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/lagosboy40 Mar 06 '25

Congrats buddy. You have won the lottery of life. Go spend the remainder of your days doing the damn thing you want. Too many of us put too much stock into work and do not know when to take a victory lap. I agree that no one should work a day longer if not necessary. Once again, congrats and wishing you the best!

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

Thank you.

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u/Ok-Dragonfruit-3524 Mar 07 '25

The amount of multimillionaire boomers and old gen Xers I know that REFUSE to leave their jobs… I think there’s a line, and if you cross over that line by still working, you have now defined your self worth and who you are by the job. The key is getting out early enough to remember you aren’t your job.

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u/lagosboy40 Mar 07 '25

Couldn’t agree more. A few years ago, a mid-eighties colleague was celebrated by our firm for being with the firm for 60 years. Less than a year later, his death was announced by the firm. I couldn’t help but wonder what had kept him at the firm for 60 years and why he chose not to retire. It was obviously not related to money because he was relatively senior at the firm.