JustCurious
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For those of you who are retired, how long after you became financially independent did you retire? When I say retire, I mean stop working for money altogether, either full time or part time. (If you are still working, but you have been financially independent for more than 10 years, you can select the last option)
It seems that there are two schools of thought on this question.... Some people retire as soon as they are financially able, while others find that their work becomes much more tolerable after they become financially independent because they know they don't need the paycheck anymore, so they don't care about the bs anymore and their stress level drops dramatically, and they find that work becomes much more tolerable, so they continue to work for a while. There are also people who enjoy their work, and they continue to work regardless of whether they need the money or not. (Think Warren Buffett or Steve Jobs)
It seems that there are two schools of thought on this question.... Some people retire as soon as they are financially able, while others find that their work becomes much more tolerable after they become financially independent because they know they don't need the paycheck anymore, so they don't care about the bs anymore and their stress level drops dramatically, and they find that work becomes much more tolerable, so they continue to work for a while. There are also people who enjoy their work, and they continue to work regardless of whether they need the money or not. (Think Warren Buffett or Steve Jobs)
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