What It Takes to Retire by 30

Write down all the things you want to do before you die, and then count how many of them can be provided by an employer vs how many actually require one.

For example, if one of your goals was to visit space, then probably that would have required working for a very limited number of employers up until a year or two ago. There are many employers who can provide you with opportunities to travel, but I don’t think any would provide you with the opportunity to write a novel. I think you will find that most of your goals do not require an employer, and those which could be provided by one (such as travel) might not be as satisfying if they were (because you would be in Paris to work rather than to see the sights, for example).

Unless you have no goals at all and your only entertainment in life comes from completing your assigned tasks at work then I think retiring early would work out for you. Alternatively if your goal is to run a company then early retirement isn’t going to satisfy you.