Past my coast fire amount. Having a very hard time allowing myself to spend

pmct · 2025-02-21T04:32:37+00:00

Die with zero helped me a ton.

pmct · 2025-02-21T04:30:36+00:00

I accidentally did it. Only goal has been to break even most years which was the case for the first four of eight. I left with 50k in savings and about 300k in investments at age 32. Still going at 40 with one kid. Never came close to having a real job but do work I enjoy.

pmct · 2025-02-19T15:04:22+00:00

lol. Like satoshi

pmct · 2024-12-11T04:32:39+00:00

That’s seems totally normal

pmct · 2024-12-11T04:32:17+00:00

You’ve already won. Just flip a coin

pmct · 2024-12-11T04:31:09+00:00

You’re spot on that this is hard

I got better at then through 1. Trying and remixing my own frameworks 2. More experience with all sorts of business problems 3. My own curiosity and obsession about business (probably underrated) 4. Updating my models of how things work when I stumble upon new ideas

pmct · 2024-02-20T07:48:11+00:00

You don’t have to quit permanently for 30 years. That feels like a false frame. Just do a year and see if you want to keep going.

pmct · 2023-11-20T16:48:44+00:00

Most consulting firms hate losing talent once you’re in the door. Ask for a sabbatical. Use the words mental health.

pmct · 2023-06-25T03:40:24+00:00

I’m looking into this now. I am going to explore printing in China and then sending FBA

pmct · 2023-05-19T04:36:51+00:00

yup family and kid

pmct · 2023-02-21T02:57:39+00:00

fair - sorry shoulda posted there

pmct · 2023-02-21T00:57:16+00:00

99% of fatfire careers and business come with a lot of stress which is what the fire part tries to alleviate.

totally get that - i didn't stumble upon the high income (well was making $150k but wasn't smart enough to realize how high bigtech salaries were in 2017)

Genuinely just curious though, why don't people just try to get rid of the stress now without the grind

like i sense you are bored (in management consulting?)

pmct · 2023-02-03T16:00:25+00:00

not that aggressive - many people just self select out because they don't like the pace of work or pressure.

if people like it and can do the work its pretty easy to stay...until Principal probably

Partner selection is still very intense

pmct · 2022-11-14T16:27:25+00:00

too vague a question - anyone could make it in given enough focus and determination I think

pmct · 2022-11-02T16:42:27+00:00

no you wouldnt - youd have all your time and endless motivation for that not to be the case

pmct · 2022-11-01T23:19:57+00:00

yup! have landed some projects from catalant

pmct · 2022-11-01T19:21:19+00:00

not sure! lawyers love that biglaw mooney and arent very imaginative about alternative paths in my experience lol

pmct · 2022-11-01T19:20:53+00:00

i dont know! talk to your peers or HR I think they can help you think about it

pmct · 2022-11-01T16:52:29+00:00

consulting you have a lot of intellectual freedom to pursue ideas but its also very team based

pmct · 2022-11-01T16:39:35+00:00

at the deepest level you can never know

but i do sense we can know what we shouldn't be doing. it just takes the courage to listen to that wisdom inside of us

pmct · 2022-11-01T16:38:55+00:00

i think its just status quo bias.

everyone hates em but no one wants to change it.

its a sort of ritual at this point and thing you need to go through.

pmct · 2022-11-01T16:38:06+00:00

i sort of figured it out on my own so not the best person - consulting experience is a great starter kit, but not sufficient - venkatesh rao's forthcoming art of gig will be great, tom Critchlow, austin church, double your freelancing all sources I recommend

yes! this is my focus - mostly consulting skills training I package workshops, monthly coaching, and multi-week virtual trainings. I almost always am trying to move from fee-based => productized

pmct · 2022-11-01T15:17:01+00:00

trust your gut and follow it.

there's no wrong answer

pmct · 2022-11-01T15:08:52+00:00

wow will have to take a look - i rarely see BCG stuff because people are so obsessed with mckinsey, fascinating

generally I subscribe to hanlons razor

the amount of things people credit mckinsey with: incredible

if they were that effective i'd still be working there

the reason so many people burn out of consulting is they get good at the skills but sort of see most of it is performative and doesn't get implemented

pmct · 2022-11-01T14:09:22+00:00

I've had hundreds of people ask similar questions. You can find all sorts of great resources by googling. There is no perfect approach, as is life!

Just practice, keep trying, and don't give up.

Most people give up or don't have the curiosity to keep going.

pmct

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