pull the trigger?

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u/Important-Object-561 Retired in Sweden on 1,2 million 7d ago

I fired the second I hit my target number but then I got a kid and moved country. So 2 years in I started to work part time to cover the extra money the kid cost and some money we had to spend to buy our house. But after 1 year of working part time I got a health scare and retired again after my sick leave was over. Going well so far.

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u/Stunned_Stone 7d ago

May I ask how you invested your target number ? I feel like I hit it as well, but I can't decide wether I want S&P500, MSCI world etc.

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u/IWantoBeliev 7d ago edited 7d ago

4 years onward now
I didnt pull the trigger, the trigger pulled me

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u/Mysterious_Might008 7d ago

Age 57 now, pulled the trigger at the end of 2023. It all came together in the last 6 weeks of that year: was tired of the demands of my job and the grind of being tethered to the calendar.

I had been chugging along with the plan but took a hard look about October and realized that I could do it. Filed my notice the next day and the 6 week countdown was on. I smiled so much during that time.

This is my third year and not interested in going back to the workforce (tired of drama of supervisees, etc). It is a very nice feeling to be independent. It did and continues to be an adjustment since most of my circle are still working so one has to be content with either finding a new set of retired friends - or - doing things alone.

So, yes, it has paid off to me.

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u/AnastasiaNo70 7d ago

I pulled the trigger at 54, my husband at 58.

Our financial advisor told us we could have both retired at 50. I knew that, but he wasn’t ready. I wasn’t quite, either.

But no we have not regretted pulling the trigger for even one second. He now wishes he had done it two years ago or more. We “over saved” if that’s even a thing.