But we are two unusual people. We were dissatisfied with the status quo. We changed our mindset, planned and tested, and finally pulled the plug. We sold our house and everything in it and moved into a truck camper in 2007. I retired early, at 38, from the rat race and followed my dream of becoming a National Park Service Interpretive Ranger (those that wear the flat hats). Sasha retired at 52; there are 12 years between us, so that happened when I was 40 years old. Whenever I worked at a National Park, he either volunteered or worked for the cooperative association.