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> This means you can retire sooner and then use the free time to find meaning Ugh. What an illusion. Please don’t put your life on hold to find meaning in your

• coffeebeqn 4y ago
  At least in the US in a high paying job you can very easily save 50% and still have more spending money than most people around you. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to sacrifice anything other than lifestyle creep
  • acapybara 4y ago
    Yes, did exactly this. People who say things like "you're putting your life on hold" have no discipline. I set out on this path at 17. I'm 36 now. I have a wife, kids, have traveled a lot, lived in better houses than most of my peers, ate out plenty, etc. Much living was had. I left salary work at age 34 (FIRE). What do I do now? Work harder than ever and play the long game, and of course continue to live a rich life. To anyone considering saving and building wealth starting at an early age: yes, it's worth it. No, you don't have to "pause your life." You will need discipline.
    • annyeonghada 4y ago
      >People who say things like "you're putting your life on hold" have no discipline. Imagine trying to extrapolate moral superiority from having had the luck of finding a high paid job. >I set out on this path at 17. I'm 36 now. Yes, I too had dreams at 17. I even had an entire notebook with journaling about those dreams. None of them came to life. NONE. I guess I wasn't worthy or disciplined enough like the morally superior: the rich.
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