bunnybunny
Confused about dryer sheets
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2019
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- 6
Long story short: right place, right time, big exit, $$$. 38 yo now with 1 child whom I love.
Feels a bit weird because anyone my age that I encounter has a job. Sometimes struggling, sometimes doing fine, but always working. I've never said to anyone except my closest friends that I'm "retired" because it's so socially awkward.
Hell, even the people I meet who are young and wealthy still want to work, for some reason. They still do consultancies and run businesses and really seem addicted to the grind. I enjoyed my time working in a startup but have no desire to return to it. I sometimes feel like a lazy useless POS, but hell, at least I am a good and attentive stay at home dad who cooks, does the dishes, and gets to the gym pretty regularly. Just wondering sometimes if that's supposed to be all there is to it.
Anyone else here in the same boat? I visited the "Young Dreamers" forum but it seems like the young people there are still trying to achieve FIRE. The few people in their 30s that have FIREd tend to live very frugally. I'm not a big spender by any means but I'm also not eating instant noodles out of a studio apartment. I've done the math and even a 3% return on portfolio will be a comfortable lifestyle for me and my family even if we live forever.
Feels a bit weird because anyone my age that I encounter has a job. Sometimes struggling, sometimes doing fine, but always working. I've never said to anyone except my closest friends that I'm "retired" because it's so socially awkward.
Hell, even the people I meet who are young and wealthy still want to work, for some reason. They still do consultancies and run businesses and really seem addicted to the grind. I enjoyed my time working in a startup but have no desire to return to it. I sometimes feel like a lazy useless POS, but hell, at least I am a good and attentive stay at home dad who cooks, does the dishes, and gets to the gym pretty regularly. Just wondering sometimes if that's supposed to be all there is to it.
Anyone else here in the same boat? I visited the "Young Dreamers" forum but it seems like the young people there are still trying to achieve FIRE. The few people in their 30s that have FIREd tend to live very frugally. I'm not a big spender by any means but I'm also not eating instant noodles out of a studio apartment. I've done the math and even a 3% return on portfolio will be a comfortable lifestyle for me and my family even if we live forever.