Dear readers, somewhere along the way, roughly in the past 2 years, I have come to realize something. Sometimes, the extra dollar saved is not worth the sacrifice you have to make. Yes, I know that every dollar counts but there must also be a limit to how much we can compromise our lifestyle and the lifestyle of those around you. After achieving your set target for the month, saving those extra dollars will not bring forward the earlier retirement date by much. I would say at most a year or two.  Now let me ask you this, would it be worth it to sacrifice for the next 20 years or so just so that you can retire that one or two years earlier? I say no. I do not want to compromise my current lifestyle too much for that. You must know when enough is enough. What I ......