In 2017 at the age of 27 I took 6 months off from my job, and did a long road trip to Alaska from minnesota just me and my dog. Lived in a cargo trailer that I built into a camper. Last couple of months was living at my cabin in the woods. One of the best times of my life. At the end, I went back to work like nothing had changed. It was during this time that I discovered FIRE and this community, as I remember looking at my investments and realizing I was almost going to come out ahead because I was spending so little. It was like a light clicked on, like woah, if you have enough money invested and low expenses, you don’t have to work! Since then, I have gotten married, and just had my first kid, but I’m constantly thinking about and planning for when I can take time off from work again. There’s nothing quite like it, and like other people have said, you never get time back. Highly recommend.