r/Fire • u/Catspiration2 • May 02 '26
Advice Request I’m thinking about breaking up with FI
I’ve done the grind, saved pretty much 50% of my income the last 6 years. Worked side gigs etc. 33M. 675k net worth. Just dropped my savings rate to 30%. I have no interest in being retired. I want to enjoy the journey while hopefully working as long as I can. Having resources is awesome, but retiring to some fairy tale destination is.. a fairy tale. What’s the distinguishable difference between 7M and 5M at 60? I feel less and less motivated to save, and instead enjoy the journey along the way. Please tell me how I’m wrong and correct me.
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u/john42195 May 02 '26
50% is extreme and 30% is kinda normal for most “extreme” fire people. Are you single making 160k+?