| I'm not at all serious in this post but the idea hit me when talking about the FBI & NSA; stealing Moire's identity and leave him working construction(or get him whacked, whatev) and then get hired by FBI or NSA.
I agree with Moire in a way, it matters how you live your life and what you're willing to spend. That said, you won't be able to retire at 40 just from earnings from construction. Not unless you plan on dieing young, since average life expectancy is at least 70 and rising. That plus inflation, the economy, etc, I'd be surprised if you can live even 10 years from savings. Plus, are you not planning on getting married, having kids, going on vacation etc? That significantly changes your cash output.
Anyway, go work in construction for a year, it'll probably crush your desire to be a plain construction worker. Maybe you'll get motivated to go to grad school for civil engineering or something. Now, if you were to own a construction company, I'd say retirement at 40 is possible. What would you do with your free time though, having no kids, wife, money to go on vacation? |