The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement (Mr. Money Mustache)

This blog post cracked my 25 year old mind right open in 2012. I do not live a miserly life, but once I understood that our savings rate (into investments!) directly tied to when we could retire (and learned about the 4% withdrawal rate), my life was forever changed. My husband and I prioritized what mattered to us (walkable community, having kids, travel) and what didn't (big houses, new cars, private school, etc.), and 14 years later, while we aren't in a place (or desire) to retire, we have a...