Gen Xers who began their financial independence journeys in their 40s and 50s explain how they're on pace to meet their early retirement goals

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Bill Yount and Jackie Cummings Koski
Bill Yount and Jackie Cummings Koski both were late starters in the financial independence movement.

Bill Yount

Meet the boomers cashing in on the golden age of retirement

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Younger boomer/older Gen X couple hugging and gazing at sunset, with the wife holding a chubby golden piggy bank
Some retirees are now cashing in on the golden age for retirement savings, when benefits were more generous and investments in real estate and stocks boomed.

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My parents struggled in blue-collar jobs. Paying off their mortgage and retiring them is my proudest achievement.

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Simmy Dhillon with his parents and brother.
Dhillon (far right) started his own business as a college student.

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A millennial worked 2 remote jobs so he could retire at 50 but said overemployment isn't worth the stress

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overemployed man retiring
A California millennial says secretly working two remote jobs helped him save for an early retirement — but that he's happy he's back to just one job.

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I'm single and childless and I can't afford to retire in California. To afford the life I want, I'm moving to the South.

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A thoughtful senior woman having a cup of coffee in the kitchen and looking out of her window at home.

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How a Gen Xer went from declaring bankruptcy at 30 to being on track to retire early in her 50s

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Chris Elle Dove and her dog
Chris Elle Dove is set to retire early, two decades after declaring bankruptcy.

Chris Elle Dove

A retired boomer who moved from the US to Costa Rica said it's 'horribly incorrect' to assume life in Central America is much cheaper

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San José, Costa Rica
Gary Keenan first moved to the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica.

Gianfranco Vivi

When I retired at 54 with my husband, I worried we'd be bored spending all our time together. I'm learning to focus on myself.

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selfie of Leonie Jarrett in front of the ocean in greece
The author retired early.

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Welcome to 'peak boomer' era: A wave of retirees is about to blow through their savings and cling to Social Security to stay afloat

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Older couple walking on the beach
Peak boomers are getting ready to retire.

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The retirement Catch-22

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old worker worries about his job prospects
Age discrimination undermines Larry Fink's "solution" to the retirement crisis.

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