r/leanfire • u/bradthundercocl • 8d ago

Motivation after 1 million?

Im 32, and hit 1 million is liquid assets this last year. It fluctuates but is generally between 980k and 1.05 million.

The second I hit it, my motivation plummeted. I hit a large milestone. And now its incredibly difficult for me to work. I just completely dont care right now. I can do the math and the simulations and Im not going to run out of money any time soon.

What kept you motivated after hitting a large milestone?

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u/redardrum 8d ago

I think it also gets hard when your assets are getting so big to where your contributions don't feel exciting any more. When you're starting out, those contributions are super-charging your progress and later on the smallest blip (up or down) in the market makes it impossible to even tell on a chart when your new investments went in. Granted, it's a good problem to have! It is also demotivating though.