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Why do you wish to stop working once you reach your goal? How do you intend to spend your time?

gallerdude 9y ago
Um, I just like doing my own thing more than doing what other people want from me. Maybe running my own business is the best foot forward. This is a good question, and I’m going to keep thinking about it.
- dakrootie 9y ago
  How would you describe your "own thing"? What does a day look like when you're living off the 80k interest? Be as specific as possible. I have a lot of experience in this area. (Obsessed about retirement from about age 22, and set a goal for 30. Did it.) This is a very important question to ponder at the beginning. :) I should probably add why I'm asking this question. I thought all those years I was working my ass off, missing out on so many things in life, and destroying my marriage over this goal that I needed to have the money first THEN realize my dreams. If your dreams are "freedom" and "doing my own thing" you probably don't need $2.2 million to do them today. But I don't know what they are, so that's why I asked. Sure, if your dream is to buy Ferraris and pop expensive champagne every night, you really do need that money. Mine or more simple: traveling practically full time, getting a farm and building crazy inventions on it, etc. I really didn't need a lot of money to do either of these things. For example there are sites like workaway.info where you can go live and work on a farm, or on a beautiful vineyard in France, or in a cool hotel in the tropics, etc. TODAY. There are similar resources for travelers. For anything I could imagine wanting back then, I could've easily achieved by being a little resourceful, creative, and reaching out to those who could help me in exchange for my skills/talents. Bottom line is, you would be amazed at the life you can live outside the mainstream economy. I think it's one of the best kept secrets in the world. I don't regret how I did things entirely, but thinking about this very carefully in the beginning would've saved me a whole lot of heartache and distress. I'm excited for you and wish you the very best.
  - gallerdude 9y ago
    I'm saving this under my important quotes folder, because it's something I'm going to need to think about a lot. Thanks for the insight!
    - dakrootie 9y ago
      My pleasure. I'm here if you need to bounce some ideas around.

Um, I just like doing my own thing more than doing what other people want from me. Maybe running my own business is the best foot forward. This is a good question, and I’m going to keep thinking about it.

dakrootie 9y ago
How would you describe your "own thing"? What does a day look like when you're living off the 80k interest? Be as specific as possible. I have a lot of experience in this area. (Obsessed about retirement from about age 22, and set a goal for 30. Did it.) This is a very important question to ponder at the beginning. :) I should probably add why I'm asking this question. I thought all those years I was working my ass off, missing out on so many things in life, and destroying my marriage over this goal that I needed to have the money first THEN realize my dreams. If your dreams are "freedom" and "doing my own thing" you probably don't need $2.2 million to do them today. But I don't know what they are, so that's why I asked. Sure, if your dream is to buy Ferraris and pop expensive champagne every night, you really do need that money. Mine or more simple: traveling practically full time, getting a farm and building crazy inventions on it, etc. I really didn't need a lot of money to do either of these things. For example there are sites like workaway.info where you can go live and work on a farm, or on a beautiful vineyard in France, or in a cool hotel in the tropics, etc. TODAY. There are similar resources for travelers. For anything I could imagine wanting back then, I could've easily achieved by being a little resourceful, creative, and reaching out to those who could help me in exchange for my skills/talents. Bottom line is, you would be amazed at the life you can live outside the mainstream economy. I think it's one of the best kept secrets in the world. I don't regret how I did things entirely, but thinking about this very carefully in the beginning would've saved me a whole lot of heartache and distress. I'm excited for you and wish you the very best.
- gallerdude 9y ago
  I'm saving this under my important quotes folder, because it's something I'm going to need to think about a lot. Thanks for the insight!
  - dakrootie 9y ago
    My pleasure. I'm here if you need to bounce some ideas around.