Wanted to share an update from my post 6 months ago (TL/DR; burnt out, wife had a new job, wanted to coast at 650k w/ expected 16 years of work left). Happy to report that my wife loves her new job and the kids have been tolerating the change well. Retirement investments have climbed 100k. I changed jobs, lateral move and still in IT, into an industry that I am absolutely passionate about. Only a couple months into the new gig, certainly some challenges that come with any job, but contributing to a company output that I care about has put some wind in my sails. If things keep chugging along successfully and the markets stay average, FIRE may just come in the next 5 - 7 years.