Few Portuguese people were not shocked when they learned the story of Rita Piçarra, the woman who retired at 44 years old. The Portuguese woman, now 45 years old, was born into a humble family, worked at Deloitte and was the financial director of Microsoft Portugal. Today, retired for a year, Rita Piçarra is dedicated to her family and their well-being. She spends her days surfing, skating and spends time with her husband and daughter.
The retirement age in Portugal is set at 66 years and four months, but the expectation is that the retirement age will increase next year. This is precisely why there is so much astonishment when you hear the Portuguese Rita Piçarra say that she retired at the age of 44.
The financial manager says she “retired”, but does not receive a Social Security pension. He no longer depended on the salary that the company paid him at the end of the month and started living off the income from securities and real estate assets.
In an interview with the Expresso podcast, O CEO é o Limite, Rita Piçarra explained that early retirement was the result of a lot of work, a lot of savings and investments. For more than 20 years, Rita faced extremes, assumed various positions, spent time in five countries in six different cities and culminated in the position of financial director at Microsoft Portugal.
She started working in the world of auditing, as that was the course she took at university, but her 18 years of work at Microsoft Portugal made her move on to bigger positions, eventually becoming the financial director of this large company. The premature death of her parents made Rita rethink the meaning of work and career.
That’s why he decided to work hard so he could achieve financial independence relatively early. Now, having retired for a year, it is no longer in an office that you can find Rita Piçarra. The most likely chance is to find her on Carcavelos beach or Costa da Caparica surfing. When she’s not at the beach, her priority is her husband and daughter. “I’m living my second life”, he reveals to .
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