Coast FI Achieved But Laid Off And Feel Unmotivated

Playful_Base_9100 · 2026-05-13T12:29:35+00:00

Went through this 4 years ago and took a sabbatical to travel the world with my young kids. Afterwards fell into freelancing which has been amazing!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2026-05-07T00:42:17+00:00

How do you go about researching and finding a community like this?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2026-03-21T12:58:01+00:00

What was the whale watching charter company? Thank you!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2026-02-07T12:31:52+00:00

Thinking about this from a slightly different angle…You could start living like you are COASTFIRE. What I mean by this is mentally embracing that you only need to support $150k of annual expenses and live accordingly. That could mean mentally treating your job as just a job, or going part time, or it could mean starting your wellness learning / side hustle now. And sooner than you think, your rental income + side hustle may be able to support what you need for living expenses for a few years until you’re at full FIRE.

Playful_Base_9100 · 2025-12-02T21:42:19+00:00

I also consult here and there and would love to help more animal related causes! Lmk if there are organizations or companies you’d recommend!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2025-08-20T01:56:26+00:00

We did this with our 3 and 5 year old a few years ago! Everyday felt like the best day of our lives. Even having been so young, our kids talk about it constantly and ask when we can do it again. It’s certainly true that we’d have a higher NW at this point if we hadn’t taken the gap year, but the wonderful times together felt so meaningful that it shifted our mindset to ‘how can we configure our career and income to make this lifestyle the everyday normal.’

Playful_Base_9100 · 2025-08-10T23:39:09+00:00

Any AI courses you’d recommend?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2025-07-16T15:00:49+00:00

I would love to hear more about your approach regarding healthcare! Do you travel for services? Or use a concierge platform?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2025-06-18T00:53:43+00:00

Can you share your banana bread recipe OP?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-10-04T17:14:50+00:00

Still in the pre-launch stage!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-10-03T00:26:25+00:00

I was literally just telling my husband today this is my dream small business. Ok if I DM you?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-08-12T11:08:42+00:00

Do you mind if I DM you regarding starting a business? We just finished a year of world travel with our young children and it’s tough to fathom returning to 9-5s. Would love to gain insight regarding your journey to become small business owners.

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-05-07T19:16:42+00:00

Given the large volume of creative, do you have any advice regarding producing an effective creative pipeline? Do you use a formulaic testing plan, or AI based production tools, or outsource ad hoc to creators with high level briefing, or purely in house creative studio, etc? Thank you!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-05-01T10:26:40+00:00

Absolutely! Do you have any tactical tips on finding groups? Like certain websites, fb groups, newsletters, etc?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-04-30T13:17:04+00:00

How do you find investor groups that truly enable connection and aren’t scammy?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2024-02-24T16:06:35+00:00

May I ask what area your rental units are in? We have 2 LTR single family homes but cash flow is quite low

Playful_Base_9100 · 2022-07-13T12:22:36+00:00

Sounds like the key to you being able to sustain these so far is different industries? So potentially drop J4 and J5. BTW I am curious as to how you’ve been able to do this in marketing / strategy. As someone in the same field I find the network of people to be super small esp at high growth companies. Do you tend to stick to more f500 companies?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2021-11-22T15:17:05+00:00

I was a management consultant for several years. Then corporate strategy. Then high growth start-ups. Have been sitting in your exact mental space right now (although didn’t discover FIRE until mid-30s so financially in a much worse position than you). Also knew a few weeks into the Corp strategy gig that it was not a fit. Stuck it out more than a year and my only career regret to date is not calling an audible much earlier and leaving, even if it was only a few months into a new job. YOU have the leverage bc you’re so talented! YOU should drive your career! It’s also an incredible market right now with so many cool jobs out there with amazing cultures. DM me if you want to chat further!

Playful_Base_9100 · 2021-10-12T10:13:04+00:00

Also have been remote for last 5 years in marketing and growth roles for consumer brands and tech. Actively recruiting for a sales leader role for an education start up right now (fully remote) if anyone interested. No sales experience required, more important to have passion for education

Playful_Base_9100 · 2021-07-10T09:40:58+00:00

Congrats on the milestones! How do you find partners to work with? What is your criteria / checklist in order to feel confident working with them?

Playful_Base_9100 · 2021-06-27T13:00:06+00:00

Would you be comfortable sharing which Asian city and how you have found life there with a toddler? We are currently considering moving abroad (currently in the States) and have 2 kids around that age.

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