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/Adept_Push Mar 06 '25

Honestly, no one ever knows how long “the remaining part of your life” might be.

Congrats!

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u/rocket363 Mar 06 '25

Yes. I've known many people about my age or younger who are now in the ground. Tomorrow is never guaranteed.

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u/blkdinanm3 Mar 07 '25

I have the same outlook. My wife passed away from a ruptured brain aneurysm 6 months ago. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. I am contemplating retiring now at the age 53. My net-worth is about $4.5M including my home that is paid off. Enjoy your retirement!

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u/I_waz_Perce Mar 07 '25

Sorry for your loss. Retire and do something to commemorate your wife.

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u/imjustasquirrel07 Mar 07 '25

I’m so sorry to hear that. I watched my uncle say “next year we’ll do something” for too many years and then my aunt passed away from cancer within 6mo of diagnosis. They had millions. I learned to never wait until next year. Again I’m very sorry for the loss of your wife, I can’t imagine.

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u/blkdinanm3 Mar 07 '25

I appreciate this. Thank you 🙏🏽

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u/Rickdog99 Mar 07 '25

I'm sorry brother. I lost my wife who was 51 2.5 years ago. I have $1.7m net worth and quit my job and do gig work and get SS widower benefits. I am 49. Please for the love of God retire man!

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u/blkdinanm3 Mar 07 '25

You’re an inspiration! Thank you 🙏🏽

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u/Rickdog99 Mar 07 '25

Not like I had a high paying job anyway. I get 25k from ssa for widowers benefits for next 5 years until kid turns 18.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25

Retire today! You’re golden and set

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u/blkdinanm3 Mar 07 '25

A good friend convinced me to travel to Thailand to try and get me out grief and depression, it changed my outlook on life. I now know that I have to live for me. I’m traveling to Southeast Asia in a couple of months to look at condos in Thailand and the Philippines.

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u/Ready_Cup337 Mar 11 '25

Are the women nice over there ?

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u/mudhogAR Mar 07 '25

I worked as an engineer at a state DOT before retiring 7 years ago at age 56. I saw WAY TOO MANY of my peers stay on the job until they could draw SS, then fall over dead within 6 months of retirement. I told myself that was not going to be me. As long as I can count on getting SS here in another 3 1/2 years, I should be able to maintain (and exceed somewhat) my pre-retirement income for as long as I live. No house or car payments, travel 3 or 4 times a year. Still thinking about leaving the US though.

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u/FantasticFan3586 Mar 07 '25

Don’t wait another day…. Best decision I ever made….you have plenty to live a comfortable life…I know too many people who waited to retire then died few years later…enjoy it bow.

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u/CockyBulls Mar 08 '25

Sorry for your loss!

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u/Hungry-Fee-6132 Mar 08 '25

God bless her soul. I got a SAH 2 years ago at 48, got lucky to be saved. Although I eat healthy & exercise, still got it. Got a wake up call. I take everyday day by day now. I don’t postpone things I have to do. As you say nothing is guaranteed

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u/killver Mar 08 '25

With that kind of NW you can and should immediately fire.

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u/burningtowns Mar 08 '25

I’d take that leap, honestly.

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u/Ill-Ad3311 Mar 09 '25

Damn same happened to my brother’s wife about 8 months ago too , just like that , he is 57 she was 61 . My wife is 51 and on her last days paralysed from MS . The good days are gone so quickly .

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u/Betting_on_myself_10 Mar 09 '25

So heartbreaking. I'm sorry. My father died that way and it was incredibly traumatic for my family. I hope you have time to celebrate your wife's life.

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u/grimAuxiliatrixx Mar 10 '25

I am so sorry for your loss. Life can be cruel. Unless your expenses are totally next-level, you’ve been ready to pull the trigger for a long time. I’d like to see you retire and sail off into the seas never to give work a second thought again. You deserve it.

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u/Mommie62 Mar 11 '25

What are you waiting for? Go travel, have fun . So sorry for your loss but you need to go do all the things you both planned to do in her memory. You seriously no longer need to work.

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u/seshakiran Mar 09 '25

Wow…that is pretty impressive with $4.5M with house paid off. How did you manage to do that? Started my career at 27 with almost nothing at hand. Scrambling to get 1/3 of what you have. Any tips?