Giving Up a $250k Salary to Retire Early Is Hard

by gist on 2/25/2025, 4:36:30 PM with 33 comments

  • by eltondegeneres on 2/25/2025, 5:15:19 PM

    Someone in the article's comments asked about working part time and the author responded "veterinary academia doesn’t really understand <1.0 FTE." Is the same true of FAANG-ish companies? Can you (officially) work part time in a big tech job?

  • by gist on 2/25/2025, 4:52:13 PM

    This is the OP: https://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/faculty/erik-hofmeister/

  • by blitzar on 2/25/2025, 5:13:40 PM

    This (+ many other signals) are giving me the "market top" vibe.

  • by adam_arthur on 2/25/2025, 5:15:13 PM

    Sad to see people still parroting the 4% rule when you can get "risk free" US Treasuries, today, paying more than that. Not to speak of the numerous, still conservative, investments paying far higher.

    This isn't the 2010s era with ultra low fixed income yields. If you intend to retire early, please educate yourself on the state of the market