MANILA - Most people work to keep up the pattern in their lives: go to work, pay the bills, go on a vacation once a year, and repeat.

Financial adviser Lianne Laroya wants people to retire not so they can go on a dream vacation when they’re old and it’s too late. Instead, she advocates early retirement for all Filipinos so they can pursue their passions and hobbies as early as possible, and even monetize them.

Early retirement doesn’t have to be an unattainable dream. Here are four tips that can help pave your way to retiring at 40. For the full interview with Laroya, and more tips, visit the original article here.

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