How Did You Decide to Make a Choice?

"I knew I couldn't continue down this path, but it didn't know exactly my way out yet," he says. He and his wife were making about $220,000 combined by the end of their careers. "We had a choice to make: We could either live like rock stars with the house on the hill ... or we can save as much as we possibly can."

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Steve Adcock retired at age 35 and currently lives off the grid in the desert. Prior to retiring early and achieving financial independence, he worked 14 years in the information technology field. Learn all about early retirement and more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

02:28 - How Steve retired at 35 after living a somewhat luxurious lifestyle in his 20’s.

22:01 - How much Steve and his wife had saved prior to making the leap to early retirement.

33:44 - The pros and the cons of early retirement.

41:36 - What Steve’s thoughts are on the follow your passion versus earn more money debate.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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JL Collin’s book The Simple Path to Wealth.
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