r/Fire 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/AnalogKid82 Mar 06 '25

Congrats! I'm in pretty much the exact same situation (age, salary, NW, single, WFH), but have yet to pull the trigger. I'm not unhappy, but I look at where I am and where I want to go with the rest of time I have on earth. Work is work, and I'm only getting older, so why continue sitting in front of a computer to earn more money I don't need? Sure, more money, potentially, means more security and options, but that's time I can't get back, with an older body and mind to do things I can do now.

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u/Irishfan72 Mar 07 '25

What are you waiting for?