Practice spending less before early retirement
When you jump into an ice cold bath, lake, or beach, your body goes into some kind of shock. Going from a normal temperature to, all of a sudden, freezing water is a sudden change. Similarly, going from a life of working, getting a salary, and spending to not working, not getting a salary, and not spending as much is also a shock. To help, practice spending less before you dive into early retirement. For decades you had a certain…