It is worth noting that many people have tried out the retirement lifestyle only to find out they really enjoyed making a contribution of some form.

In such a case, moving back into some form of employment, business or other community oriented contribution can add the spice to life which went missing.

Even so, we appreciate that many continue to believe that the best measure of financial success is how early one can retire.

Perhaps controversially, we take the view that financial success is more about the total well being a person has around money.

If that means you continue to work in a job you love, beyond typical retirement years, well that sounds pretty successful to us.

With this thought of contribution, we come to financial interdependence.