Most FIRE people don't just stop working. They just stop working boring, 8-5's. For example, I really want to open my own cidery. But doing so would be such a

Most FIRE people don't just stop working. They just stop working boring, 8-5's. For example, I really want to open my own cidery. But doing so would be such a massive paycut that it wouldn't be worth pursuing right now, even though it's ultimately what I want to do. So, I'm software engineering until I make enough to FIRE, after which I can pursue that dream.