At 34, most of us are just settling into life. Some are fairly young parents with toddlers/school going children, or a home loan to take care of. Others are not even married, rather hustling to build a secure future for themselves, and their parents. And while age is never a barrier to live life the way you want to, what if we told you that a young man, all of 34, has retired to travel the world? Yes, that is true! (image: representative/unsplash)A Reddit user recently took to the platform to reveal that he grew up in abject poverty (below poverty line), and has now retired at 34, thanks to his experience in the semiconductor industry. He posted “From BPL background to retiring at 34. Traveling across the world now with a goal to explore all 195 countries (32 done)”Humble backgroundTalking about his background, the man said, “Dad worked at STD PCO of uncle for meagre 1500Rs per month for good 7 to 8 (early 2000s) years before getting 4000Rs job in other shop.”He however, studied hard to complete his engineering, and landed a job at Nvidia (American technology company) which laid the foundation for his future. He wrote, “Worked there [Nvidia] for 10 years.. Left it in 2022 after accumulating just enough stocks even though it was doing great… Joined two more Semiconductor companies for additional experience, left my 1Cr+ job at another top Semiconductor after realizing things can’t get better than this.”Retirement planThe man then revealed how is he now seeing the whole world, even though he is married, with no kids (Double income no kids) He added, “Accumulated more than million hotel/flight miles with top credit cards and now traveling for no cost across the world as a DINK couple. Given the horrible childhood and poverty, this feels like a personal win for sure! Be your own Santa!”Social media reactsThe response to the man’s post was fairly positive, but many users also warned others that this was a rare case, and one should keep working, as long as they want to. One user said, “Congratulations. Not many get to retire at 34. I wish for something similar, thanks for the inspiration.” Another one added, “Certified Flex man, hats off.” A fourth wrote, “Amazing journey, bro! Kudos to you and your family’s resilience!” However, another user was fairly practical, and also dished out a piece of advice. He said, “Congratulations on the achievement, but this seems more like the NVIDIA gravy train that helped early financial gains. Good for you. For others, keep grinding. Such cases are very rare.” (the article is based on reader info on reddit platform, and authenticity cannot be vouched for)
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