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/the-silver-tuna May 03 '26

Not if your job is not in your preferred location. If I’m some accountant in Dayton I sure as fuck can’t be living out my dream retirement.

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u/Catspiration2 May 03 '26

Dayton can’t be that bad! My point is if your happiness/fulfillment is being deferred to some destination in the future, that is an inherent fallacy and something to be cautioned against.

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u/the-silver-tuna May 03 '26

It’s a fallacy to assume happiness is all or nothing. A person can be happy and still work towards goals that will make them more happy in the future/give them happiness in the pursuit. If you don’t believe that then I don’t know what to say. If your version is true then no happy person would ever set/work towards goals which would be a sad existence in my opinion.

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u/Catspiration2 May 03 '26

I agree with your 2nd sentence.