A YOLO stock trade and a frugal lifestyle: One millennial's unorthodox — and risky — path to being done with retirement saving by 35

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• Corey Forsythe achieved financial independence in January and finished saving for retirement at age 35.
• Forsythe prioritized living a frugal lifestyle to maximize his investable income.
• He grew his initial nest egg with a risky investment in a satellite company.

In January, 35-year-old Corey Forsythe stopped making automatic monthly contributions to his retirement account.

After eight years of saving and investing, he...