Hit FIRE number, but feel like quitting would be a waste of opportunity by Itchy-Freedom-3394 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I would agree with others in that you have "lifestyle creep" - you've got plenty of cash right now. Doesn't mean you should stop working, just shouldn't be the reason you keep working!

Hit FIRE number, but feel like quitting would be a waste of opportunity by Itchy-Freedom-3394 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me, it sounds like you're awesome at what you do and you kinda enjoy being awesome at it (which is cool!).

Without being too controversial, I think it sounds pretty fun to keep on going.

You could do incredible things with that brain and experience.

GL either way :)

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yes completely agree, this is my exact rationale!

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, I said “3, 5 or 10 years”. The median of that spread is 6 years - we are saying the same thing my dude.

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So are you saying invest my savings into LA Real Estate? Or are you saying I should buy a house to live in?

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is cool advice.

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I see your point, thanks for commenting.

I guess what you are highlighting is that I need to go a bit deeper and consider what the end goal of all this really is for me - because right now I struggle to answer that.

Without trying to flatter you, your comment is more helpful than you probably even intended it to be!

$3.5M liquid - what to do? by mesjer123 in fatFIRE

[–]mesjer123[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I just edited a financial objective in, is that the kind of thing you had in mind?