I know exactly how you feel. Really, I do. How I cope: - I hired a tax planner and MAXIMIZED the amount of money I'm saving. - I tell myself that I'm an INVE

I know exactly how you feel. Really, I do. How I cope: - I hired a tax planner and MAXIMIZED the amount of money I'm saving. - I tell myself that I'm an INVESTOR, first and and foremost and that my 'boring' job at the 'reactive' company with the 'B'-players is just a transition period. See: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50a0b8a5e4b081ffff7918bd/t/55066780e4b0f9921cd7c1c0/1426483086414/?format=500w http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50a0b8a5e4b081ffff7918... - Work on my own small projects at night - I improve things at work (Built an integration framework, introduce sorely needed technologies, improve customer support documentation, rally people around improving certain "broken" areas).