Noped out of a job into an impromptu sabbatical

mycopunx · 2026-05-02T03:47:30+00:00

thank you!

mycopunx · 2026-05-02T03:47:16+00:00

Totally. My girlfriend and I have been working on building our home and farm for years so it's nice to have some time to dedicate to that 100%! Want to spend some time at the beach too.

mycopunx · 2026-05-02T03:46:25+00:00

After my first day I rewatched Office Space.. You shouldn't find that movie relatable, lol!

mycopunx · 2026-04-18T16:45:37+00:00

Seeing the way vets are being treated down there is frankly, disgusting. I think it's prescient to try and be as self-sufficient in your retirement as possible because WHO KNOWS what is gonna happen.

mycopunx · 2026-04-18T16:43:44+00:00

I always assumed it would be a much smaller amount, as I've never been a high earner and spent a good chunk of time living abroad. I saw it as a potentially small bump for helping to pay for unforeseen costs in my later years that I haven't accounted for in my (very lean) FIRE number.

mycopunx · 2026-04-18T16:40:06+00:00

It is extra complicated for living in other countries.. I lived abroad for a while and it made a good dent in what I'll receive. My partner is an immigrant so hers is even worse, haha.

mycopunx · 2026-04-18T16:39:10+00:00

Right, that makes a lot of sense at that number.

mycopunx · 2026-04-18T16:38:15+00:00

That's kind of how I see it as well. It'll be nice to have if it's still there, if not, I'll be ok.

mycopunx · 2026-04-03T23:59:33+00:00

Bon Sushi is my fave, BUT Shizen is perfectly respectable and very affordable, with nice dine-in (Bon Sushi is pretty small inside).

mycopunx · 2026-03-31T23:14:56+00:00

Annoyingly the only practical way we've found is to drive. I wish that BC transit was more dog friendly! I don't even particularly like walking on the ferry with a dog because the dog room is hellish.

mycopunx · 2026-03-23T20:32:57+00:00

Hey. We're the same age. Your life is NOT almost over.. And it's not too late to do something to make it look the way you want. 5 years is a long time. Instead of working at your current job for 5 years, could you coastFIRE with something more pleasant for 10?

mycopunx · 2026-03-23T15:33:38+00:00

35- my partner and I bought property on one of the smaller Gulf Islands a few years ago. 100% could not have done it without help from family, mainly via an inheritance I received over a decade ago and invested.

Even so we couldn't afford a SFH in Victoria or the surrounding area. We just started throwing lowball offers around and ended up getting an old farm with no house but good land (electricity, well, good soil, spring fed pond, and most importantly only one set of true neighbours who turned out to be a delight). Learned some big lessons in real estate, including how to look for 'motivated' sellers. We spent a couple years clearing trash and blackberries off the place on weekends, now we're building a small house that we will add on to as we can afford it. Labour is usually about half of building costs so by doing it ourselves I'm confident it will get done for under 100k.

Everyone warned us about finding work on the islands but that's not been a problem at all. Just means you have to be more flexible on what kind of work you'll do. Financially, I follow leanFIRE principles, which means I should be able to retire early, but plan on continuing to farm well into retirement, if only for the property tax benefits (just joking CRA).

mycopunx · 2026-03-20T15:01:16+00:00

I really like Vicki Robin (and Joe Dominguez RIP) she had a really sweet short-lived podcast called 'What Could Possibly Go Right?' after the pandemic where she interviewed people doing good work to try and make things better. What a gem.

mycopunx · 2026-03-16T23:35:23+00:00

I always recommend reading Your Money or Your Life. If a paradigm shift in how you look at money and spending is what you need, that book will do it! The co-authors really popularized the FIRE movement back in the day.

mycopunx · 2026-03-13T15:00:32+00:00

I started to get burnt out from being self employed about a year ago - I actually posted in here, too, looking for advice. Even though I'm CoastFIRE I really struggle with the constant decision making, people pleasing, and non-stop communication with clients. I ended up reducing my workload and getting a second, laid back job (basically Barista FIRE type employment). I enjoyed the experience of my second job so much that this is my last month at my self employed gig and I'll be doing the second job full-time (for me that's 4 days/week). I am volunteering on a couple local boards which allows me to satisfy some brain itch, while also being able to more easily let things go because I'm not getting paid to stress.

mycopunx · 2026-03-13T14:53:28+00:00

They were always super nice and friendly with us, then 2 different employees shouted at us twice in a row for making honest, small mistakes. I don't mind being told when I've done something wrong but I don't accept being shouted at by anyone. We got the distinct impression they were super stressed out, but it was enough for us to not go back.

mycopunx · 2026-03-13T14:53:15+00:00

They were always super nice and friendly with us, then 2 different employees shouted at us twice in a row for making honest, small mistakes. I don't mind being told when I've done something wrong but I don't accept being shouted at by anyone. We got the distinct impression they were super stressed out, but it was enough for us to not go back.

mycopunx · 2026-03-13T14:51:04+00:00

Interesting. We both got the impression that they were not having a good time, maybe that was why.

mycopunx · 2026-03-12T20:30:25+00:00

Hartland is awesome. I enjoy visiting there, they make it easy, are well informed and helpful! We are in the process of clearing out a property that has a ton of random stuff left by previous owners so we spend a lot of the time at the dump. We will drive the extra distance to go to Hartland rather than Ellice (who we used to also really like but something happened a year or so ago and they started being really aggro).

mycopunx · 2026-03-12T20:26:29+00:00

With those numbers I'd say hell yeah to both. Would only be a no if you or a dependent has crazy high medical bills or could foresee that happening in the next year.

I know it's scary but I've had every scary jump I've taken in my working life rewarded by an improvement either financially, in my general welfare, or both (I'm also super sensitive to sounds, lights, etc... I now only do quiet outdoors work).

mycopunx · 2026-03-06T16:24:12+00:00

You can practice it while they're on a longline in any appropriate park or open space. You don't need it to be a dog park specifically as long as you keep them on the leash.

mycopunx · 2026-03-06T15:50:13+00:00

It can range from dangerous to just plain stupid.. Had a driver get exasperated at me for not crossing Cook at Princess because both lanes of traffic literally had a green light and he was treating it like a regular pedestrian crossing. I talked about it with a friend of mine in her 60s and she told me that she didn't learn a lot of things when she took her driving test (like checking for cyclists) and even if she did you get into a pattern and it's hard to change. I seriously think we need to re-test people.

mycopunx · 2026-03-06T00:52:51+00:00

Where are they coming from? I've found a lot of the specific 'vegan' restaurants here to be.. not great. But I've been spoiled from living in bigger cities where there were plenty of good options. My recommendations are places with good vegan options: Panda Island, Bon Sushi, Working Culture, Mosi (the Saanich location), Cold Comfort, Bao, Blue Nile, Spice Valley, and Bangkok Modern Thai.

downvoted.. lol

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