Your parents and grandparents probably lived by the idea of working hard at a 9-5 job, saving money inside traditional savings accounts and a 401k, and then enjoying the fruits of their labor at retirement. But so much has changed in our society in recent generations, and most people today are not seeing healthy retirement balances.

Today we’re going to unpack some of the flawed thinking behind retirement, and I’m going to share the early retirement vehicle I personally used to escape the rat race and begin building passive income.