--- title: Tell us your early retirement secrets description: Did you retire from your job before you hit 62? Would you like to share the secrets behind your early retirement? For an upcoming story,… authors: - name: timestaff url: https://money.com/author/timestaff/ articles: 459 covers: - Retirement - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2013-08-21T00:09:25.000Z' modified: '2020-07-07T10:26:48.000Z' section: Retirement word_count: 199 canonical: https://money.com/tell-us-your-early-retirement-secrets/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Tell us your early retirement secrets](https://money.com/img/logo-social.png) Did you retire from your job before you hit 62? Would you like to share the secrets behind your early retirement? For an upcoming story, Money magazine is looking for people who voluntarily retired between the ages of 55 and 62, and who can explain how they were able to achieve this goal. We’d like to talk to several different types of people: - Someone who retired early and does NOT have a pension. - Someone who downsized or moved to a cheaper area for a lower cost of living. - Someone who started a side business or took a second job while still working, in order to save more for retirement. ![](http://content.money.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/middle-aged-couple-retirement-financial-planning3-ju-038.jpg) Tell us what you did to make your early retirement dream happen and the lessons you’ve learned along the way. What’s been the biggest challenge? 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