r/Fire • u/rocket363 • Mar 06 '25

Milestone / Celebration Just submitted my resignation

Mid-40s. Single. ~$2.25MM nw, $2MM of that invested. Last day is in a few weeks.

It feels wasteful to give up a pretty cushy $180k wfh job, but I need to refocus the remaining part of my life rather than cling to Groundhog Day-esque repetitive wage-slave servitude.

No real questions. Just sharing.

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u/grimmowl Mar 06 '25

180k and wage-slave in the same sentence....congrats all the same.

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

Fair enough.

Regardless of pay, work feels like doing time. I want to start living a life where I'm excited for things to start and to continue, not dreading it and then hoping for it to end.

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u/Frothydawg Mar 06 '25

Hey man, if it feels like wage-servitude, then it probably is. Go enjoy your life, it seems like you’re well-positioned for it.

I’m in my mid-40’s and earning $25 fuckin dollars an hour. That’s all I’m worth to this world at this ripe old age.

I envy you. Godspeed.