[RickJWagner]

If I were in my mid-20s and not married, here's what I'd do:

- Work like crazy to get a job at one of the big-bucks mills

- Live in a bare-bones apartment, sharing rent with others

- Rack up a big pile of cash, invest it in Boglehead fashion

- Work like that for 10 years, then go do whatever you really want to do

If you don't somehow die early, it should have paid off.

Good luck to you.