Retirement; Thoughts, Advice, Things to know.

[salty_monk]

Most don't have the option to start in the military at 10 years old like you Gustov...

2022-2007 = 15 years.
70-15 =55 to retire
-25 years at Boeing = 30
-20 years in the army = 10 years old (I'm just being facetious here, I'm sure there's some rounding errors).

I started working about 25 hrs a week whilst still in high school, paid through college & bought an apartment at 22. Compared to some of my peers that early work helped a lot but one of the biggest things that helped me was moving to the US & overnight downsizing from a 3 bed place I didn't really need to a small one bedroom... A few years of that really boosted the coffers

I guess I'm also somewhat lucky - if the medical thing ever gets too much I can get on a plane and move back to Europe.... I don't see my Mrs wanting to move to TN somehow!