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> Free to do what? Sit on a beach, apparently. Quite the opposite for me. I'd like to have freedom to work on things I want to work on without "paying rent", "

by qurren 6mo ago

> Free to do what? Sit on a beach, apparently. Quite the opposite for me. I'd like to have freedom to work on things I want to work on without "paying rent", "paying medical bills", or "short term profitability" being a constraint.

entropicdrifter 6mo ago
Yeah, I'm a musician and a certified audio engineer. I'd rather be writing and recording music than working for healthcare/mortgage costs
TremendousJudge 6mo ago
yeah, but the guys selling the courses were/are all obsessed with being at the beach
- bluefirebrand 6mo ago
  I'm pretty sure that being at the beach is really just universal marketing shorthand for "being somewhere that no one would ever expect you to even reply to emails from"
  - bawolff 6mo ago
    Or more generally, just doing whatever you want. I dont think anyone literally wanted to sit on a beach 24/7 365 days a year. However plenty of people would want the ability to just wake up one day and on a whim fly to a hawaii until they get bored then fly somewhere else.
  - aianus 6mo ago
    Working from the beach is much more enjoyable than working from a cubicle in Toronto in January all work tasks being equal. Much cheaper too, ridiculously enough.
    - jpetso 6mo ago
      If you pay for beach accommodation instead of a dwelling in some higher-priced metropolitan area, sure. As an add-on though, still more expensive. I'd wager that most people are working towards a home base in the lands they're used to, then go on trips every now and then. Selling your metropolitan home base gets you the permanent beach lifestyle for sure, but permanently removing oneself from more densely populated areas is not for everyone.
dlcarrier 6mo ago
I went the lean FIRE route, and now work on whatever open-source projects I feel like, plus local in-person volunteer activities. It's a much better quality of life, even though my job had been enjoyable, the extra scheduling flexibility is really nice.
- mathgladiator 6mo ago
  Me too. It has been great. Im working on projects that are fundable, and now I have joy from it (did go through a lonely pity party phase).
  - littlexsparkee 6mo ago
    Same - I wasn't sure where I'd stop (always been a minimalist anyways, savings rate above 2/3) but ran into a health issue so seeing what the future holds: taking another crack at the 'career' or maybe something more low key that aligns with my passions or a side project. I just want more time for learning, everything else feels like a distraction.

by qurren 6mo ago

entropicdrifter 6mo ago

Yeah, I'm a musician and a certified audio engineer. I'd rather be writing and recording music than working for healthcare/mortgage costs

TremendousJudge 6mo ago

yeah, but the guys selling the courses were/are all obsessed with being at the beach

bluefirebrand 6mo ago
I'm pretty sure that being at the beach is really just universal marketing shorthand for "being somewhere that no one would ever expect you to even reply to emails from"
- bawolff 6mo ago
  Or more generally, just doing whatever you want. I dont think anyone literally wanted to sit on a beach 24/7 365 days a year. However plenty of people would want the ability to just wake up one day and on a whim fly to a hawaii until they get bored then fly somewhere else.
- aianus 6mo ago
  Working from the beach is much more enjoyable than working from a cubicle in Toronto in January all work tasks being equal. Much cheaper too, ridiculously enough.
  - jpetso 6mo ago
    If you pay for beach accommodation instead of a dwelling in some higher-priced metropolitan area, sure. As an add-on though, still more expensive. I'd wager that most people are working towards a home base in the lands they're used to, then go on trips every now and then. Selling your metropolitan home base gets you the permanent beach lifestyle for sure, but permanently removing oneself from more densely populated areas is not for everyone.

dlcarrier 6mo ago

I went the lean FIRE route, and now work on whatever open-source projects I feel like, plus local in-person volunteer activities. It's a much better quality of life, even though my job had been enjoyable, the extra scheduling flexibility is really nice.

mathgladiator 6mo ago
Me too. It has been great. Im working on projects that are fundable, and now I have joy from it (did go through a lonely pity party phase).
- littlexsparkee 6mo ago
  Same - I wasn't sure where I'd stop (always been a minimalist anyways, savings rate above 2/3) but ran into a health issue so seeing what the future holds: taking another crack at the 'career' or maybe something more low key that aligns with my passions or a side project. I just want more time for learning, everything else feels like a distraction.