arcyallen
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2022
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Hello all! I've been a fan of frugality since birth and have always spent less than I've made, whether it be $4.15/hr or $100k/yr. When I was 19 I had a very detailed plan on how I would retire. That plan laid out dates, incomes, and expenditures. It was also horribly, horribly wrong on most every count!
Fast forward to today. I retired in 2018 (my wife a few years earlier) and have been still trying to figure out what makes me happy. On one hand, I wake up every day with a low-grade euphoria. That's an OK thing to have. But I also have daily concerns with "Am I doing what is making me happy?" I know working because I have to would not! But I am still trying to explore myself and figure out what will bring me maximum happiness. I'm also an open book and happy to answer questions. Even my own family still can't understand how I retired so early! I really believe if more people embraced the idea of FIRE (or to avoid misconceptions, just FI) the world would be a drastically better...and happier...place.
Fast forward to today. I retired in 2018 (my wife a few years earlier) and have been still trying to figure out what makes me happy. On one hand, I wake up every day with a low-grade euphoria. That's an OK thing to have. But I also have daily concerns with "Am I doing what is making me happy?" I know working because I have to would not! But I am still trying to explore myself and figure out what will bring me maximum happiness. I'm also an open book and happy to answer questions. Even my own family still can't understand how I retired so early! I really believe if more people embraced the idea of FIRE (or to avoid misconceptions, just FI) the world would be a drastically better...and happier...place.