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> It’s not that simple. It is. I took about 18 months off a few years ago. It was great until I ran out of money. My main motivator was a very big project (co
by driverdan 5y ago
> It’s not that simple.
It is. I took about 18 months off a few years ago. It was great until I ran out of money.
My main motivator was a very big project (converting a bus to live in) that took a lot of time but after that was done I still did lots of other projects, played video games, and traveled.
In some ways I missed contributing my skills to a team but, other than needing money, I wasn't strongly motivated to go back to work.
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago> It is. I took about 18 months off a few years ago. It was great until I ran out of money. I also took a lot of time off, albeit after crossing the threshold of FIRE. My comment was coming from a position of someone who has achieved FIRE.
- driverdan 5y agoHow much time did you take off? I have more projects than I would have time if I FIREd. I think the main thing is you have to be some form of maker, you can't be just a consumer. I have so many things I want to build (eg my next vehicle conversion) and a lot of software projects. Then there's the list of things I'd like to learn and places I want to visit. When my dad retired he actually got busier than when he worked full time. He literally has enough projects to last the rest of his life.