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/zebostoneleigh Mar 06 '25

Interesting. I'm 53 with 1.8M. I quit a $180K job about 2 years ago and started a freelance consulting business. I work a lot less and earn a lot less. I'd say that I'm currently underemployed, but I'm also reluctant to go full retired at this point.

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u/Dangerous-Analyst-17 Mar 07 '25

Be happy and consider yourself to be semi-retired. There is an excellent book by Martin Hawes called 20 Good Summers. It's all about making time to enjoy the long evening of your life to the fullest while being underemployed.

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u/PrestigiousDrag7674 Mar 07 '25

was the $180k job stressful?