Trying to get through the next two decades as fast as possible?

I often look at the next twenty years as something I should try to blow through as quickly as possible, while saving and investing all I can for retirement and owning land. I often find myself looking at everything folks have and think if only I save and invest towards a better future. Twenty years from now, I’ll be age 56 and assuming I’m on the same course as today I’ll have thirty years in with the state pension system and substantial investments in the market.

If life were only that simple. For one thing, twenty years is a long time. Twenty years ago I was only sixteen, in tenth grade, a very different person than today. While maybe as an adult my life is more consistent I still probably can’t go on doing the same things over and over again. I see a lot of good in my tragetory but that’s no guarantee that it’s forever sustainable as is.

Plus the question becomes do I want to live my life as it currently is for the next twenty years or do I want to take the next step sooner. Maybe loose out on some of the potential gains of time and maintenance for a better tomorrow today. Maybe in my forties is the time to take the leap rather than wait until my mid 50s. I don’t know.