<prompt> Human: I am a 35yo who has been working for a system engineering firm for the past 10 years. The company retirement plan is through Vanguard and I have just recently reached a huge milestone. This information is not something that I feel is wise to share with my friends and family. But I want to tell someone, so here I am sharing the good news with some kind Internet strangers.Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. editOriginal problem, what I did, adviceI do want to retire early, not quit working, but quit needing to work. To get where I am involved saving as a rule and keeping lifestyle creep in check. Im diversified in a number of index funds and bought a good number of share in HANS about 4 years ago, before the stock split and switched tickers to MNST. My retirement plan offered a brokerage account option. My advice would be to save as much as you can and never touch your savings. However, I dont believe in only saving for the long term. Save for this weekend or this summer in a separate account. Being able to enjoy some of the money I earn has helped me stay the course. Thanks again everyone! It feels great to have such a wonderful community to learn from. Long time lurker :EDIT: 19 June 2015MNST 133.86  <response>: Anyone else think this is a troll for mnst? 