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I recently quit my job due to having an eerily similar feeling. I saved enough money to take a break for even a year or two if I want. It is difficult to expres
by AndyKelley 13y ago
I recently quit my job due to having an eerily similar feeling. I saved enough money to take a break for even a year or two if I want. It is difficult to express how much more fulfilled I feel following my own academic pursuits rather than someone else's business plan.
So far my plan for the future is:
1. Enjoy as much time off as my heart desires, until I start feeling monetary pressure.
2. Suck it up and get a job that is boring and pays an inordinate amount of money.
3. Do that for 1-2 years, living frugally, fattening my savings.
4. Repeat.
Better suggestions welcome.
- kmasters 13y agoThats exactly what Ive been doing. Every day isnt a party but I worry that the culture of software shops has changed in ways that I will never be happy in a software job again. And I hate pretending Im OK with stuff Im not OK with. Its gotten to the point where no matter how much I lower my expectations, they are never low enough.
- enraged_camel 13y agoI'm going about it a different way: work hard while I'm young and save (i.e. invest) as much as I can so that I can retire early. My current retirement age goal is 45.
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- irremediable 13y agoThe way I see it, the advantage of your approach is that you'll get a lot more interest on your money. The disadvantage is that you might take longer than you expect, and if you take too long you might be too old to fully enjoy your retirement.
- manmal 13y agoWhat if you die at age 44? And what if there is hyper-inflation?
- corford 13y agoYou bet the farm and lost. Shit happens sometimes...
- seanp2k2 13y agoI've been working and getting paid well, then not trying to save a ton since I could die any day. My generation probably won't get to retire, and so I'm trying to live now while I'm young. I usually try to do crazy stuff on the weekends that other 20somethings wouldn't be able to do, and I'll bring my friends along if I can.
- Arun2009 13y agoMove to a developing country, if possible. After living outside India for 12 years since my undergraduate period, I didn't think I would adjust well after moving back, but I did (despite the power-cuts, etc.). Leisure truly is the greatest luxury you can have, provided your basic needs (which include a decent internet connection) are met. I currently am in a cushy job that doesn't excite me, and intend to move back again, this time hopefully for good.