foxfirev5
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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My wife came home from her long commute last Friday pretty ticked off. She had her annual review which her boss had told her that although she is a hard working good employee her attendance could be better. This she disputed vigorously. She had taken less than half her sick time and a whopping two weeks of vacation. Looks like a ploy to get rid of another older worker.
After considerable discussion it dawned on me that why doesn't she just hang it up. We had been planning for me to retire in a year or two. However my job is going pretty good (at or nearly FI is the key). Plus I earn about twice as much with considerable perks. Since we've been saving well over half our income I know we can live on my income. At worst it would mean me working an additional year. My job would also allow my wife to travel with me much more often. It appears that we will achieve a considerable improvement in quality of life. The only downside would be if I lost my health or job tomorrow. But I'm beginning to think you can't plan for every eventuality.
Are we missing something?
After considerable discussion it dawned on me that why doesn't she just hang it up. We had been planning for me to retire in a year or two. However my job is going pretty good (at or nearly FI is the key). Plus I earn about twice as much with considerable perks. Since we've been saving well over half our income I know we can live on my income. At worst it would mean me working an additional year. My job would also allow my wife to travel with me much more often. It appears that we will achieve a considerable improvement in quality of life. The only downside would be if I lost my health or job tomorrow. But I'm beginning to think you can't plan for every eventuality.
Are we missing something?