<prompt> Human: Ive been browsing through PF as a daily routine and Ive been even inspired to go into the Finance Industry. There are plenty of topics on intelligently saving and retiring at the average age of 60-65 but there seems to be very little advice on how to retire early. What type of advice could we give to individuals who want to do something more extreme and retire from the age 45-50? I myself am at the age of 21 and I think itd be interesting to see if this is even a realistic possibility for an average individual in todays economy. Lets assume the age of 21 with no assets. What type of income savingsrisks would we need during that time frame to accomplish this goal? Is there any retirees at the age of 45-50 that could offer insight?  <response>: This is a great post on early retirement. Ignore the first graph, its pretty confusing. The table a bit further down shows how many years you have to work, at your chosen savings rate. 