capitalhockey
Recycles dryer sheets
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When I was growing up, I remembered seeing my dad work 2 manual labor jobs (at a hotel in the morning and then at a restaurant in the evening) to provide for our family. This motivated me to developed a strong work ethic to excel in school and as a professional in my career.
I mowed lawns thru out high school and did various odd jobs during the summers in college. After graduating, I spent the next 20 years climbing the corporate ladder by working long daily hours, nights and weekends. I also lived below my means and invested heavily so that I could hit my lean FIRE target by 40.
After hitting my lean FIRE target, I switched over to a low intensity job that I plan to work for another 10 years to reach fat FIRE. I mainly work at home on my laptop and get to set my own hours. I have two young kids under 5. The older one has started to be more observant of dad's work at home. I don't have any work meetings and I take frequent breaks to play with my kids during the day. My current job is pretty easy so I don't look busy or stressed. I am worry about how my kids will value hard work without seeing it from their dad like I did. When they get older, they might even see me as lazy because I am not as busy as other parents. But my kids were not around to see me bust my tail to get to this point.
For those that are fully FIRE or working part-time or doing easy job, how do you model hard work to your kids? Do they think of you as a slacker?
I mowed lawns thru out high school and did various odd jobs during the summers in college. After graduating, I spent the next 20 years climbing the corporate ladder by working long daily hours, nights and weekends. I also lived below my means and invested heavily so that I could hit my lean FIRE target by 40.
After hitting my lean FIRE target, I switched over to a low intensity job that I plan to work for another 10 years to reach fat FIRE. I mainly work at home on my laptop and get to set my own hours. I have two young kids under 5. The older one has started to be more observant of dad's work at home. I don't have any work meetings and I take frequent breaks to play with my kids during the day. My current job is pretty easy so I don't look busy or stressed. I am worry about how my kids will value hard work without seeing it from their dad like I did. When they get older, they might even see me as lazy because I am not as busy as other parents. But my kids were not around to see me bust my tail to get to this point.
For those that are fully FIRE or working part-time or doing easy job, how do you model hard work to your kids? Do they think of you as a slacker?
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