growing_older
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I just learned that a good friend I had lost touch with died a couple months ago. We went to school together and he's a year younger than I am, but because we mostly knew each other in University and a few years after, I think I think of him as even younger than he was.
Of course it's not surprising that some people do die in their early 50's, but having a specific example has really made me think. I have known a number of people who have died as young as this or even younger, but this was probably my closest friend (at one time) so it seems different to me. If one more year (or another and then another) would make me more secure in FI, how much risk is it worth taking that I may have less years in FIRE than I know. It's an altogether subjective element that I hadn't expected with all my spreadsheets. I've no idea how to think of this or how to include it in my planning.
Of course it's not surprising that some people do die in their early 50's, but having a specific example has really made me think. I have known a number of people who have died as young as this or even younger, but this was probably my closest friend (at one time) so it seems different to me. If one more year (or another and then another) would make me more secure in FI, how much risk is it worth taking that I may have less years in FIRE than I know. It's an altogether subjective element that I hadn't expected with all my spreadsheets. I've no idea how to think of this or how to include it in my planning.