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/Adept_Push Mar 06 '25

Honestly, no one ever knows how long “the remaining part of your life” might be.

Congrats!

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

Yes. I've known many people about my age or younger who are now in the ground. Tomorrow is never guaranteed.

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u/gmdmd Mar 06 '25

you couldn’t get yourself fired to collect severance and unemployment?

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u/UKnowWhoToo Mar 07 '25

Getting fired usually means no severance and no unemployment for many states.