I Want to Retire at the Age of 35

When I was a Grade 3 student I was saving money to buy a dream toy. A robot that cost Php 500 pesos.
I love that robot because it can transform into a Lion and has sounds and lights.

I was about to buy the robot on a Saturday. Then, I had over heard my parents talking,

"We are out of rice".

Thus, they approached and asked me, if they may use my saved money.

Of course, I did not like the thought of my only saving being bought for our food.
I was willing to starve just to have my dream toy (That's how crazy I was for the toy).

Plus the Php 500 pesos was worth seven months of saving which meant not buying any school snacks.

I had always thought of saving that way. Saving means saving money for some months then buy it.
But then I have realized that there's a better way of saving and that is to save for retirement.

Saving for retirement now means investing for life. This means at a lot of sacrifice from my old way of saving to spend.
But it's okay, no problem for me, as the reward is much greater.

The reward of saving to retire is retiring young. I am 26 years old at present.
I want to retire from working for a company at the age of 35.

This may sound not ordinary as normally retirement means 60-65 years of age.
But I believe, this would soon become the norm as we change our saving mentality.

By the time I retire, I hope to spent more time for my family and built my business to help create more jobs.

Of course, I cannot do this alone. I need a team.
I am thankful that step by step I am being surrounded by people who are also wanting to retire young.


Your booked for greatness,

Chrislann Lodovice Catuburan