I'm probably 2-3 years from FIRE, but was having a thought.
About 15 years ago I did a two year night school Master's degree program. While reasonably fun to do, it was also a lot of time and work. Two nights a week at school. Lots of extra reading. Many weekends with long projects, many team projects with other students. Rehearsing presentations.
I remember thinking "wow, I'll be glad when I finish my degree. I'll have all that free time back".
So you can guess, within a few months of finishing school I was as busy as ever. I don't know where the spare time went, I managed to fill it up and still feel I need more free time.
One of my big motivations for FIRE is to have all that extra time to do whatever I want--the things I don't have time for right now.
Yet based upon my Master's degree experience, I have this sort of fear that once I've retired for a while, I'll wonder how I ever fit in work. And maybe I'll still want more free time.... except that there won't be any major thing I do left to give up to get more time!
In your experiences, is that how it goes?
If so, I wonder if this says something about how enjoyment of life is finding pleasure in whatever time you have available, whether much or little...
About 15 years ago I did a two year night school Master's degree program. While reasonably fun to do, it was also a lot of time and work. Two nights a week at school. Lots of extra reading. Many weekends with long projects, many team projects with other students. Rehearsing presentations.
I remember thinking "wow, I'll be glad when I finish my degree. I'll have all that free time back".
So you can guess, within a few months of finishing school I was as busy as ever. I don't know where the spare time went, I managed to fill it up and still feel I need more free time.
One of my big motivations for FIRE is to have all that extra time to do whatever I want--the things I don't have time for right now.
Yet based upon my Master's degree experience, I have this sort of fear that once I've retired for a while, I'll wonder how I ever fit in work. And maybe I'll still want more free time.... except that there won't be any major thing I do left to give up to get more time!
In your experiences, is that how it goes?
If so, I wonder if this says something about how enjoyment of life is finding pleasure in whatever time you have available, whether much or little...