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Quote from the post: "I understood that I would have to retire at the age of 50 to be able to enjoy the time I had with the people I loved and do the things tha

by dh2022 2y ago

Quote from the post: "I understood that I would have to retire at the age of 50 to be able to enjoy the time I had with the people I loved and do the things that brought me joy while I still had the health to be able to experience them fully" In my opinion this is a bad approach. This approach is does not make sense as Warren Buffet put it: "Is like saving up your sex life for your old age". In your 50s you cannot ski as fast as in your 30s; you cannot hunt as well as in your 30s; you cannot water surf / dive underwater as well as in your 30s, etc.... Enjoy life today and every day!

devilbunny 2y ago
On one level, sure. But I spent my twenties and early thirties in medical school and residency - so even if I had time off to do things (which I often did not), I didn't have the money for them - certainly not skiing or diving, which would require an expensive flight on top of the costs of the activity itself. Hunting I could have done, as I already had guns and knew people who would let me hunt their land, but I don't much enjoy it. Yes, live your life because you don't know what's around the corner. But OTOH it's not insane to decide that you're going to kick it hard at work through your forties and then relax - if you can be reasonably certain it's going to pan out for you.
- user_7832 2y ago
  TBH that's partly due to the rigors of medical schooling. I suppose it's also expensive if you don't live near a skiing site though which is understandable. But if you're happy with your choice of pursuing this field I think you may find more satisfaction in your work than a CFO at a tech corp.
  - dh2022 2y ago
    replace skiing with your favorite outdoors activity and the conclusion still stands: you will have more fun in your 30s than in your 50s. I am in my 40s and I was thinking about finally getting a fast car. And I noticed that now I am wearing glasses, my reflexes are slower and my hands tremble a bit. So I did not buy the car. I am thinking that peak physical performance is late 20s / early 30s. That was probably the best time to buy a fast car for me. About the CFO turned skateboarder at 50s: she would have had a lot more fun in her 20s / 30s. If nothing else, you recover faster when younger from the inevitable skateboarding falls / bruises...
    - devilbunny 2y ago
      Yes, she probably would have. But had she spent a lot of time boarding in her 20s, instead of working, she probably wouldn't be retiring at 50. Buying a fast car in your twenties? Hell, I could barely afford to maintain the ten-year-old beater I was driving at the time.
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    I mean, it's a rewarding job, but it is a job. I can assure you that if I were independently wealthy, I would never ever take call again.

by dh2022 2y ago

devilbunny 2y ago

On one level, sure. But I spent my twenties and early thirties in medical school and residency - so even if I had time off to do things (which I often did not), I didn't have the money for them - certainly not skiing or diving, which would require an expensive flight on top of the costs of the activity itself. Hunting I could have done, as I already had guns and knew people who would let me hunt their land, but I don't much enjoy it. Yes, live your life because you don't know what's around the corner. But OTOH it's not insane to decide that you're going to kick it hard at work through your forties and then relax - if you can be reasonably certain it's going to pan out for you.

user_7832 2y ago
TBH that's partly due to the rigors of medical schooling. I suppose it's also expensive if you don't live near a skiing site though which is understandable. But if you're happy with your choice of pursuing this field I think you may find more satisfaction in your work than a CFO at a tech corp.
- dh2022 2y ago
  replace skiing with your favorite outdoors activity and the conclusion still stands: you will have more fun in your 30s than in your 50s. I am in my 40s and I was thinking about finally getting a fast car. And I noticed that now I am wearing glasses, my reflexes are slower and my hands tremble a bit. So I did not buy the car. I am thinking that peak physical performance is late 20s / early 30s. That was probably the best time to buy a fast car for me. About the CFO turned skateboarder at 50s: she would have had a lot more fun in her 20s / 30s. If nothing else, you recover faster when younger from the inevitable skateboarding falls / bruises...
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    Yes, she probably would have. But had she spent a lot of time boarding in her 20s, instead of working, she probably wouldn't be retiring at 50. Buying a fast car in your twenties? Hell, I could barely afford to maintain the ten-year-old beater I was driving at the time.
- devilbunny 2y ago
  I mean, it's a rewarding job, but it is a job. I can assure you that if I were independently wealthy, I would never ever take call again.