Most doctors don’t start earning a living wage until their 30s. Four years of undergrad, four years of medical school, three-to-five years of residency — that’s more than a decade of higher education before their first real job. Not to mention the tuition costs.

More and more "millennials" are beginning to buck the trend of the 9-5 (really 8-6) and starting to realize what it takes to "retire", a term also known as financial independence. Financial independence is when you no longer have to work to earn income to cover your living expenses. You might be asking, then how do you pay for your living expenses? The top three ways that come to my mind are: savings, passive income, and eliminating debt.