Is 7 years in banking enough to retire, or am I delusional?

Incoming analyst at a BB in California, with a goal of making enough to **** off to some rural place in some other country as soon as possible and live off of bond / stock income permanently (an ultra-chud, no family life where I wake up, read books, and call it a day).

Seems to me nearly every path results in a 7-year timeline to save up / invest in index funds and reach approximately $1.8m total (on an expense minimal lifestyle to save quickly + 401k matching + tax conscious decisions).

Ran the numbers on exiting to PE, HF, etc all basically still around that 7 year mark. Is this accurate? 

Any pro tips to accelerate this? Or is Uncle Sam giving us all the finger. 

 

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