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<blockquote data-quote="Ice" data-source="post: 811006" data-attributes="member: 5318">The problem is, this is very theoretical. Yeah you can work your balls off in your 20ies, but if you're gonna retire at 40 is far from certain. Many people work very hard in their 20ies and 30ies and don't necessarily get that far. As I mentioned above, you need very specific skills and talents for that.&nbsp; Also, most people who really make a lot of $$$ by 40 never really considered to &quot;just travel and fuck around&quot; in the first place. They want to work and make $$$ and that's why they're successful at it. If you're 25 and really want to travel, party, want a location-independent lifestyle, I really doubt that you will be able to make a top 1% career in wall street. Just from a personality perspective alone. But of course there are exceptions. I just think you need to follow the talents &amp; interests that you have and build a long term career with that. You need to work with what you have. There are some people for whom that means a high-end job in finance and banking, and they will maybe retire at 40. But that is definitely a minority. But others can go down another career path, work hard, but also have fun in the process. You can easily party &amp; travel in your 20ies &amp; 30ies and at the same time build your skills and have a good career.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ice, post: 811006, member: 5318"] The problem is, this is very theoretical. Yeah you can work your balls off in your 20ies, but if you're gonna retire at 40 is far from certain. Many people work very hard in their 20ies and 30ies and don't necessarily get that far. As I mentioned above, you need very specific skills and talents for that. Also, most people who really make a lot of $$$ by 40 never really considered to "just travel and fuck around" in the first place. They want to work and make $$$ and that's why they're successful at it. If you're 25 and really want to travel, party, want a location-independent lifestyle, I really doubt that you will be able to make a top 1% career in wall street. Just from a personality perspective alone. But of course there are exceptions. I just think you need to follow the talents & interests that you have and build a long term career with that. You need to work with what you have. There are some people for whom that means a high-end job in finance and banking, and they will maybe retire at 40. But that is definitely a minority. But others can go down another career path, work hard, but also have fun in the process. You can easily party & travel in your 20ies & 30ies and at the same time build your skills and have a good career. [/QUOTE]

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