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It sounds like a four year college degree was not for you OP. Also it sounds like you have no idea how cheap cost of living is outside of metropolitan areas. Recommend something like IT or CAD or wind turbine tech for example, that you can qualify for with no more than a two year community college certificate.
Of course you can get into truck driving or the trades sooner, but few working class salaries pay enough for you to save for retirement. That's the main thing.
take care of your health and fitness
store some cash (a lot of what you make) in dividend earning investments
retire as young as you can, somewhere cheap out in the flyover states
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Sounds like you've given this some thought and have a good head on your shoulders. Remember that what you care about is the net income you can put in your pocket after not only taxes, but also rent, utilities, etc. Be sure to google for "average rent Salt Lake City" before you move there, and compare to other cities and towns. Use a cost of living calculator to see if a supposed high salary really is high, after you consider cost of living factors. If you can find a high paying job in some cheap podunk town, it's absolute GOLD.
Source: Worked STEM for a couple decades, then retired in my forties on boring dumb Vanguard funds.
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Time is also investment. But, I agree.
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