

My interest in the financial feasibility of retirement goes back further than most. As a senior in high school, my final project was on the topic of retirement. I had seen the effects that good planning and a lack of planning can have on someone’s ability to retire – which motivated me to begin reading books like Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Millionaire Next Door, and Think and Grow Rich.
My project was comprehensive enough that even some of my teachers began to ask me for financial advice and if they would have enough to retire. It was then...