Having your children move out of your home can be a bittersweet moment. However, if you’re forcing your kids to leave the nest with very little warning, things can get very emotionally messy… especially in this economy.
One anonymous redditor shared how they decided to downsize for their early retirement. However, this meant that they were effectively kicking out their youngest child, who was 19 years old at the time. The OP turned to the internet for advice, but a lot of readers were appalled by how they handled the situation. They weren’t against early retirement, just how everything went down. Read on for the full story.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about raising kids to be more independent and what to keep in mind when retiring early, so we got in touch with personal finance expert Sam Dogen. He is the author of the bestselling severance negotiation book, ‘How To Engineer Your Layoff’ and the host of the ‘Financial Samurai’ blog which kickstarted the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement back in 2009.
