The 4% rule always sounded too aggressive for me but yeah, there are spots around the globe where you could theoretically take your $600k and peace out to an early retirement, leading a pretty basic lifestyle (check the list). Source: about 1 year ago

Have you had a look at https://nomadlist.com/fire yet? Source: over 1 year ago

Someone else posted this one, and there are probably other cost of living "calculators" out there where you can input income and find places you can afford to live. Source: over 1 year ago

The Nomad list has a FIRE calculator that used to be free and would list a bunch of cities all over the world and when/how much you would need to FIRE there based on your numbers. You need to sign up and pay a one time $90 fee now to access everything (I think like the top 10 places you could FIRE at this very moment/soonest) for free still though. It was really fun to play around and fantasize about retiring of I... Source: over 1 year ago

NomadList has a page on this: https://nomadlist.com/fire. Source: over 1 year ago

You can switch plans but each time you do, the interest capitalizes. If you are getting forgiveness it will be discharged regardless at 120 payments but it's worth knowing. You can compare and estimate payments for plans here https://studentloanhero.com/ which should give you ballpark figures. Source: almost 2 years ago

When do you finish school? If you have loans with multiple levels of forgiveness, consolidating will bring them all to the highest count. At this point it needs to be done before October. I wouldn't consolidate the Perkins loans because qualify employers can allow you to defer and forgive a percentage annually until they're forgiven over 4 years. I think the only disadvantage is that if you were to pursue an... Source: about 2 years ago