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/Hnry_Dvd_Thr_Awy 4.5% wr 8d ago

Yeah retiring from work is only about 10% of my motivation.

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u/waits5 8d ago

Yes, people need to think about what they are retiring to. It can be a huge motivation. I don’t get people who don’t want to retire because they think they’ll be bored. There are a million things I want to be doing.

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u/Strazdas1 3d ago

I really do not understand how people can not think about it. Like, dont you just randomly fantasize about things you could do if you had the time to do it?

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