With some hard work and plenty of good luck, I am currently able to be semi-retired and financially independent. It was my main objective to maintain my comfy lifestyle for as long as I am able to.

That’s until I came across Jacob’s extreme ideas. Jacob worked for 5 years on a regular salary, retired at 33 and manage to cut his annual spending down to $7000. And mind you, he does all this living a normal life in San Francisco! It sounds unbelievable, I know. But if you really pay attention and try to understand how he manages things, then you’ll get it.

So… my next financial challenge is to be frugal in a very smart way. Cutting my expenses down to $7000 a year will be a mountainous hurdle, but I’ll try my best. Maybe I’ll be aiming at the moon but maybe I’ll shoot an eagle, so to say. I have nothing to lose by readjusting my habits for a more sustainable life.

There’s simply nothing wrong trying to be happy, enlightened, financially independent, green, healthy, and relaxed. 🙂