Or you could go into contract work. :) That's what I ended up doing, and I'm considerably happier now than when I was employed fulltime (and I happen to make mo

Or you could go into contract work. :) That's what I ended up doing, and I'm considerably happier now than when I was employed fulltime (and I happen to make more as well). To be honest, I'm not sure if a decade is enough to secure financial independence, unless you get paid a ton.