I laugh every time I read these foolish comments. What's wrong with working until 60 or even 65? The wise are happy to contribute back to society and nurture the younger generation. Some people like me enjoy every day at work.

I think these comments about retiring early at 40 or 50 are coming from middle-class folks stuck with average income in jobs they hate, and they spend their time online dreaming about retiring early cos they can't in real life.

To them, retiring is their end-goal. How sad and myopic. A life where they study, work and retire is without meaning. Perhaps they will come here to post about their "fantastic" retirement life eating at hawker centres and living in Johor while earning rent from their HDB?