> the goal being to get as quickly as possible to the point where one no longer requires employment. Most people don't have this goal. I personally have it (F

> the goal being to get as quickly as possible to the point where one no longer requires employment. Most people don't have this goal. I personally have it (FI/RE), but most don't, even most software engineers. This is pretty evident by the cars that they drive and the other money that they can be seen "wasting". Some happy medium is really what people want.