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Either way, for the average person an early retirement is a rare event.

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Lets dig a little deeper into the salary youll need to retire early.

Though Rose acknowledged that her salary was decent, it would not have been enough to retire.

I was getting bonuses in stock.

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With two young children, she was keenly aware of how quickly life passed by.

And more importantly, not to live it up too much when youre young and forget about the future.

She advocates for a frugal lifestyle for people who want to retire early.

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Retirement in many ways is just the choice of priorities and where to spend that money, she said.

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