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Can anyone actually afford to retire at 40? This Telegraph article is inspired by the Channel 4 documentary How to Retire at 40 - which claims to hold the secrets of a lucky few who have managed to do just that - and asks Wingate Financial Planning director Alistair Cunningham to crunch some numbers to see what sort of chance a couple earning £40,000 each averaged out over the years 21 to 40 might have of pulling off the trick. Spoiler alert - Cunningham is not hopeful unless the couple are prepared to forego holidays, luxuries and indeed children. On the issue of longevity alone, he p...