While we hear stories of those who have to go back to work after they retired due to financial mismanagement, there are also stories of those who retire young and continue to enjoy financial freedom and got themselves free from being corporate slaves.

I have a friend who works in finance, he is a very highly talented investor, he made his money when the was in in 20s and 30s and retired at 42. Instead of splurging his money on the latest sports car and European holidays, he invested his big bonuses. His capital is now huge enough for him to do full time investing, he is able to consistently generate annual returns of 10%, unlike most investment illiterate people who only manage 2% pa. He is living a good life with no insecure bosses to order him around like a monkey climbing coconut trees.