In the summer of 2014, when I turned 41, I set myself the goal of retiring from paid-work by the age of 52. This blog charts my own strategy and progress, and explores different theories of financial independence and 'extreme early retirement'. It also provides the odd tip on how you might also retire early!
11 Aug 2020 3 minute read 3 comments RealSociology
Now I'm my late 40s, I'm looking to pick up a few new skills to take me through the next 40 years or so. Got to keep learning! I generally enjoy learning new skills, and there's plenty of skills I'd like to develop - to list just a few, and in no par...
10 Aug 2020 3 minute read 1 comment RealSociology
The ‘lock-in’ is where a habituated high expenditure lifestyle ties an individual to a 40 year working career and a post-60 retirement age. This is the norm in the West, but I calculated back in 2014 that an individual on median income could retire b...
29 Jul 2020 5 minute read 1 comment RealSociology
I earn a living through mostly through blogging. I still can’t believe it when I say that, but it’s true, and especially since my teaching income has dried up due to Covid, the blogging income’s all I’ve had coming in, and it’s kept me ticking over....
21 Jul 2020 2 minute read 2 comments RealSociology
Well thanks to Covid-19, I’m officially in draw-down from next month! ### Ouch!Actually this isn’t anywhere near bad as I anticipated – my earnings for March up until now from My [ReviseSociology.com](https://revisesociology.com/) resources weren’t a...
9 Jul 2020 6 minute read 0 comments RealSociology
Back in 2014, I was working full-time as a teacher in a sixth form college in Surrey. I'd had enough by that point, and I spent that summer holiday writing a book outlining my strategy towards early retirement, taking as a model the early retirement...
