Is there anybody here who disturbed a regular order of things?

[Anonymous]

for example, first got a child, then studied

or retired at 30

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anything unconventional

[Anonymous]

Yup really messed up the order of life here! Single mom raised me and my sister while I was the one working from 12.

She comes into my bed drunk screaming lays on my bed and whines about not being hot. Encouraged her and spoke softly as my sister came into the room. She wilent wild and gave myself a daughter with her.

So did work kids and then college before moving out.

Life is scrambled but now I do have a wife and 2 more kids. My sister stays with us and Mom is some where?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

I would not call it the "regular order of things", because such thing does not exist, in the context of your question. I would call it the mainstream trend we live in at the designated time stamp.

So, yep, I had a kid at 21, while everyone else was at college, in my surroundings. It's a special thing to be so offbeat with the current stream but, well, as french say:

C'est la vie. 😆

[Asker]

lol. would u say its a common thing 2 do?

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Common, logically no, because when I did it, the normal age range of my surroundings to have a kid was 35yo. So I was 15 years ahead

[Apple1996]

Yeah me and my husband had a baby at 17 without being married or having a job/house/car lol

[Anonymous]

Yeah. I decided to retire in my mid 40's. It wasn't exactly planned. But I had enough money by then and circumstances expedited that. Now I get weird reactions from other people when I tell them that. The funny part is retirement age may be 67 but the avg. person actually retires in their early 60's. So is mid 40's really that early?

[Asker]

why not? lol u could have raised a lot of money by then

[Opinion Owner]

I think it's just the perception of people. a lot of people define themselves by their occupation. And a lot don't really save anyhow. So many will work all the way to retirement, and then end up working after retirement. And some till the day they day. And there's nothing wrong with that if they really enjoy it. I always aimed for the F. I. R. E. method. I just didn't intend on it being this early.

[LiamJHayden]

Owned my house at 19 (technically at 4, but my dad had a life trust on it so I did not have full control till 19).

On target financially to retire by 40, if I want.

[Asker]

that is just so lovely. so jealous of people inheriting property.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

That's technically impressive, I mean the retirement at 40, what is your line of work?

[Anonymous]

not everyone follows the same life path

[EnjoytheDay777]

Routine can be so boring

[Maybeyoutoo]

No, retiring is not a good thing.