When Roshida Dowe was 39 she lost her job working as a consumer automotive finance lawyer in the California Bay Area. Instead of scrambling to find another job, she decided to take a year off to travel the world. Six months in, she was the happiest she had ever been and decided she was done with the workforce, so she decided to retire instead. With $660,000 saved up in investments and equity, it was just what she needed to start her FIRE journey and the next chapter of her life in Mexico City.
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How I Retired Early At 39 In Mexico City With $660,000
I think the idea of retiring COMPLETELY from work at 65 is a WARPED IDEA. My dad retired at 75 yrs of age -FROM A BLUE COLLAR FACTORY JOB!!! He loved working. He had hobbies like his garden but when he finished going to work, he simply SLOWED DOWN.
I can never see myself NOT WORKING till I am the same age – GOD WILLING!!!
I am happy for you.
This is so so wonderful. Super inspiring 🙌🏼
This is FIRE! Love to see women—and especially women of color—deliberately live their best lives!!
I always say, "find interesting ways to get paid to play!"
Please stay safe in DF.. I saw the robbers on the buses etc. Crime is everywhere. The people need to carry squirt bottlles of bleach for the robbers eyes.
I am watching you from Queretaro, Mexico, where I have relocated, It is a beautiful, safe, and clean city in the middle of Mexico, and 3 hours from Chicago. I have a beautifully furnished apartment overlooking the entire city from my balcony and living room. My apartment includes all paid utilities and maid service. I have a driver also to shop for me. Not bad for a 79 years young retiree. USA became too expensive and deadly for me, so I called 1-800 Got Junk and had my entire two bedrooms emptied, and I did not have junk. They charge $800 per truck with 2 men, and I needed 4 and one half trucks with 10 men, and it took 6 and one half hours. I had lived there almost 24 years, and all they did was go up on everything, and only took care of the outside, except geese and dog droppings.YUCK!
Please let go and let God always.
Love, love, LOVE! You go girl.
"Don't get distracted by shiny things" Can't put it any better than that!!
Don't worry honey we also work ourselves to death in Australia too.
Tons of investment scammers in comments!
You go girl!
Absolutely Wonderful! Keep up The Great Work!!
Single, unmarried , no kids black. I think it sad
So you are still working lol
She's 2.3M short…but then did leave tha us so
I feel a lot of people are gonna miss her point on her working hard throughout her youth to achieve the success she has garnered. I see soo many young adults in their early to mid 20s just constantly complain about life and wanting an easy way out. Make something of yourself, get a good degree or go to a trade school, or be a good entrepreneur. But success is hard, im just getting there and Im now 26 and finally free of my college debt and my investments are going somewhere.
Ahh If I had that money you had I could definitely done the same .. retire and don't need math . Keep us posted
Love everything about this ❤ Inspirational, Roshida!
Her energy is amazing.
Brilliant!
Amazing!
Awesome story
Not a dreams come through, another set of people that can achieve this are people that invest in crypto currency because of the bull run we about to enter I will advice the Wise ones to pick up this opportunity and utilize it
you should move to Bali Indonesia
beautiful to see. can we get one from someone who didn’t take the college route?
On my bucket list is visiting every single country in the world when I retire, so I intend to both retire early and make a ton of money, my goal is $4million, any ideas how and what stocks to get into to reach this goal by 55, I'm currently 32.
She looks 30
She didn’t necessarily retire she only retire for 20 years her money will run out in 20 years
If they ever make a movie about her, Regina King could play her.
GOALS
It’s so sad how money hungry America is and doesn’t value time with family. We literally work all day & only have two days to spend with family if you find a job that lets you off
Look how beautiful Mexico is! Why do they want to live in America?I live in Canada and I would happily move to Mexico!
The only trouble is I heard Mexico City can be a dangerous place to live.
Such an inspiration!!
it's funny how american r like "wow it's so hard, i could not buy jewelry, i was disciplined" but welcome to the life of 95% people on this planet: saving all the time OR dying of starvation…
wtf…. she makes 200 000 a year and has companies investing for her in stocks……. once u r there it 's easy
Americans demonize Mexicans who come the US and now they gonna live in Mexico? Really?
Hey! How are you? I'm Tony and I listened to what you said about moving to Mexico. I've been thinking of moving to Mexico for years and you just helped me make up my mind.
Thanks