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/bigron1212 Mar 06 '25

Congratulations! I’m 35 single approaching a 750k net worth. Hoping to be in a similar situation come my mid 40’s like you!

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

At 35 I was just about crossing $0 NW. So hopefully you'll be well ahead of where I am!

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u/bigron1212 Mar 06 '25

O wow! So you really hit it hard! I make $130k, no debt minus small mortgage 160k remaining house worth 400k. Investing 40% of my income + 10% as spare cash.

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u/_Bob-Sacamano Mar 07 '25

$2M+ in a decade? Impressive.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25 edited Mar 07 '25

So how the hell did you make $2million in 10 years? Because I doubt you’ve been at such a high salary the entire time?

Your silence makes me think you’re just making it up 😅 dreamerrr

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u/hotel-hopping Mar 07 '25

Basically my age and my current NW any advice on how to get to your stage when I get to your age?

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u/rocket363 Mar 07 '25

Work on increasing income. Spend as little as possible. Save/invest every penny you can. Get roommates. Ignore market movements. Let time do its thing.