We're financially independent millennials. Here are 5 tips for Gen Zers who want to do the same.

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Alan and Katie share their advice for those who discover FIRE in their 20s.

Alan and Katie Donegan

We retired early and teach a course on financial independence. These are 5 mistakes we keep seeing people make.

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Alan and Katie Donegan
The Donegans on 5 common mistakes people make on their path to financial independence.

Alan and Katie Donegan

My father-in-law retired at 55 and is 87 now. His early retirement made me realize I don't want to travel the same road.

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Retiring early is a dream for so many people (and a great reality for my father-in-law), but it's not something I'm hoping to do.

Melissa Noble

I retired at 34 and had to go back to work a decade later. I wish I'd stuck it out for 5 more years — here's why.

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Sam Dogen wishes he had done a few things differently in early retirement.

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I was earning $300,000 at Google and saving for early retirement — then I quit for a more flexible life. It changed how I view success.

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Tang initially thought he'd stay at Google for life.

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I'm an e-commerce entrepreneur who makes 7 figures. I used to live paycheck to paycheck and now I plan to retire at 50.

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Jesse Frimpong.

Marc Johnson

I got laid off at 65 and can't find a job. I don't want to retire, but I feel invisible to potential employers.

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Mary Jane Surette, 65, was laid off from her job in February and is looking at retirement if she doesn't find something else soon.

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His video startup made him wealthy. Now comes the hard part: figuring out what to do with the rest of his life.

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Vinay Hiremath (left), a co-founder of Loom, reflected on finding purpose after selling the company.

Loom

Tired of Chicago winters, this Gen Xer retired at 46 and moved to Bangkok. It cut his monthly spending by half.

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Chris loved his hometown of Chicago but wanted a hard reset.

Chris

I retired at 52. I got bored quickly and decided to go back to work.

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Lee Broders wanted to retire early since he had started working at age 16, but retirement turned out to be boring for him.

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