Readers Write - Lessons I’ve Learned 22 Years After Taking Early Retirement -Part 1

In 1994, under the Factor 80 early exit program, I was forced to retire at an early age of 54 due to downsizing in the Ontario Public Service (OPS). This traumatic event had a happy ending for me and culminated in my writing an article for Canadian MoneySaver, "A Common Sense Approach to Financial Independence", which was featured in March 1997 issue, courtesy of former publisher Dale Ennis. Modesty aside, the article was well received by CMS readers across Canada. Readers were...