early retirement

People plan for retirement their whole lives through 401(k)s and savings. But not everyone gets to choose when they leave the workforce.

Skip Franklin retired in 2013, at age 37. “My primary identity at this point is church and friends and family,” he said. “Well, I should say church and volunteer work. I don't feel adrift without a job.”

Aki Ito, chief correspondent at Business Insider, takes us inside the world of FIRE: Financial Independence, Retire Early.

A surge in the number of early retirees threatens to prolong inflation in the U.K.

A record 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But some may leave before they are financially prepared for retirement.

How tech workers are hacking their savings to exit the workforce early.