27 Year Old Achieves Early Retirement Goal 3 Years Early

Online, September 22, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Recently, Lauren Bateman retired from her job as research scientist. At age 27, her dream of retiring by age 30 appears to have come three years early. In a climate where jobs continue to shatter under the weight of economic crisis, the demand for alternative, more self-reliant sources of income escalates. And while many are forced into unemployment or "early retirement," Lauren's Bateman's achievement was the result of goal setting and smart execution.

Lauren always wanted to retire early, but after surviving a bout of cancer at age 16 and losing her aunt to pancreatic cancer a decade later, attaining an alternative lifestyle became a priority. Her aunt's passing (at the age of 51) caused Lauren to reflect, "I could have lived half of my life already. Cancer helped me realize how precious life really is."

Lauren's industrious nature contributed enormously to her goal attainment. In college, she pursued majors in both Archaeology and Biology, while being a fitness buff and musician in her spare time. She then landed a job as cancer research scientist at a pharmaceutical firm. Meanwhile, her passion for music blossomed and she now teaches music and writes her own songs, some of which have been released through compilation works. Her song, Guardian Angel, written for her terminally ill aunt, was included on the CD, Songs Your Mother Should Hear.

Recently, Lauren began using the Web as a tool to accelerate her plans. She built a portfolio of SBI! e-businesses: http://www.extreme-fitness-now.com, http://www.todays-women-and-health.com, http://www.drawingstep.com, and http://www.financial-freedom-informant.com, all designed to fund her retirement. "I have multiple sources of income," she remarks. "It's going to take more than one music student leaving for me to be unemployed. And even if they did all leave, I have my websites and my other music related projects and investments that make money."

Lauren believes there is a trend of young workers leaving the work force to become entrepreneurs. "People are realizing that having all your money in one basket is not the way to go," she says, sharing her observations. "The percentage of people becoming self-employed has increased from year to year during the economic crisis. I think people feel there is no such thing as job security and with companies laying people off left and right I do not blame them. I know a few of my co-workers still did not know if they would have a job in the coming weeks or months."

Lauren is an excellent "carpe diem" mentor for the twenty-something population. "People do not need some huge life-altering event like cancer to change their mindsets. When you put your mind to something, anything is possible."

Ms. Bateman is available at 617-529-1436 (phone), by email lauren@laurenbateman.com or through her website at http://www.laurenbateman.com. Brenda Rowe,