<prompt> Human: Do people have any non conventional ways to save for retirement? Im handy and was thinking of buying a rental property on a 15 year mortgage. Paying off the mortgage, earning some money from the monthly rate and the possible increase in the property value seems like a safe investment. Im not interested in a 401k or any type of investment planning.  <response>: Building wealth through rental property is about as conventional as you can get - tens of millions of people do it. Depends on if you want to be in the landlord business. I dont like chasing people for rent and fixing leaky toilets at 3AM, so I stick to stocks and bonds. 