I tried to retire early at 34–but failed. Here’s what went wrong (cnbc.com)

Just leave the overpriced Bay Area.

Summary: author retired early with his wife, with a total of 3 million in assets. Their 240k passive income stream isn't enough to afford their life in San Francisco.

Sounds like a marketing article for his personal finance blog. Article wasn't worth the time IMO.

This is hilarious and should be actively mocked by anyone with half a clue.

Come on... the guy was getting 250k/year in passive income, but to “survive” in SF he “needs” over 300k a year to make ends meet so he must go back to work... good that he’s still relatively young and going back to work is an option but I wouldn’t call it a failure to retire at 34 on 250k passive income. If he moved virtually anywhere else than SF, his whole family could live like kings and not have to work another day. This article feels tone deaf.