Lots of conditions must be met before we can follow suit. First of all, we must have big savings and investments to earn enough interests or rewards. Otherwise, we still have to earn salary and cannot retire after 30s. Secondly, the housing markets are going down. If the housing prices are skyrocketing, owning homes is also a good investment. Lastly, we must still have some incomes, like publishing some books to make money. Those stories only tell you whatever they want you to believe, but not all.