How I retired at 36 with $3 million in California

Jeremy Schneider, 41, lives in San Diego and achieved FIRE — financial independence, retire early — at 36. In 2015, he sold his company RentLinx for just over $5 million. In 2017, he retired from corporate work with about $3 million. Schneider traveled and played video games in that first year of early retirement. In 2019, he started The Personal Finance Club, which teaches people to save and invest money. Since launching, the company has made nearly $1 million in sales.