Consumer Corner: Here's how to set yourself up to retire early

"...retiring sooner rather than later requires careful financial planning, disciplined saving measures, and ongoing monitoring of your progress..."

Financial experts say it’s not just pension plans that can get you on the road to early retirement — the biggest debt which most have is their mortgage. Their advice is to try and avoid drawing out your mortgage to the age of 70 because, unless you clear it early, you’ll need to work until you’re 70 to pay it off. Pic: iStock

Dreaming of retiring early might be on some people’s wish list but, unless you are one of the lucky lottery winners, it may just be a pipedream for many — or could it be a reality?

There’s nothing like the long summer days to have people thinking about a workless life.