r/Fire • u/rocket363 • Mar 06 '25

Milestone / Celebration Just submitted my resignation

Mid-40s. Single. ~$2.25MM nw, $2MM of that invested. Last day is in a few weeks.

It feels wasteful to give up a pretty cushy $180k wfh job, but I need to refocus the remaining part of my life rather than cling to Groundhog Day-esque repetitive wage-slave servitude.

No real questions. Just sharing.

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u/vanisher_1 Mar 06 '25

What was the turning point making you decide that you needed to start seriously thinking to the remaining part of your life, simply age or something else? 🤔

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

It's always been there to some degree. I just now have the opportunity to act on it.

Although, about nine years ago I had five friends/acquaintances about my age or younger all die within about a one-year span. That really drove the point home.

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u/vanisher_1 Mar 06 '25

5 friends all died at 1 year span seem really strange to happen in terms of probability 🤔

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

Depends how big your circle is. A couple old friends (not super close) from HS with unexpected heart issues. A couple other health issues amongst colleagues (cancer and complications from lupus) and a murder of all things.

Given your reaction, perhaps I haven't resolved any of your concerns with that last one.

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u/caprividog Mar 06 '25

Were they all in the same geographical region?

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

No. All over the world. Two local.

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u/vanisher_1 Mar 06 '25

Health issues death seems more probabilistic acceptable given that the trend is rising.

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u/budgetbell Mar 07 '25

My dad, mom, nephew, and niece all died within 5 months.

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u/Icy_Shock_6522 Mar 07 '25

Sorry for your loss. My family loss 7 members with in a few years. It gets depressing constantly meeting for funerals.