GoodSense
Full time employment: Posting here.
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- Jul 2, 2007
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Completely agree with OP. About a year ago I was really obsessed with ER. My target date is also 10+ years away, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. It made everything I did meaningless; I felt I was only on mile one of a hopelessly long marathon, and I was dying of dehydration.
I forced myself to think less about ER, and in the meanwhile, got a new and more interesting job. Now I think I am in a better place. I have developed frugal habits so that I don't have to feel squeezed, yet still save a reasonable amount. I take 2 international trips a year (traveling is my passion). I am not as obsessed with my FIRE date, and think that pushing it back for 5 years is not really the end of the world, so long as I like my job.
So yeah, my goal is to live my life fully while LBMM, make saving automatic, and try not to think about ER! If I am consistent, it will happen, regardless of how much or little I obsess over it.
I forced myself to think less about ER, and in the meanwhile, got a new and more interesting job. Now I think I am in a better place. I have developed frugal habits so that I don't have to feel squeezed, yet still save a reasonable amount. I take 2 international trips a year (traveling is my passion). I am not as obsessed with my FIRE date, and think that pushing it back for 5 years is not really the end of the world, so long as I like my job.
So yeah, my goal is to live my life fully while LBMM, make saving automatic, and try not to think about ER! If I am consistent, it will happen, regardless of how much or little I obsess over it.