What a year it has been. I’ve been single most of my life a few good significant relationships that lasted for a while but never the right one. Was planning on Jan of 2019 being my last day for work for the past 6 years. I reached my FI number as projected 6 years ago. I have been planning on leaving KC to head to CO for years, as I have been out there about once a year for the past 10 years for vacations.
To make a long story short last Thanksgiving, a gal I really liked in college 25 years ago, decided she has liked me all this time and her hang up about me didn’t matter anymore. Shes 3” taller than me. This completely turned my world upside down. I decided I may as well work while I got my house ready to sell and for extra money so I could fly out to CO every couple of weeks to be with her. Got my house ready and on the market in May and was planning on heading out there once it sold.
Under contract on house now and will be homeless at the end of June. Then the golden handcuffs struck. If I stay employed till Jan 2020 it will net me another 250k plus my salary. Her and I decided its best for me to finish the year here. The good news is I will only have to work 77 more days in 2019. I have a lot of PTO and am only working 32 hours a week this year. My January of 2020 will look like this, Jan 1 holiday, Jan 2 will take my 2020 floating holiday, Jan 3 back in the office for my official last day.
DGF, has her own business and would like a competent person to help her. So I said I would work for her part time with the benefit of her business would also pay for my health insurance.