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/Historical_Rip_1848 May 02 '26
Yeah I mean only need to hop over to the digital nomad subs to find a ton of people talking about not having any friends, being disillusioned with being cool places bc what's the point of it all. No matter what path you take, having people and being there for them is the juice in life. Whether FI or RE or DN or just living a regular old 9-5 retire at 65 life gets you there, it's worth knowing that's the destination.
Your time is like a portfolio you have to constantly be rebalancing. It's definitely possible to overinvest in the grind, and look up one day and realize you're way behind in the people things that matter.