About Early Retire Guru
Background
“How did you do it?”
“Wow, that takes courage!”
“I don’t have the guts to do what you did!”
“I wish I knew how to do it!”
“I don’t know what I would do with myself!”
These and other comments were made to me by close friends and work colleagues when I made the public announcement that I was going to retire. I was only 54 years old at the time which was what prompted all the commentary. What nobody knew was that I had been planning for this day, financially and emotionally, for years. I did not wake up one day and decide on a whim that it was time to call it quits. I embarked upon a path of education and self evaluation years and years earlier that led me to my decision.
Mission
Why This Website??
I am shocked at the number of people that have since reached out to me asking for my assistance in helping them retire as soon as possible. I have shared with them the journey that I took, the reasoning behind decisions that I made, and the resources that I used to help me achieve my goal. This website is to help everyone and anyone achieve whatever their definition of an early retirement is. I want it to be as candid and direct and easy to read as possible so everyone can benefit. I will not be using anyone’s real name to protect those that are planning to do what I did and haven’t divulged their plans yet to their employer. I also want to point something out before going any further. For the ease of writing I will use language like “my decision” and what “I did”. This was 100% not a solo endeavor. I had the constant support and guidance of my wildly intelligent and beautiful wife. Her sage advice and wisdom helped propel my career to the stratosphere and made early retirement a reality. My children were also aware of what I was planning. Everyone was completely supportive of my decision to retire early and was with me every step of the way. I would not have been successful without them.
