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Ask HN: Who is retiring? (October 2020)
I resigned from my tech job (most recently as an SRE) this past June after having hit my FIRE [1] number and the job becoming less interesting than it once was.
I'm curious about who else is on this path and what your progress is like.
[1] Financial Independence Retire Early
- giantg2 6y agoI would love to FIRE. I have come to hate my job over the years - too much lying, politics, and general BS. I don't think it will happen for me. I live in a relatively HCOL, have a young family, child has a medical issue, and I pay all the bills. My wife will not contribute to the bills and refuses to relocate. Maybe I could technical coastFIRE someday. I feel like I will have to quit at some point or I may lose my sanity. I try to live cheaply, so maybe I could work part time at Lowes if I can get enough saved for retirement, pay off the mortgage, and have enough to pay medical bills.
- theironlily 6y agoit seems relocating would help with money, which would relieve some stress. why is your wife not willing to relocate?
- giantg2 6y agoBecause "our county is the best county" and "I don't want to"
- burntoutfire 6y agoPerhaps present her with alternatives, such as you working part-time to preserve your sanity, at the cost of lowering the family's standard of living?
- giantg2 6y agoI've already tired to get her to pay some of the bills. You would think that if you're making 30% of the family's income then it would be fair to pay 20% of the bills. She won't pay any. She spends as much on her horse hobby every month as I do on the mortgage. I'm screwed.
- flignats 6y agoProbably in the next 3-5 years, depending on Bitcoin & Ethereum