I think the point of these sort of retire at 40 blogs/articles is to stay away from real estate. Lots of people in Calgary got rich buying and selling but only because the market was extraordinary. That is not reality any more. The expense of living in your own house and the risk involved is way too high to make it profitable. Even investment properties are pointless in most places. The idea with these blogs is to not buy anything, save a lot, live cheaply and make your money work for you. The idea should always be to trade the hot market.
I think these retire at 40 things are kind of lame. Do something you love so there's no need to retire.
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