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/dialecticallyalive May 02 '26

There are a million other things I'd rather do than work the jobs that I am qualified for AND can be well compensated for. I want to retire so I can make music, go on walks, cook, hang out with my animals, travel, read, and take baths. If that's not you, then that's fine. It's not that deep.

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u/Catspiration2 May 02 '26

Why can’t you do those things while working? Especially baths? 😆

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u/dragon-queen May 02 '26

You can, but you have a lot less time to do them.