10 Years Of Fake Retirement Later: 11 Important Lessons Learned

<p>Thinking of retiring early to pursue new interests? In June 2022, I celebrated my 10-year anniversary of early retirement, or as I like to say, fake retirement. Here are my 11 most important takeaways. FIRE is worth it!</p> <p>To help you achieve financial independence sooner, pick up a hard copy of my new book, <a href= "https://www.financialsamurai.com/btnt/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>Buy This, Not That: How To Spend Your Way To Wealth And Freedom</strong></a>. It's full of actionable advice that also helps you tackle some of life's biggest dilemmas with less regret.</p> <p>Also sign up for my <a href= "https://www.financialsamurai.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>free weekly newsletter</strong></a> so you never miss a thing. Financial Samurai started in 2009 and is one of the largest personal finance sites today with over 1 million organic pageviews a month.</p> <p> </p>