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Are you retired or enjoying funemployment?

by devoutsalsa 5y ago

songzme 5y ago
funemployment, only have about 20k in savings and it should last me a year or two depending on how much I splurge. My friend also works in tech and she's nice enough to let me live rent free.
- randomopining 5y ago
  The rent part is awesome. Do you scrimp pretty hard? Or is life still enjoyable? Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes. Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though.
  - songzme 5y ago
    > Do you scrimp pretty hard? No, my reasoning is to enjoy life by pursuing what I love and I don't want saving money to get in the way, even if it meant possibly cutting my funemployment short. > Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes 100% agree! I'd caution against over indulging on consumption though, it can lead to a trap where you spend all your money and not gain much value. Instead of spending money on consumption, I try to optimize spending on money on things that increase my creative output value. I haven't eaten out in a while, in its place I've bought a nice pizza oven and I make pizzas for family and friends. They usually bring the finer things, so I don't spend much money when I'm hosting but I end up having an incredible amount of fun. Also when I host we usually have alot of leftover food, which then goes into my compost pile and I get to build up more high quality dirt. Win win. I'm thinking of buying a duck next week for companionship and also to help around the garden. > Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though. From my personal experience, most good stuff comes from investing in tools that increase your creative output. Those things are always worth the money
    - randomopining 5y ago
      Haha awesome. Sounds like you know how to live your life... it's admirable. I'm considering the same thing. I have a good amount saved but my creativity and general expression is suffering a lot.

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Are you retired or enjoying funemployment?

by devoutsalsa 5y ago

Are you retired or enjoying funemployment?

songzme 5y ago
funemployment, only have about 20k in savings and it should last me a year or two depending on how much I splurge. My friend also works in tech and she's nice enough to let me live rent free.
- randomopining 5y ago
  The rent part is awesome. Do you scrimp pretty hard? Or is life still enjoyable? Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes. Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though.
  - songzme 5y ago
    > Do you scrimp pretty hard? No, my reasoning is to enjoy life by pursuing what I love and I don't want saving money to get in the way, even if it meant possibly cutting my funemployment short. > Nice to be able to go on a little trip or eat out sometimes 100% agree! I'd caution against over indulging on consumption though, it can lead to a trap where you spend all your money and not gain much value. Instead of spending money on consumption, I try to optimize spending on money on things that increase my creative output value. I haven't eaten out in a while, in its place I've bought a nice pizza oven and I make pizzas for family and friends. They usually bring the finer things, so I don't spend much money when I'm hosting but I end up having an incredible amount of fun. Also when I host we usually have alot of leftover food, which then goes into my compost pile and I get to build up more high quality dirt. Win win. I'm thinking of buying a duck next week for companionship and also to help around the garden. > Most good stuff doesn't need to cost a lot though. From my personal experience, most good stuff comes from investing in tools that increase your creative output. Those things are always worth the money
    - randomopining 5y ago
      Haha awesome. Sounds like you know how to live your life... it's admirable. I'm considering the same thing. I have a good amount saved but my creativity and general expression is suffering a lot.