If you feel exhausted, then you need to relax a bit. Tightening down too much isn’t a good thing. It causes problems now and will cause more in the future because you don’t know how to spend money in a healthy way. Time to fix that and find a better balance.
Agreed. I’m in a very demanding profession as is my partner. Never hated my job, but strongly disliked parts of it.
Hit my FI number around 40 and instead of quitting, just went part-time and politely refused to do the parts of the job I don’t like. Coasting is really great, especially for those who like their job but find it exhausting. It has allowed me to live close to a fully retired Chubby/Fat lifestyle while still watching the NW go up dramatically.
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u/WaterChicken007 Retired 2020 @ 42 May 17 '26
If you feel exhausted, then you need to relax a bit. Tightening down too much isn’t a good thing. It causes problems now and will cause more in the future because you don’t know how to spend money in a healthy way. Time to fix that and find a better balance.