Michael Quan was capable of obtain an early retirement by the age of 36 because of investing - and you may too.

The now-46-year-old got down to attain FIRE, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early.

This is a rising monetary motion that includes folks making bigger contributions to their financial savings and investments, in addition to adopting a extra frugal life-style.

In order to hit this objective, Mr Quan started investing at 26 and continued to take action for the next 10 years.

He shared that he discovered the significance of creating passive earnings from his uncles who had investments in enterprise and actual property.

Speaking to Good Morning America, the father-of-two broke down what FIRE means to him personally.

On his FIRE journey, the early retiree mentioned: “The goal wasn't necessarily to retire super early.

“It was to really get to a place of financial independence or financial freedom where I didn't have to work for money, where I could ultimately choose what I want to do with my time.

“I was like, 'You know what? That's great. You get to focus on what really matters to you most and you get to be super intentional with your life.”

The San Diego native invested his cash into a number of shares and indexes over time which resulted in it rising.

When he labored full-time, Mr. Quan based his know-how investing firm which he later obtained an unsolicited supply to get purchased over.

With his firm now bought, he realized he had extra free time to spend together with his household and pursue different passions.

One of the important thing elements folks have to undertake to attain FIRE is adopting the fitting mindset, in response to Mr Quan.

The entrepreneur wrote a information “The FIRE Planner” to share ideas with folks on retire early.

Mr Quan added: “I just started investing in the stock market and spending $5 a week, investing into stocks and so that really got me interested in building a portfolio at a young age, even before I started my company.

“Because I was building a business, I had the opportunity to cash out some of that equity and put that into real estate.

“I decided, I have a unique opportunity to be home and present with the kids. I have a lot of shots to build another business but only one shot at being a great dad.”