<prompt> Human: Hi PF, Throwaway account here.I need a touch of guidance. Im 30 and Ive been living on less than 35kyear for the entirety of my adult life. Thats about to change.I developed a small, niche technology in my spare time. About two months ago I was approached by a giant from the tech industry with an offer to buy my technology.The number: 13 Million. I nearly crapped myself. Im pretty frugal and I dont think that will change much. My question is this: can I just retire now? Is there any reason not to? Ive never had a job I enjoyed, I really dont have any special skills. I want to travel. I cant imagine staying employed for any reason with this amount of money sitting in the bank.Also, my stats: 105k in savings, 0 debt, I own my house and car outright.  <response>: Can you retire? Sure, once the money is actually in your hands. But dont get too excited yet, and make sure you lawyer up to guarantee that the deal goes through as its been described to you.After that, hell yeah, retire away. Check out rfinancialindependence to get a feel for what life on residual income is like. 