Never said that was his main argument! It's his clincher, from a certain point of view. I bet a ton of society's problems boil down to parents not really having time to truly raise their kids anymore. Vicious cycle.

Retire at 32 and travel. Retire at 32 and start your own carpentry business -- your dream -- as opposed to a shitty software job, like the blogger did. Retire at 32 and move somewhere completely different to start a new life with the knowledge that even if you somehow couldn't work at all, you'd be fine. Or retire at 32 and spend 30 hours a week with your 3-year-old son.

Keep reading, trust me. If you want you can skim the occasional bits where he says, "ha, I spent six hours in a creekbed with my son yesterday while you were at work," but in my opinion we all need the reminder that work-to-live is a necessary evil, not something we should blindly accept. Skim that stuff and get to his financial advice -- index funds -- or his transportation advice -- bikes or if you must a used Honda -- or his lifestyle advice -- nature isn't something to look at, it's free entertainment -- or his;; anyway.