1 Reason to Retire as Early as You Can
My mother died in 2011, a little more than two months before she turned 65. The sad irony of the timing of her death -- just before what many still consider retirement age -- was not lost on me, a writer of retirement-related content for The Motley Fool. However, my mother was fortunate enough to have retired early and enjoyed several years out of the rat race before she passed away.
Her early death was also a stark and rather frank reminder that, while most Americans are living longer, more active lives than ever before, it's not the case for everyone. None of us are guaranteed to live into our 80s or beyond.
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